The Holy Spirit THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR GUIDE
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. John 16:14.
The Holy Spirit is given to lead us to Jesus. His work is to glorify Christ. When we become preoccupied with the Holy Spirit and are more interested in the manifestations of the Spirit than we are in Jesus, we have gone beyond what even the Spirit Himself would be comfortable with. That is because the spirit bears witness to, and testifies of, Jesus. Whenever you hear someone talking primarily about he Holy Spirit and His supernatural works, and very little about Jesus, you can immediately suspect, on the basis of God's Word, that it’s the wrong spirit working through him. If it is the wrong spirit, such as an evil spirit in spiritualism, you can be sure that that spirit does not like to hear Jesus uplifted. It is the false manifestation of the Spirit that calls attention primarily to the Spirit instead of to Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit "shall not speak of himself" (John 16:13).
The Holy Spirit also guides us into truth. "When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth" (verse 13). We don't have to depend upon our own feeble human understanding in any situation. The Holy Spirit is willing and ready to bring us divine guidance, to direct our thoughts, to indite our prayers, to show us more of Jesus and His will for us. "It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps" (Jer. 10:23). We don't have the wisdom to choose rightly, apart from the direction of the Spirit. But the Holy Spirit leads us to understand the will of God for us, as we depend on Him for guidance.
The Holy Spirit wants to be our guide, not only in living the Christian life but in witnessing as well. He can give us the sensitivity that Jesus had of when to speak and what to say to each person within His sphere of influence. We do not have to rely upon our own power but can trust the Holy Spirit to bring us His power to know how to "speak a word in season to him that is weary" (Isa. 50:4).
The most outstanding thing about the way Jesus witnessed was that He depended upon power from above Him in knowing how to reach out to others. He did not depend upon His inherent wisdom as God, but gave us an example of being led and guided by the Spirit to reach hearts.
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. John 16:14.
The Holy Spirit is given to lead us to Jesus. His work is to glorify Christ. When we become preoccupied with the Holy Spirit and are more interested in the manifestations of the Spirit than we are in Jesus, we have gone beyond what even the Spirit Himself would be comfortable with. That is because the spirit bears witness to, and testifies of, Jesus. Whenever you hear someone talking primarily about he Holy Spirit and His supernatural works, and very little about Jesus, you can immediately suspect, on the basis of God's Word, that it’s the wrong spirit working through him. If it is the wrong spirit, such as an evil spirit in spiritualism, you can be sure that that spirit does not like to hear Jesus uplifted. It is the false manifestation of the Spirit that calls attention primarily to the Spirit instead of to Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit "shall not speak of himself" (John 16:13).
The Holy Spirit also guides us into truth. "When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth" (verse 13). We don't have to depend upon our own feeble human understanding in any situation. The Holy Spirit is willing and ready to bring us divine guidance, to direct our thoughts, to indite our prayers, to show us more of Jesus and His will for us. "It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps" (Jer. 10:23). We don't have the wisdom to choose rightly, apart from the direction of the Spirit. But the Holy Spirit leads us to understand the will of God for us, as we depend on Him for guidance.
The Holy Spirit wants to be our guide, not only in living the Christian life but in witnessing as well. He can give us the sensitivity that Jesus had of when to speak and what to say to each person within His sphere of influence. We do not have to rely upon our own power but can trust the Holy Spirit to bring us His power to know how to "speak a word in season to him that is weary" (Isa. 50:4).
The most outstanding thing about the way Jesus witnessed was that He depended upon power from above Him in knowing how to reach out to others. He did not depend upon His inherent wisdom as God, but gave us an example of being led and guided by the Spirit to reach hearts.
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