“He”
Emilou Irwin
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” John 16:13
The pronoun “He” is very important. The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force. He is the third person of the Trinity. He is equal with God the Son and God the Father. When He, “the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.”
The word guide means to lead, teach, and give guidance. It is so cool that Jesus says that when the Holy Spirit comes He is going to lead you, guide you, and give you guidance into the truth. Jesus said it was to our advantage that He would go away. The Holy Spirit would not only be with us but He would be in us 24/7. You and I never have to worry about being leaderless or not having anyone in our life to guide us as a Christian. We always have the Holy Spirit who Jesus promised will guide us and lead us.
Note this, He will not speak on His own authority. In other words, the Holy Spirit will not speak just by Himself, He speaks in concert with Jesus and the Father. He speaks whatever He hears and will tell us what is to come. Jesus is simply emphasizing again the fact that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all work in concert together. They all work together in concert for the advantage of the believer.
Notice that Jesus, once again, is reminding His disciples that He is a straight shooter and does not sugarcoat things. It is going to get worse. It is going to get really bad and He does not want His followers to be under any kind of disillusionment at what lies ahead. What He is doing is preparing them and strengthening them to be able to face the difficult challenges that are coming.
Jesus is doing the same thing today. Very few times in life will He want us to escape from what is out there. He knows that avoidance does not bring greater faith to our life. Also, avoidance does not strengthen us in any way. The best thing for us is to learn to go through, with God, what life brings no matter how difficult it is. We need to see the resources, strength, and grace that you and I can have with Jesus.
Emilou Irwin
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” John 16:13
The pronoun “He” is very important. The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force. He is the third person of the Trinity. He is equal with God the Son and God the Father. When He, “the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.”
The word guide means to lead, teach, and give guidance. It is so cool that Jesus says that when the Holy Spirit comes He is going to lead you, guide you, and give you guidance into the truth. Jesus said it was to our advantage that He would go away. The Holy Spirit would not only be with us but He would be in us 24/7. You and I never have to worry about being leaderless or not having anyone in our life to guide us as a Christian. We always have the Holy Spirit who Jesus promised will guide us and lead us.
Note this, He will not speak on His own authority. In other words, the Holy Spirit will not speak just by Himself, He speaks in concert with Jesus and the Father. He speaks whatever He hears and will tell us what is to come. Jesus is simply emphasizing again the fact that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all work in concert together. They all work together in concert for the advantage of the believer.
Notice that Jesus, once again, is reminding His disciples that He is a straight shooter and does not sugarcoat things. It is going to get worse. It is going to get really bad and He does not want His followers to be under any kind of disillusionment at what lies ahead. What He is doing is preparing them and strengthening them to be able to face the difficult challenges that are coming.
Jesus is doing the same thing today. Very few times in life will He want us to escape from what is out there. He knows that avoidance does not bring greater faith to our life. Also, avoidance does not strengthen us in any way. The best thing for us is to learn to go through, with God, what life brings no matter how difficult it is. We need to see the resources, strength, and grace that you and I can have with Jesus.
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