Discipleship Series; 24 June, 2013 (NKJV) John16:13 – 14, "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you... ‘He will tell you things to come…’ This portion of our text is our focus today. Part of the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to tell us about the future. This telling about things to come is in no way indicative of any form of ‘fortune-telling’ or ‘soothsaying’, rather the telling and informing of things pertaining to the aftermath of Christ’s death, the will of God and the well-being of the Church of God (the body of Christ). As at the time Christ was speaking here, the disciples did not fully understand the purpose of Christ’s manifestation. Infact, Christ spoke mostly to them in parables, but the Holy Spirit was to make the parables clear to the disciples and to us. 1 Corinthians 2: 9 – 10; But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. The Holy Spirit is also able to ‘tell us’ things pertaining to our lives and well-being as members of the Body of Christ; 2 Kings 6:8 – 12, Acts 16:6 – 9. God is interested in our welfare (safety, wellbeing, prosperity, etc); 3 John 2, Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers, as such the Holy Spirit can lead/tell us into what to do to enjoy God’s blessings. Prayer: Heavenly Father, lead me into Your blessings by the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Have a blessed Monday. God bless and be with you. Visit this link to see past articles; groups.yahoo/group/discipleshipseries/
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:45:36 +0000
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