John 16:13-14

PASSAGE: John 16:13-14 - Jesus to His disciples: “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. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

PAUSE: The Holy Spirit never draws attention to Himself but always points us to Jesus and declares to us only that which is from Jesus! One primary way that the Holy Spirit does this is that several of the disciples that Jesus spoke these words to went on to write several of the books that make up our New Testament Scriptures. They did this writing of God’s Word as they were inspired and “carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (See 

2 Peter 1:21). And now that the Holy Spirit has taken up permanent residence in the heart and life of every believer and every church, He continues to focus the spotlight on Christ by guiding us, teaching us, and empowering us to understand and live in obedience to Christ! It is the Spirit that animates the Word and makes it alive to us! 

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, Thank You that after Jesus was raised from the dead and ascended back to heaven You did not leave us alone. You gave of Your Spirit that we could learn and live in the ways of Jesus! Amen.