The Holy One calls to me this morning. Evil has struck again and this time on our own shores. America is under attack and it seems to have come from within. If ever there was a need for wisdom and discernment from Heaven, it is now. The Lord has drawn me into His Presence with confidence that I have standing to petition for His intervention not because of who I am but because of who Jesus is.
This morning He speaks soberly "Why have you not asked to be lead into ALL truth. That is the reason I sent the Holy Spirit to indwell you."
I find it amazing how long it takes for me to appropriate things that were promised by my Lord so long ago. Really, at the very beginning of the new covenant between God and humanity, Jesus promised that our Heavenly Father would send a Divine counselor, comforter, and friend to occupy a place in our hearts that had previously been empty. The Holy Spirit comes to fill a void we are born with that only God can fill.
Knowing and growing in the wonderful relationship with the Holy Spirit, I delight in all the new information yet always regret how long it takes me to appropriate and apply His wisdom.
I have for a long time asked for His wisdom and He has been gracious to deliver. He has opened my eyes to the better ways of the Lord when I ask. But today I realize how I have not asked Him to lead me into all truth. There is a difference in my mind between situational wisdom and "All Truth".
The Holy Spirit does as He always does and takes me back to the Word.
John 14: 26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you".
This morning He speaks soberly "Why have you not asked to be lead into ALL truth. That is the reason I sent the Holy Spirit to indwell you."
I find it amazing how long it takes for me to appropriate things that were promised by my Lord so long ago. Really, at the very beginning of the new covenant between God and humanity, Jesus promised that our Heavenly Father would send a Divine counselor, comforter, and friend to occupy a place in our hearts that had previously been empty. The Holy Spirit comes to fill a void we are born with that only God can fill.
Knowing and growing in the wonderful relationship with the Holy Spirit, I delight in all the new information yet always regret how long it takes me to appropriate and apply His wisdom.
I have for a long time asked for His wisdom and He has been gracious to deliver. He has opened my eyes to the better ways of the Lord when I ask. But today I realize how I have not asked Him to lead me into all truth. There is a difference in my mind between situational wisdom and "All Truth".
The Holy Spirit does as He always does and takes me back to the Word.
John 14: 26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you".
The Holy Spirit is our bridge to the Trinity. He will teach us all things...and that means He will teach us Heavenly things as well as earthly things. Through His wisdom, He teaches so we can handle all of life's sometimes confusing situations. But in Truth He stands ready to open up Heavenly things and give us a Divine Godly perspective with an eternal view.
Since the fall of humanity back in the garden of our origins, we have been infected with a virus known as sin and the symptom of that virus is great confusion when having to distinguish between good and evil, truth and lies. And furthermore there comes the impossible mandate to act in a holy way acceptable to a Holy God. We were created in innocence so we are not naturally wired to make such distinctions between good and evil, truth and lies, so any judgements we render according to our carnal minds are flawed.
Thankfully the Holy Spirit within us provides a Godly discernment and gives us the ability to gain the Lord's determination as to what is good and what is evil, what is truth and what is a lie. The question is whether or not we will rely upon His leading us into all truth and teaching us all things and then will we follow His lead?
Thankfully the Holy Spirit within us provides a Godly discernment and gives us the ability to gain the Lord's determination as to what is good and what is evil, what is truth and what is a lie. The question is whether or not we will rely upon His leading us into all truth and teaching us all things and then will we follow His lead?
Our first dose of Truth is the knowledge about our Savior, Jesus. We learn enough to trust Him initially but there is so much more to learn. As we grow into maturity I believe we grow in curiosity about our Lord and God so that we may discover more about the mystery and majesty of our Triune Godhead before we meet face to face.
The Holy Spirit is our truth teacher, our comforter, when truth may be hard to handle (especially about our own carnality or difficult life trials) and He is our advocate. As our advocate His presence assures us that we belong to the Lord and nothing the enemy conjures up can take us out of The Lord's hands.
The truth is that we have been redeemed out of the hands of the devil and through Jesus our original dominion over the earth has been reclaimed and reinstated to our control. The Holy Spirit is our source of Godly wisdom and through such wisdom we can know how to maintain our reclaimed dominion here on earth. But Truth reveals the battle before we are given our part to play.
As I now petition to be led into all truth, the Holy One will provide the Heavenly perspective along with the wisdom to operate according to it. Our nation needs Divine protection and Divine perspective of our original purpose on this earth: To accurately represent the One True God and His Son Jesus to the lost, dying and deceived world around us, and to live in a peaceful land that is founded upon Biblical freedoms.
The enemy wants to silence our message and our example. While we have in the past betrayed our mission and struggled with becoming one with the world, today we have the opportunity to return to our Lord and retake our dominion until we die here or are supernaturally taken out so that prophecy can be fulfilled.
Let us pray in the Truth that the Lord has NOT abandoned His people nor the Nation of people that have been called by His Name. For the sake of His name let us cry out for His Divine intervention and protection so that we can once again be the light in the darkness and operate in unity as One Nation under God. This is the responsibility and privilege of the Church of the Living God.
As I now petition to be led into all truth, the Holy One will provide the Heavenly perspective along with the wisdom to operate according to it. Our nation needs Divine protection and Divine perspective of our original purpose on this earth: To accurately represent the One True God and His Son Jesus to the lost, dying and deceived world around us, and to live in a peaceful land that is founded upon Biblical freedoms.
The enemy wants to silence our message and our example. While we have in the past betrayed our mission and struggled with becoming one with the world, today we have the opportunity to return to our Lord and retake our dominion until we die here or are supernaturally taken out so that prophecy can be fulfilled.
Let us pray in the Truth that the Lord has NOT abandoned His people nor the Nation of people that have been called by His Name. For the sake of His name let us cry out for His Divine intervention and protection so that we can once again be the light in the darkness and operate in unity as One Nation under God. This is the responsibility and privilege of the Church of the Living God.
Today may we cry out to Our Heavenly Father that He send the Holy Spirit to teach us all truth, repent for our corporate sin and wait with excited anticipation on Him to deliver those priceless lessons. Our God reigns!
The Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
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