“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.”
John 16:13 NKJV
We cannot live the life that Christ Jesus died for us to live without the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit (who is God) has been sent by God the Father to help us walk in the character of Christ.
- John 15:26-27 New King James Version – 26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
- John 16:7-8 New King James Version – 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
The Holy Spirit will let us know when we are doing right or when we are doing wrong. He will correct us and give us power to do the right thing. The Holy Spirit is employed by God to help us. So why are we “un-employing” the Holy Spirit by not listening to Him or obeying Him? Why aren’t we asking for His help. He is The Helper and will help us fix the broken areas of our life.
The Holy Spirit teaches us what is truth and reminds us of all the truth that Jesus taught. The Holy Spirit teaches us to walk in the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
- Galatians 5:22-23 New King James Version – 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
The Holy Spirit will lead us away from danger.
- Acts 16:6 New King James Version – 6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.
The Holy Spirit will lead us to eternal life.
- Romans 8:13-14 New King James Version – 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Let’s work on developing a closer relationship with the Holy Spirit and asking Him for instruction.