John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Truth is like a vast
cavern into which we desire to enter, but we are not able to traverse it
alone.
At the entrance it is clear and bright; but if we would go
further and explore its innermost recesses, we must have a guide, or we
shall lose ourselves.
The Holy Spirit, who knows all truth perfectly, is
the appointed guide of all true believers, and He conducts them as they
are able to bear it, from one inner chamber to another, so that they
behold the deep things of God, and His secret is made plain to them.
What a promise is this for the humbly inquiring mind! We desire to know
the truth and to enter into it.
We are conscious of our own aptness to
err, and we feel the urgent need of a guide.
We rejoice that the Holy
Spirit is come and abides among us. He condescends to act as a guide to
us, and we gladly accept His leadership.
"All truth" we wish to learn,
that we may not be one-sided and out of balance.
We would not be
willingly ignorant of any part of revelation lest thereby we should miss
blessing or incur sin.
The Spirit of God has come that He may guide us
into all truth: let us with obedient hearts hearken to His words and
follow His lead.
~Charles Spurgeon~
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