"I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
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 16:12-13 (NKJV)
Sometimes I like to watch movies about spies and espionage. Often in these movies there is someone on a mission to right some wrong or even save the world. The main character sometimes runs into a situation where things are not what they seem to be because of something else that is going on. When the main character asks their superiors about what is happening the response sometimes is that they are asking about information that is only available on a need to know basis and the information that the character currently has is all they need to know to get their job done.
God has a purpose for each of our lives; we do not need to be in some teaching or preaching ministry leading a church or organization for God to have a plan for our life. No matter who you are or what you are doing for God there is a plan and a purpose that needs to be followed. God has given us His Word and He has sent His Holy Spirit to live in us to help us and to guide us. Everything we need for our success in life has already been provided for us through Jesus. But there are times that we feel like we are missing information and we want something more from God. This is when we need to realize that God has us on a need to know basis.
Before Jesus went to the cross He told His disciples that there were still many things He needed to say to them, but they were not ready to hear those things. The good news is that Jesus did not stop there but He said that the Holy Spirit would come to help us and to guide us into all truth. The question is, what truth, what information do we need from God to do what He is calling us to do? There may be things we want God to talk to us about but that is information that we don't need to know. We need to operate in the truth that we do have from God and trust the Holy Spirit to give us the truth we need as we need it. Whatever God is calling us to do, we need to realize that He knows best and will give us whatever we need when and if we need it.
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 16:12-13 (NKJV)
Sometimes I like to watch movies about spies and espionage. Often in these movies there is someone on a mission to right some wrong or even save the world. The main character sometimes runs into a situation where things are not what they seem to be because of something else that is going on. When the main character asks their superiors about what is happening the response sometimes is that they are asking about information that is only available on a need to know basis and the information that the character currently has is all they need to know to get their job done.
God has a purpose for each of our lives; we do not need to be in some teaching or preaching ministry leading a church or organization for God to have a plan for our life. No matter who you are or what you are doing for God there is a plan and a purpose that needs to be followed. God has given us His Word and He has sent His Holy Spirit to live in us to help us and to guide us. Everything we need for our success in life has already been provided for us through Jesus. But there are times that we feel like we are missing information and we want something more from God. This is when we need to realize that God has us on a need to know basis.
Before Jesus went to the cross He told His disciples that there were still many things He needed to say to them, but they were not ready to hear those things. The good news is that Jesus did not stop there but He said that the Holy Spirit would come to help us and to guide us into all truth. The question is, what truth, what information do we need from God to do what He is calling us to do? There may be things we want God to talk to us about but that is information that we don't need to know. We need to operate in the truth that we do have from God and trust the Holy Spirit to give us the truth we need as we need it. Whatever God is calling us to do, we need to realize that He knows best and will give us whatever we need when and if we need it.
No comments:
Post a Comment