"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)
When visiting some famous sight or place of interest, you might have a tour guide. While the tour guide is there to help you, and tell you about the place you are visiting, if you do not stay with the tour guide, if you are wandering around on your own or were not listening, the tour guide might give you some information about the place you are visiting, but you would miss it. And if you did not follow the tour guide, you might get lost and end up somewhere you should not be. The best thing to do is to listen to the tour guide.
The Holy Spirit has been given to us to lead us, to teach us, and as it says in John 16:13, to guide us into the truth and tell us things to come. The Holy Spirit is ready to lead us, teach us, and guide us into the truth, but if we are not listening to Him we are going to miss out on the help of the Holy Spirit that we need in life. We need to listen to the Holy Spirit, by spending time in God's Word, and as we fellowship with God in prayer. We have a choice in life, to trust the leading and teaching from the Holy Spirit, or to figure things out on our own.
Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would guide us into the truth and show us things to come, but that means we need to listen to Him and follow His direction. In the same way that a tour guide will show us important things and give us information about a place we are visiting, the Holy Spirit will guide us in life and give us the information we need to deal with problems, to answer our questions, and to show us what to do. The Holy Spirit will speak to us through God's Word, and the Holy Spirit will lead us, but this requires us to listen to Him and follow His direction.
John 16:13 (NKJV)
When visiting some famous sight or place of interest, you might have a tour guide. While the tour guide is there to help you, and tell you about the place you are visiting, if you do not stay with the tour guide, if you are wandering around on your own or were not listening, the tour guide might give you some information about the place you are visiting, but you would miss it. And if you did not follow the tour guide, you might get lost and end up somewhere you should not be. The best thing to do is to listen to the tour guide.
The Holy Spirit has been given to us to lead us, to teach us, and as it says in John 16:13, to guide us into the truth and tell us things to come. The Holy Spirit is ready to lead us, teach us, and guide us into the truth, but if we are not listening to Him we are going to miss out on the help of the Holy Spirit that we need in life. We need to listen to the Holy Spirit, by spending time in God's Word, and as we fellowship with God in prayer. We have a choice in life, to trust the leading and teaching from the Holy Spirit, or to figure things out on our own.
Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would guide us into the truth and show us things to come, but that means we need to listen to Him and follow His direction. In the same way that a tour guide will show us important things and give us information about a place we are visiting, the Holy Spirit will guide us in life and give us the information we need to deal with problems, to answer our questions, and to show us what to do. The Holy Spirit will speak to us through God's Word, and the Holy Spirit will lead us, but this requires us to listen to Him and follow His direction.
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