Scripture to Read: John 16:12-15
In John 16:12, Jesus told the disciples that He had more to say to them but that they were not quite ready to hear what He needed to say. They weren’t prepared because the Holy Spirit had not come to live in them yet. Then, Jesus told them in John 16:13, “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.” WOW! Our Lord reassured the disciples that God the Holy Spirit would guide them into all the Truth and that as He spoke to them, He would speak from God the Father. Remember that even Jesus told everyone that as He taught He did not say anything the Father had not told Him to say (John 7:16, John 8:26, John 8:28, John 12:49, John 14:10, John 14:24). This is a great reminder that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are One and that the Father has the final authority in the Godhead (1 Corinthians 3:23, 1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Corinthians 15:28). So, as the Holy Spirit would come to live in each disciple, He would speak to them and teach them what the Father had said. The Holy Spirit still does the same thing in every follower of Christ today, but now He uses God’s Holy Word—that is why we must be in His Word daily.
Challenge & Application
• What did you learn today about what God the Holy Spirit did in the disciples and what He’s doing in Christians today?
• How are you doing with hearing the Holy Spirit as He uses God’s Word to speak to you daily?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!