Oct. 6
THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR GUIDE
"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you
into all truth" John 16:13
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.