GOD’S WORD FOR  MARCH 25

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

THE CHRISTIAN’S BEST FRIEND

John 16:13

“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.”

D.L. MOODY

There is not a truth that we ought to know but the Spirit of God will guide us into it if we are saved, and we will let Him.  If we will yield ourselves up to be directed by Him and let Him lead us, He will guide us into all truth.  It would have saved us from a great many dark hours if we had only been willing to let the Spirit of God  be our counselor and guide.

Lot never would have gone to Sodom if he had been guided by the Spirit of God.  David never would have fallen into sin and had all that trouble with his family if he had been guided by the Spirit of God.

There are many Lots and Davids nowadays.  The churches are full of them.  Men and women are in total darkness, because they have not been willing to be guided by the Spirit. 
“He shall guide you into all truth.”

ERWIN LUTZER

When the Spirit has His way, any real transformation is an inner transformation.  This is not behavior modification:  the Spirit of God changes our desires.  When we trust Christ as our Savior, one of the first desires He changes is that we begin to love God.  The Spirit transforms us, yes, but we must also seek the Spirit of God. 

Are you willing to be open to the Spirit to let Him have His way?  There’s a cost involved.  Oh, receiving the Spirit is a gift that is free but there’s a cost to walk in the Spirit, and that is to get serious.  The Spirit does not enter closed doors.

PRAYER

Father, may Your Holy Spirit have His way in my life and lead me into truth regardless of the cost.

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John 15:26

But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

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Romans 8:26

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

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Romans 8:14

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

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1 Corinthians 2:10-11

 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.  For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

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1 Corinthians 2:14

The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

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Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

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Ephesians 1:13-14

In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

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