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“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”

Psalm 51:11-12

The Spirit of Truth

 ^“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come”. John 16:13

While Jesus was with His disciples whom He loved, He taught, protected and cared for them.  Prior to His crucifixion knowing that He would soon be leaving the earth, Jesus spoke these comforting and strengthening words about the Holy Spirit, to His disciples.

Jesus’ words brought the assurance that the Holy Spirit will be their guide into the fullness of truth because like the Jesus, the Holy Spirit too represents to the world the eternal truth of God and His work is to seek the glory of Him that sent Him. For this reason, the Spirit will not speak of His own but will reveal things which are yet to come and that He also will convey to us what he hears from the Father.

Jesus expressed His total submission to the Father when He said “The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. John 16:10

How amazing is that we have His Spirit to guide and lead us into God’s truth! Like David, our one prayer should be that He will never leave us.

Prayer

Dear Lord many times we have grieved Your Holy Spirit in not giving Him the rightful place in our lives. We submit to You this morning and surrender to the leading of Your Spirit of Truth.  Amen

Theo & Manju

Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do. Billy Graham

Outward Appearance

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7

When an employer requires a new employee, he interviews prospective candidates to find out who will be suitable for the job. The interview process will give the employer an idea of the person’s skills and ability but it will not reveal the nature of his heart. In the same way, when Samuel was asked to choose the next king of Israel, he assessed David’s brothers from a natural point of view and his assumption was that they would all qualify for the role but God knew that their hearts were not right.

Many of us do physical exercise to keep our body in good condition but how many of us spend time to ensure that our hearts are right with God? “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8

We may appear to be good stewards by doing right in the sight of man, but the Lord looks at our heart and our attitude behind everything we do. Is it pleasing to God? Or are we motivated by selfish ambition?

The most important thing for us is to keep our hearts right before Him. How do we do this? We have to open our heart to Him and be transparent before God and man.

Dear Lord,
I want to thank You for this day and ask You to give me the heart of David so that I will be able to serve You and not man. Amen.

God bless you.
Your obedient servants in Christ,
Theo and Manju