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Monday, August
11, 2008
A Comforting Thought
John 16:12-15 I have yet many things to
say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. (13) Howbeit when he, the Spirit
of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak
of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will
shew you things to come. (14) He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of
mine, and shall shew it unto you. (15) All things that the Father hath are
mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto
you. (KJV)
The reason the disciples could not bear
or endure sound doctrine at that time is because they were not born again,
but rather still stuck in the carnal realm. The reason Jesus of Nazareth
knew the things of God is because He was the first born into the realm of
the Spirit, letting this Spirit of truth lead and guide Him and not the
desires of his flesh. As good as an example this man was in demonstrating
not only in word but in deed the works of God, even then He was instructing
them to wait until the Comforter comes and is able to abide within them as
well and let that Spirit be their guide. The Spirit itself was not speaking
of itself and expounding in areas we were not able to comprehend, but
rather would take the things of God and show them to us in a simple way so
that we could hear God’s personal plan of salvation for ourselves and the
place He has for us in His body of believers. When people spend more time
pointing you to themselves and what they consider good works be assured
this is not the Holy Spirit speaking through them anymore, but rather
fallen people pointing people to the lower nature rather than pointing them
in the direction of the one true source of life. The only comfort you will
ever find in life is when you are able to know God for yourself and how to
operate in the realm of the Spirit, giving more heed to His word and less
to man’s.
John 14:16-18 And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever; (17) Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because
it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth
with you, and shall be in you. (18) I will not leave you comfortless: I
will come to you. (KJV)
Do you know why people miss the message
of God and fall for some cheap imitation? Because many times people are
looking to other people as their source of strength and comfort and are not
looking to the Spirit which is the only source of that comfort. The other
reason many fall is because the person preaching a message makes it sound
like without him they wouldn’t be able to make it in their walk. Folks,
bottom line, if it is not the Spirit that is leading and guiding you this
day, if it is not the Spirit of truth bearing witness with your spirit and
renewing your mind, then you are not one of God’s people and you have
already fallen from grace. If someone is pointing you in any other
direction besides that which is based on truth, that being the Spirit of
truth, especially toward themselves or some other prominent person they
think is godly, then I would seriously think about pointing myself toward
the exit, ASAP. You have a direct line to the Father through His Son Jesus
Christ, having sent the Spirit of truth for our benefit. Learn to trust in
the inward man more than the outward one and you will get the results our
Father intended for you in the form of peace, with a confidence and
boldness to know that you are one of His people. God is able to speak
through His people, but it is only when they allow the Spirit to speak and
they stay out of the way. Like our Lord Himself said it is the Spirit that
gives life and the flesh profits nothing; in other words, it is of no help
or value. The more one is in tune and harmony with the things of the Spirit
the less they will be pointing you to the realm of the flesh, or to any
fallen man that thinks God needs them.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 Blessed be God, even
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of
all comfort; (4) Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be
able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we
ourselves are comforted of God. (5) For as the sufferings of Christ abound
in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. (KJV)
You know why He is the God of all
comfort? Because He is able to provide what is needed, spirit, soul, and
body, the complete package. How many documentaries have you seen of famous
people who had great talent in this world only to end up self destructing
and having a meltdown? Not only did these people have talent, whether in
the form of an athlete or an actor, or any other famous personality, they
also had everything they could have desired of this world and yet could
never find the true comfort that would bring them peace. All those in
Christ shall suffer persecution; but be assured that as those sufferings
abound so also will the consolation abound and bring comfort in time of
need. The quicker and more alert one is to the things of the Spirit, the
quicker they will be able to identify the answer the Lord is bringing to
them through His spirit; while many others fall away and think they have
done something wrong when confronted with these afflictions. The truth
which will only come from the Spirit of truth is what will set you free and
keep you free from fear and guilt, while those that don’t have their
spiritual senses exercised will not know the difference between what is
good and what is evil, keeping them in bondage to the problem and unable to
access the solution.
Williams New Testament translation
of 2 Corinthians 1:3-5
3. Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father and the all-comforting God, 4. who
comforts me in every sorrow I have, so that I can comfort people who are in
sorrow with the comfort with which I am comforted by God. 5. For just as my
sufferings for Christ are running over the cup, so through Christ my
comfort is running over too.
What are you going to do when that person
that claims they have a hold on your salvation isn’t around? Well there is
a person that is around always, one that promised He would be with you
always, abiding with you forever. Isn’t it comforting to know that God has
made this available to all, not just a few who think they are special, but
to whosoever would call upon the name of the Lord? Where do you find
comfort; where are you looking for the true comfort that covers all the
need; is it in the realm of man which is temporal or temporary, or is it in
the eternal one, the one that lasts forever?
Matthew 7:9-11 Or what man is there of
you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? (10) Or if he ask
a fish, will he give him a serpent? (11) If ye then, being evil, know how
to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father
which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? (KJV)
You know, there are some fishy people out
there with some fishy doctrines, which if something smells fishy then
obviously it is. When you look to man for a spiritual answer you may end up
with a cheap imitation, while if you are willing to look to the Spirit of
truth then you will find the answer that brings comfort. Mankind is limited
to what they can give, which usually has a price tag attached to it, while
the gift of God is eternal life which was given to us freely through His
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Comforting isn’t it?
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