Thursday, December 10, 2009

Thurs.'s Devo- The Spirit of Truth

Read: John 16:8-13
Jesus said that when the Holy Spirit comes he will:
1. convict the world of sin
2. convict the world of righteousness
3. convict the world of judgment
Then he tells why the Holy Spirit will do this:
1. He will convict the world of sin because they didn't believe Jesus. They had hardened their hearts to the miracles that Jesus did so now the Holy Spirit is going to bring back to their minds the things that Jesus did and speak truth to their hearts. They will be given another chance to believe.
2. He will convict the world of righteousness because Jesus is going to the Father. The Holy Spirit manifests righteousness through us, God's people. Ro. 3:22 says that The righteousness of Jesus is given to all who by faith believe. We are the righteousness of God on the earth. (2 Co. 5:21)
3. He will convict the world of judgment because the prince of this world is judged. In the end God will judge the devil and all who chose to be his followers. God has to do that because he is just. Jesus said in John 9:39 that he came to the world to judge it. Ro. 3:25-26 says that God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished - He did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. This is all a little confusing to me. I just know that when Jesus came he was the totally righteous and through his testimony we have no excuse for our sins. We have a perfect way to avoid judgment. If we chose not to follow Jesus then we choose judgment. Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit of truth to guide us into all truth because he gets his truth straight from the father. The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus and tells us what is coming next.
Lord, may your Holy Spirit be manifested on the earth; the spirit of truth and prophecy.

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