Tuesday Devo
Scripture:
John 14:26
26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.
26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.
Commentary:
14:26 He will teach you uses the masculine Greek pronoun ekeinos (“he”) instead of the neuter pronoun ekeino (“it”), which would have been expected for grammatical agreement with the grammatically neuter antecedent Pneuma (Spirit). Many interpreters have seen this as a deliberate choice on John’s part, indicating an awareness of the distinct personhood of the Holy Spirit (though others disagree, suggesting that the pronoun is masculine in order to agree with the masculine noun Helper earlier in the sentence). John follows the same usage in 15:26 and 16:13–14. That he will teach the disciples all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you is an important promise regarding the disciples’ future role in writing the words of Scripture; see also 16:13–15. Jesus’ promise here is specifically to these disciples (who would become the apostles after Pentecost), though there is of course a broader teaching and guiding ministry of the Holy Spirit generally in the lives of believers, as is taught elsewhere in Scripture (Rom. 8:14; Gal. 5:16, 18). On the work of the Trinity, see chart.
Questions:
- The second point from Sunday was, "The Holy Spirit is a PERSON." He's not an "it" or force that we can wield whenever we want. He's a person that has a personality. He has a mind, will and emotions. He thinks and can be grieved. He loves. Where have you either had a wrong belief or a lack of understanding when it comes to the Holy Spirit being a person?
- So, as a believer, you have the person of the Holy Spirit living on the inside of you. Jesus says that it's the Holy Spirit that is going to teach us and remind us of His teachings. That means He will be speaking to us. It's not a question of IF He will be talking to you. He is talking to you all the time. How aware are you of the Holy Spirit speaking to you? Can you remember a time when He taught or reminded you of something? How can you grow in this area?
Pray:
- That you would remember the Holy Spirit is a person.
- That God would help you grow in your ability to hear from the Holy Spirit.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
6. Is the Bible God’s Word? Jesus proved He is God by rising from the dead and said the Old Testament was God’s Word and gave authority to the Apostles to write the words of the New Testament, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, so that all the words of the Bible are God’s Word.
(Matthew 5:18; Luke 24:27, 44; John 14:25-26, 15:27, 16:12-13, 17:20; Acts 2:42; Ephesians 3:5; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21)
(Matthew 5:18; Luke 24:27, 44; John 14:25-26, 15:27, 16:12-13, 17:20; Acts 2:42; Ephesians 3:5; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21)
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