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The Holy Spirit wants us to focus on Jesus

 

Jesus, Come Be The Center (feat. Meredith Mauldin) – UPPERROOM | Live From Upper Room

 

The Holy Spirit does not seek attention for Himself. His ministry is to get people to focus on Jesus.

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. – John 16:13-14  ESV

Words matter in the opening sentence of this verse – “into all the truth.” It is not bringing me to truth, it is the fact that He will guide me into what truth is – point the way and to lead me on my way to truth. 

For me, as a disciple, that is unknown territory. The Holy Spirit will take me by the hand and step by step guide me into this territory and unfold the treasures that are there.

“Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,

And lighten with celestial fire.

Enable with perpetual light

The dulness of our blinded sight.” – Rabanus Maurus

I think how many times the Holy Spirit took Jesus to places. How He took Simeon to be at the temple just as Jesus was brought in for His dedication. Even Paul – yes you can go here, no you cannot go there. I have to admit, to be a disciple of Jesus means a great deal of self-denial as I am called to follow Him completely.

 

 

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Come near

 

shai linne – The Holy Spirit ft. Timothy Brindle and Leah Smith

 

As I read of the different components that make up the story of the building of the tabernacle, two illustrations caught my attention. The candlesticks and the rings made of gold that were built into the ark so that it could be carried on poles. Those two items have a lot of history coming up and both are relevant in my discovering who I am as a disciple of Jesus.

The candlestick represents the light of God’s Word and Spirit which came to me in the person of Jesus Christ as He pierced the darkness of my world and gave me light so that I could come to a place in making a decision to follow Him. His light directs me in my worship and obedience and offered me comfort.

There was a caution though given to Moses as he was making the items for the tabernacle.

And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain. – Exodus 25:40  ESV

Nothing was left to Moses’ creativity, only the will of God was to be observed. As the Holy Spirit resides in me, I have the law of God in my heart and I live a life of communion with God.

You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.  You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.  And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them. – Exodus 25:12-14  ESV

While the rings are a fascinating item to me, obviously the ark itself is of tremendous importance. As the ark represented the presence of God always being with the people, Jesus is always with me. He goes with me wherever I go and stays with me wherever I am staying.

While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. – Luke 24:15  ESV

Jesus finds a way to draw near to me. It is as if He is saying, “the kingdom of God has come near.” As I enter into ministry, as I pray, the kingdom of God does come near and God’s hopes and dreams for the world come near, Jesus comes near.

 

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