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“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)

The Spirit of Truth is the Spirit of Christ. Jesus Christ is the Truth. His Spirit was joined to your spirit when you were born again. Now, He guides your mind into all the Truth. He builds Christ in you until Christ is complete in you. And your flesh, which is already dead, no longer has any influence over you.

“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” (Romans 8:14)

Scripture tells us God would have all people to be saved. At present, we don’t see all people saved. Many are children of the devil. They are slaves of the devil. They remain in captivity. If you are led by the Holy Spirit, you are a child of God.

“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16)

How foolish to reverse this process by thinking that by self-effort we can stop gratifying the desires of the flesh! The fleshly nature tries to convince us we must obey a set of rules that will cause us to walk by the Spirit. That’s backwards. Many have tried to do it this way. They work hard to avoid gratifying the desires of the flesh, but that never causes them to walk in the Spirit. It’s actually a form of rebellion since God said to walk by the Spirit (what this entire devotional series is about), and then, you won’t gratify the desires of the flesh.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

We’re all familiar with this proverb. And yet, the tendency is to trust our own understanding. From the pulpits of churches, many preachers encourage dependence on reasoning. It’s hard to walk in the Spirit if you find yourself in a church that’s fueled by intellectualism and devoid of the Holy Spirit.

Ask God to answer these questions.

1. What does the Spirit of Truth do?
2. How does the Spirit of Truth guide you?
3. What does it mean to be born again?
4. How does the Holy Spirit give you understanding of the Truth?
5. What does it mean when the Bible says your flesh is dead?

Bonus questions:

1. What does it mean to be a child of God?
2. How can you be led by the Holy Spirit?
3. What does it mean to walk by the Spirit?
4. What does it mean to trust in the Lord with all your heart?

1. Pray for the Lord to protect you and keep you in His presence and His presence only.
2. Direct your mind toward the Lord only.
3. Ask God what He want’s to talk about.
4. You can ask God any questions. In all of this, be led by the Holy Spirit. God promises that He will answer you if you ask Him.
5. Do not edit or change what God says even if you don’t understand it.
6. Reject the lies and receive the truth.
7. Take notes.
8. Transfer your notes to your journal without editing what God said to you.

Keep in mind that God doesn’t want you to ever disconnect from Him. He wants to flow through you constantly in knowledge, wisdom, and love.