Declaring Things to Come
How I pray that you will know the power of the Spirit of God dwelling inside a Christian! Much of the modern “church” today has ceased to declare this vital part of the salvation of God. As the Father sent the Son to earth to pay for our sin, so the Son sent the Spirit to abide in us after He left the earth. God does not leave us to our own devices; He saves us in order to take up residence in our body, to set us on fire for His purposes, to bring us to holiness, and – believe or not – to give us discernment and the ability to both be aware of and understand the meaning of future events.
I fear that too many people are left unaware and unaffected by the reality of the Holy Spirit. In a world of Christianity that emphasizes good works, morality, comfort, and a “god” that fits into our lives instead of us fitting into His life; the true message of the Gospel (Good News) is not being proclaimed. People who “think” that they are believers, may not actually be. They may be well schooled in what a church emphasizes, but they may not actually be saved and have the Spirit of God Himself dwelling in them.
Therefore, we see churchgoers and people who say that they are Christians, going about either in fear of all that is happening in the world around us, or in a state of upheaval with those around them because of interpretations of what is occurring. However, the believer who is 1) redeemed from sin’s penalty by the blood of Jesus, and 2) is filled with the Holy Spirit (the very third Person of the Godhead), and 3) is staying in the Word of God to read and study and pray, THAT believer will be able to interpret the times. That believer will be able to feel at peace, even as end-time events unfold around them. That believer will be able to remain calm and steady and focused on Jesus in the middle of the chaos. That believer will see that everything happening is exactly what God prophesied and, therefore, that He is in full control.
I urge you today to read the text of Scripture below, and to make it a matter of personal prayer to digest what Jesus is saying. The Holy Spirit CAN give you discernment and peace concerning the future, and the Holy Spirit CAN enable you to glorify Jesus above all else in your life – no matter the tumultuous times in which we live.
– Shelli Prindle
I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all 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 you.
(John 16:12-15, emphasis mine)
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
(1 Corinthians 6:19-20)