John 16:12-13 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all 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.

This is actually a continuation of what I wrote on yesterday, though there is a whole chapter in between. We don’t have to worry about anything the Holy Spirit shows us or speaks to us, because Jesus explicitly calls Him the Spirit of Truth. That is in stark contrast to the devil and his demons, since Jesus labeled him as “a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44) One thing worth noticing here is that God knows what we can handle and what we can’t, and He acts accordingly. When Jesus was saying this, Peter couldn’t have handled being told, “You will watch your wife be crucified, and then you will be crucified upside down,” even though that would have been true. A young child can’t absorb the truth that they’re going to have to work their butt off to provide for their family. God tells us what we need to know when we need to know it, and that should be enough for us. A major problem today is that those who fancy themselves as elites put themselves in the place of God, dolling out what they want the public to hear and hiding other things. Too bad for them, “There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.” (Matthew 10:26) They aren’t operating in our genuine best interest, the way God is. Fortunately for us, many things are being brought out into the open these days, and corruption is being exposed. What Jesus was talking about here, however, is deeper than that, and touches on God’s plans for us and for the universe. Not all prophecy is predictive, certainly, but God does indeed reveal to His children things He is going to do, and we need to be paying attention. It’s not wise to demand to know, but asking to be clued in with whatever we need to know is never a bad idea.

I have been used in prophecy a few times, but that is not a major part of my job description. I have known groups that in my view put too much emphasis on personal prophecy, and were quite controlling as a result. For myself, my greatest interest is in knowing more of the truth about God and my relationship with Him. Even there, God knows how much I can handle, and He has led me along over the years to be able to grasp more. I sometimes find when I am talking to people about God that my words seem meaningless to them, and I realize that they aren’t yet able to take in the truth in question. That doesn’t mean I’m to stop speaking it in love, but it does mean that I’m dependent on Holy Spirit to breathe it into people’s minds and hearts. After all, since God is infinite, there is an infinite supply of truth about Him for Him to reveal to us!

Father, thank You for this reminder. Holy Spirit, thank You for leading me into truth as I am ready and able to receive it. Help me be a faithful steward of Your truth, so that many may be set free for their salvation, (John 8:32) for the glory of God. Thank You. Hallelujah!