God, Guiding Us Into All Truth.

John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
John 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
John 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
John 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
John 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John 16:15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

"Before we can be guided, we must hear the voice of the Guide."

What greater person to guide to us, than the Omnipotent! The One who created all things, the One who sees all things, and the One whose presence everywhere cannot be denied! The One who is "Truth!"

Have you ever had your times of doubt?

God, "are You really guiding me?"

Now, that's a question, I know that God hears regularly every day!

There have been times, I've felt like nothing could stop me!

And then again, there have been those times when I felt like a complete failure and a washout before God!

"But the only thing that will keep us from being guided into all truth, is our own selves!"

We must stay in communion with Christ by the Holy Spirit!
We must stay in the Word of God!
We must take heed, how we hear! Be on guard!

1Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
5:11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

"In all that we go through, God wants to guide us, into all truth."

"God exhorts us to look into His Word, and see HIS FAITHFUL GUIDING HAND!"

1Corinthians 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
10:2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
10:5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

"Just because we find ourselves in a wilderness, doesn't mean that God isn't guiding!"

It's in those times when we must draw nearer to God!

So many today, and I've found found myself tempted to pull away from the Lord when I'm in the wilderness!

"But we must not pull away, we must draw nigh to God, He's still guiding His Church!"

They all had the same salvation, deliverance, provision, and protection but God was not pleased with many! They were over thrown in the wilderness!

In our wilderness, we are going to allow God to guide us or either we will be overthrown!

1Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
10:7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
10:8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.


Our focus must be on God guiding us not on ourselves or any other than Christ!

We have been given examples from the Word of God for our learning! We must take every opportunity to learn to hear God's voice in the wilderness!

Jesus said: "Upon this rock, I will build My Church! And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!"

Jesus was talking about a people that He is building together that make up His Body! Not mortar and bricks but living stones that make up a "holy habitation" for the Spirit of God to dwell in!

1Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.


"Never, was God unfaithful to those that He brought out!"

God will always remain faithful! But as His children we cannot refuse to hear His voice!

If you would read in Acts 27, you'll find the account of Paul's journey to Rome to appear before Caesar, that he was a man that was in the will of God, hearing the voice of God, and a man being used of God for God's glory!

A man that was given discernment of the way those in charge of the ship were about to take the wrong path!

"I believe that those in charge of leadership in many churches have tried to sail the ship (Jesus) in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and have loaded Jesus down with all of their tackling!"

The soft winds blew for awhile, just as it blew softly after Paul said: "I perceive that this course you're taking will cause much damage!"

Act 27:10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
Acts 27:11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

They were lulled to sleep in their decision to charge that "Direction of the flesh", the winds are softly blowing and this must be the right time and direction to sail was their thinking.

It won't be long before the biggest storm and greatest ship-wreck that these sailors would have ever encountered before!

We can be assured that those who refuse to hear the voice of God and refuse to be guided by the Holy Spirit will face a storm that only Jesus Christ can get them through!

Just as those on the ship Paul was sailing on, had to lighten the ship by throwing over the board of the ship, the tackling, (things that were inside the ship that they had brought into the ship), there has to be that casting off of the works of man, the inventions of flesh that have corrupt the church and drained its power to be Christ to this world!


"Yes, God is guiding us into all Truth, but Truth without a price being paid, isn't worth much!"


Christ paid the price with His life! We must be willing to lay down our lives to and God will guide us into all Truth!