Thursday, 29 September 2016

Devotional 29/9/16 – John 15:26 The Spirit of truth

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What ever you don’t have, you have the best thing in the world - the bible! Anyone who is not lovingly devoted to scripture is not walking with the Spirit as He would want. The Spirit inspired the bible and now He wants to inspire you through it.
To meditate/pray upon
John 15:26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.’
John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
Psalm 119: 130-131 ‘The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.’
The Spirit, through human authors, has gifted you with the bible. Most of us have easy access to the bible, but many take this greatest privilege for granted! What every you don’t have, you have the best thing in the world!
John Wycliffe
During the 14th Century, John Wycliffe attacked the church for keeping the bible from the people (refusing to let it be translated into the vernacular) whilst being ignorant of what the bible taught. He was passionate for everyone to have the bible in his or her language and completed his English translation in 1382. After his death (in 1384) he was declared a heretic, his body exhumed, burnt and cast into a river.
William Tyndale
William Tyndale, in the 16th century, also devoted his life to translating the bible so that people could read it in English. For His devotion he was arrested in 1535, judged a heretic, strangled to death whilst tied to a stake and his body burnt. Tyndale is famous for saying to a priest that attacked him,
"If God spare my life, before very long I shall cause a plough boy to know the scriptures better than you do!"
Have you allowed the Spirit to teach you to love truth? You are heirs of the love of Wycliffe and Tyndale; are you making good use of the blood bought riches that you have?

Jesus loves truth and He wants you to share His passion with you. Let the Holy Spirit call you to fresh devotion to the bible.

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