Good morning my friends the Spirit of Truth will make all the difference in a believers life. It is the season where many seem to operate with error and many are being deceived. The antidote to deception and error is truth that comes from the one true and living God. Truth can only be imparted by THE Spirit of Truth, which is a ministration of the Holy Spirit and is found in God's word.
Let us as God like David to give us the Spirit of Truth.
Psalm 51:5 - 8
5 I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness;In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].6 Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.7 Purify me with [a]hyssop, and I will be clean;Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.8 Make me hear joy and gladness and be satisfied;Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.9 Hide Your face from my sinsAnd blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.11 Do not cast me away from Your presenceAnd do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvationAnd sustain me with a willing Spirit.
David wrote this Psalm after he had commited the sin of adultery and murder with Bathsheba.
Here is just a bit of exposition on the above verses found on the Enduring word website:
You desire truth in the inward parts: Though the sin nature was deep within David, God wanted to work deeply in him. God wanted a transformation in David all the way to the inward parts, to the hidden part that would know wisdom. David did not cry out for a superficial reform, but something much deeper.
i. “Oh! Delude not yourselves with the thought that you have holy desires unless you truly have them. Do not think your desires are true towards God unless they are really so: he desireth truth in our desires.” (Spurgeon)
I implore you today my friends ask God for the Spirit of Truth. I have such concern about walking in the error of sin and not being able to see. David could not "see" his own sin after he committed the presumptuous sin and iniquity of murder and adultery. God in his mercy sent the Prophet Nathan to correct him (2 Samuel 12). Samson did not know the Spirit of God had left him (Judges 16:20).
I also have seen many leaders being led into error and then walking in the consequences of those choices. What could cause this I ask God? The Spirit of Pride comes on some when they begin to operate in the power giftings and lead God's people.
A good prayer to start each day with after giving God thanksgiving, praise and Worship. Is this:
Abbah Father
I surrender all to you today, I am not my own, I belong to you. I confess all my sin to you. Clean me with hyssop make me whiter than snow. Create in me a clean heart Lord and renew a right Spirt within me. Do the deep work of sanctification in me as I turn away from all sin. I walk with a repentant heart. Lead me and guide me in everything I do and say. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight oh Lord my strength and my redeemer. I live move and breathe in you and I depend on you for all. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
Walk good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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