Led by the Holy Spirit 被圣灵引领

[Dexu Xia]

The Holy Spirit . . . will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26

Today's Scripture  John 14:15-26

Today's Insights

 Jesus insisted that in His departure from earth (John 14:1-14) He wouldn’t abandon His disciples. He promised, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you” (v. 18). Christ could leave without abandoning His people because He’d return to be with them through His Spirit. The Spirit would unite believers to Jesus and draw them into the life of the triune God: “On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you” (v. 20). The Holy Spirit continues to lead and unite believers in Jesus today

Today's Devotional   

When the navigation app suggested a route that would cut almost an hour off their drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, Shelby Easler and her brother followed the alternate directions. However, the “shortcut” led them along a dirt path for hours that left them stranded in California’s Mojave Desert during a dust storm. They were able to reverse course, but they eventually had to be towed because of all the damage to their car from the rough terrain. The app developer apologized to the numerous travelers who followed those wrong directions.

It’s important who we rely on for guidance. As believers in Jesus, we’ve been given the Holy Spirit to lead and direct us in matters of truth.

When Jesus knew that He’d soon die and be taken from His disciples, He assured them He wouldn’t leave them stranded. He urged His disciples to obey His commands and spoke of the promised Holy Spirit, or the Spirit of truth, who would be with them forever and live inside of them (John 14:15-17). “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you” (v. 26).

Let’s continue to follow the Holy Spirit’s prompting as we go throughout our day. We know He’ll never lead us astray.

Reflect & Pray

What helps you to follow the Holy Spirit’s prompting? How can you get better at following Him?    Dear God, thank You for Your Holy Spirit.  By Nancy Gavilanes

 “圣灵……要将一切的事指教你们，并且要叫你们想起我对你们所说的一切话。约翰福音 14:26

    今日经文：约翰福音 14:15-26

    今日洞见：耶稣坚称，祂离开世上（约翰福音 14:1-14）时，不会抛弃祂的门徒。祂应许说：“我不撇下你们为孤儿，我必到你们这里来”（18节）。基督可以离开而不抛弃祂的子民，因为祂会借着祂的灵回来与他们同在。圣灵会将信徒与耶稣合一，并将他们带入三位一体神的生命中：“到那日，你们就知道我在父里面，你们在我里面，我也在你们里面”（20节）。圣灵今日持续引领并合一耶稣的信徒

  今日灵修：当导航应用程序建议一条路线，可以将从拉斯维加斯到洛杉矶的车程缩短近一个小时时，谢尔比·伊斯勒和她的兄弟就选择了这条路线。然而，这条“捷径”让他们沿着一条土路行驶数小时，最终在一场沙尘暴中被困在加州莫哈韦沙漠。他们后来设法调转了方向，但由于崎岖的地形对车辆造成了严重损坏，最终车子不得不被拖走。应用程序开发者向众多误入歧途的旅行者道歉。

我们依靠谁的指引至关重要。作为耶稣的信徒，我们被赐予圣灵来引领和指引我们认识真理。耶稣知道自己即将离世离开门徒时，他向他们保证，他不会让他们受困。祂敦促门徒遵守祂的诫命，并提到所应许的圣灵，即真理的灵，祂将永远与他们同在，住在他们里面（约翰福音 14:15-17）。“保惠师，就是父因我的名所要差来的圣灵，他要将一切的事指教你们，并且要叫你们想起我对你们所说的一切话”（26节）。

 让我们继续在每一天的生活中追随圣灵的感动。我们知道祂永远不会让我们误入歧途。

 反思与祷告 什么能帮助你追随圣灵的感动？你如何才能更好地跟随祂？

亲爱的上帝，感谢您赐下您的圣灵。

作者：南希·加维拉内斯