[The Glory Unveiled]
Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” [ John 21:18 NIV ]
Whenever we are led by someone, our destinations are defined and determined by the guide or leader. In the scripture above, the Lord Jesus was teaching the apostle Peter about the responsibility of his new status in God. The Lord Jesus was explaining the demands of that status, which include the responsibility to lead his colleagues and the church. And as one who was to lead others, he was to be led. The Lord Jesus touched on the nature of the Holy Spirit and His leadership. He taught that the Holy Spirit will lead where He wills and not where Peter or anyone else might want. As young believers, we may go wherever we want and behave however we like, but a time comes when the Holy Spirit dresses us with the fruit of the spirit and leads us by the word of God. That time is the time of growth and maturity in the Lord. [For the believer, our willingness and commitment to the leading of the Holy Spirit is our journey into growth, and not the number of years we have been believing]. In our growth experience, the Holy Spirit dresses us with the identity of the Son and leads us in the way of the Word. In John 3, the Lord Jesus associates the Holy Spirit with the wind, saying, “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8) Hence, we are to make up our minds to submit to the wind-like ministry of the Holy Spirit. Allowing ourselves to be led wherever the Holy Spirit wills—a call to an unpredictable life. Would you let the Holy Spirit dress and lead you?
Prayer_Bead: Father, thank you for the leadership of your Spirit. I submit to You, lead me on this glorious journey of life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Wisdom_Quote: The Holy Spirit is the matured believer’s guide.
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