Led by His Spiritনমুনা

It’s easy for us to question how the disciples could fail to understand what Jesus told them about His upcoming crucifixion. He plainly said that He was going to Jerusalem where He would be put to death and then resurrected, but they didn’t get the point. However before we judge them too harshly, we should remember that there are often things in the Bible that we struggle to understand—and we have the great advantage of the indwelling Holy Spirit to help us understand what the Word of God teaches.

Charles Spurgeon said, “Commentators and expositors are very useful, indeed, but the best expositor is always the author of a book, himself. If I had a book that I did not quite understand, it would be a very great convenience to me to live next door to the author, for then I could run in and ask him what he meant. This is just your position, Christian! The Book will sometimes puzzle you, but the divine Author, who must know His own meaning, is always ready to lead you into its meaning.”

One of the main roles of the Holy Spirit in our lives is to help us understand the Bible. Jesus said, “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 16:13). This is a vital resource for our Christian lives. Because we have the Holy Spirit, we have everything we need to understand what God tells us in the Scriptures.