Tuesday, 8 May 2012

THE PONDER SERIES #14 (CHALLENGING YOUR MIND WITH THE WORD) – THE AWESOME HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.



HELP is an experience we can relate to because in our daily lives, we require some form of assistance to enable us function efficiently. However, an understanding of the nature of help needed is where we have challenges. Often we think that help/helpers are easily discerned but unfortunately many have experienced a great deal of unpleasantness from an inability to apply wisdom on this. 

The world recognises help only in the form of human assistance and determined from one’s intellect but the consequence is that we are gravely affected by such kinds of ‘help’ that are often deceptive and deceitful. I believe we all have stories of such experiences. Seeing that we will always require help as no man is an island, how can we recognise genuine assistance?

BUT PONDER on what the Word says” My help comes from the LORD...” Psalm 112.2. Then it goes on to let us know who administers God’s help. Jesus said “And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper that He may abide with you forever. The Spirit of Truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him for he dwells with you and will be in you” John 14.16-17NKJV

Therefore God is the Source of all genuine forms of assistance and the Holy Spirit administers. The question is are you relying on the Holy Spirit daily to provide the true help/helpers or trusting on hearsay and gut feelings. No one knows the motives behind human assistance only the Holy Spirit does. Many in disobedience have been afflicted and hurt. The world is getting more complex and dangerous to live in without divine guidance in all matters.

The Holy Spirit knows the true position and exposes what is not right. He provides wisdom to help us judge righteously all things. Christ is Truth and only the Holy Spirit gives us the experience of truth in absolute terms. Our mind has been made to function with the Holy Spirit not exclusively. Intellectualism without the Spirit is why the world is dealing with dangerous human misbehaviours.

“Direct my steps by your word and let no iniquity have dominion over me’ Psalm 119.33NKJV. This is wisdom for living by the spirit. Always commit your day into the hands of the Holy Spirit. It is a lifesaver as I have experienced. Beware ‘Greek gifts’ that abound in various forms (help/helpers). Live free in the liberty of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 3.17). He will guide you to the true help/helpers.


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