Good morning, beloved friends, how are you today?
I am still recovering from eye surgery, and I have to use eye drops four times a day. You all know I am a nurse and nurses are not good patients.
Taking medication isn’t the only thing I struggle to do, sometimes, I struggle to pray, to read the Bible, and quite honestly, I think I am allergic to exercise. If I didn’t work at the hospital on the weekend, I wouldn’t get any steps in for exercise. To solve the problem on remembering to administer my eye drops, I finally set alarms on my cell phone. Beloved, what do you struggle doing?
The verse in the meme is Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
Sweet friends this verse is special and has helped me many times. The Word of God is something I treasure. I read and write God’s word daily. The Holy Spirit, The Spirit of Truth, enables me to inquire and understand God’s Word.
As you know I am reading the book by Dr. David Jeremiah, The Holy Spirit You May Not Know. One of the Holy Spirit’s jobs is to glorify Jesus. Another is He is the Spirit of Truth. With truth, He guides us to make the right decisions. 
The word truth is in the Bible 137 times. In the above verse, we are to fear the Lord and serve Him in truth.
In John 1:17, we read that truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Jesus then tells us in John 14 that he will give us the Spirit of Truth.
Read with me this passage from John 14: 16-17, “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you.”
Beloved, the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit lives in you. He guides you. We read again of the Spirit of Truth in John 16:13, “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.”
We receive the gift of the Holy Spirit when we accept Jesus. He provides the sanctification that we are his children and protects us from falsehoods. After all, He is the Spirit of Truth.
We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. 1 John 4:6
In today’s world, truth is skewed, it seems that what a person believes is their truth. So, that is why beloved we need to read God’s Word for ourselves. Then read devotions, books, and commentaries.
In Dr. David Jeremiah’s book, The Holy Spirit You May Not Know, Dr. Jeremiah said the Holy Spirit points us to the truth, teaching us all things.
John 14: 26 says
But 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.”
Quite honestly, I don’t know about you, but I am thankful that the Spirit of Truth, reminds me of scriptures.
Dusty Road
On the dusty road, as I travel as a nurse case manager, I offer prayer. This is one of times I recognize the Holy Spirit. Often, I pray scripture in my prayer, and the Holy Spirit is the one that brings the scripture to my mind. Recently, I met Vanessa and Mildred, both in the hospital for different reasons. I prayed and gave scriptures to them. I continue to pray for their healing. Who are you praying for?
The Holy Spirit speaks to our spirits, heart, our minds, he convicts us of truth and righteousness. Condemnation is from Satan; conviction is from the Holy Spirit. When we write and memorize God’s Word, His Word empowers us.
Conclusion
Beloved, may I assure you that God is with you in your struggles, whether you have an illness, a wayward child, an estranged relationship, or struggle reading the Bible, praying, and memorizing His Word. God is with you. God gave us the Holy Spirit to indwell us and to be a Helper, Comforter and Spirit of Truth.
The Holy Spirit is the source of all truth. The Spirit of Truth guides us daily; He guides us in all truth and righteousness. Will you trust God today and ask Jesus to be your Savior? With Jesus as your Savior, you receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Father God, I pray for my beloved readers, may they seek you first and be filled with the Holy Spirit, The Spirit of Truth?
What is God asking you to do in response to this devotion?
How are you serving the Lord today?
