The Assurance of the Godhead's Guidance: John 16:12-15

I heard a minister say once that "Fear Not" is found 356 times in the Bible, once for everyday of the year. Another minister told me F.E.A.R. is the acronym for: False Evidence Appearing Real. When you combine these two statements, you could agree we need a "fear not" reminder daily, and quite often what we fear never comes to pass. Recently I sent an email to a friend to be forwarded to another friend. After I clicked the send button, I realized I sent it to the wrong person and the content of the email, if it was not understood properly, could create a problem between the person I accidentally sent it to and myself. I was in turmoil and my heart pounded exponentially. I could not pull it back, so I prayed, and prayed, and prayed some more for the Lord to give the recipient understanding, so that my email was not taken out of context.

 That same day I received a message from the recipient and at first, she was a bit upset but asked for an explanation. I provided the explanation and in doing so, God used it to open a door for me to minister to the recipient. Our relationship grew in just 24-hours, from an accidental email that had prompted fear. What I thought would have been the result of the email, was False Evidence Appearing Real. I had forgotten what the minister told me that there is a "Fear Not" for every day of the year, and we should take heed and act accordingly. It is a command if you will. The Lord said fear not, so let's not entertain fear, for God is with us.


 Our Scripture today provides us with an antidote for fear. Taken from John 16:12-15, Jesus said, “I have much more to say to you, more than you can bear now. 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. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you”.

 
Here we see a beautiful collaboration of the Godhead-- Father, Son and Holy Spirit working in unison on our behalf. Jesus said the Spirit of Truth will guide us into all truth, and he will tell us what is yet to come. Truth is passed from God the Father, to Jesus, to the Holy Spirit, and then to us regarding all that concerns our personal and social lives. We can obey and trust the Lord in all matters even when we don't fully understand how the circumstance will turn out. Truth is the antidote for fear. If I knew the truth that the accidentally sent email would have opened the door for a greater purpose, I wouldn't have entertained those fearful thoughts. Therefore, let's take a different approach when those fearful thoughts enter our minds. Let us seek guidance from the Spirit of Truth. When truth enters, fear will depart.

 

R.G.  15/06/25

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