KEY SCRIPTURE: John 16:13 KJV “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.”

The Holy Spirit came into our lives to play a special role. He came to guide us into the truth. The following verse also says Joh 16:14 KJV” He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” Considering all that the Lord is revealing about the Spirit, His main work is to focus on Jesus. Jesus is the centrality of life. He is the way; He is the truth and He is the life.

Let’s consider the various roles of the Spirit, and how it relates to Jesus. The Lord said, He would guide us into all truth. What is truth?  Jesus is the truth. To guide to the truth is to focus everything about Jesus since He is the truth. Error is when the teachings focus on other things, persons and not on Jesus Christ. In the revelations given to Paul, Jesus is our salvation, our justification, our wisdom and everything (1Co 1:30 KJV But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:”

Every glory must go to Jesus. The Holy Spirit came to manifest the Jesus lifestyle. If the lifestyle of any so-called child of God, is not like Jesus or honouring Jesus, then it is not controlled by the Spirit. What is the Jesus lifestyle? This is a life of true love, selfless love that truly values all persons. He also said the Spirit will receive from Him and give it to those who love Him. The following statements would help us know whether one operating any power is under the influence of the Holy Spirit, or something else

1. Anyone who has received from Jesus never promotes himself. He attributes every glory to Jesus.

2. He also rallies men to go about bringing others to Jesus. Anyone who claims he has his grace from Jesus and does not encourage others to go about evangelising about Jesus, has not received from Jesus.

3. Every one who has received from the Lord unites the body of Christ, those who have not received from Jesus speak wrongly about every other preacher, but projects themselves. Let this guide you against wolves in sheep clothes.

THOUGHT: THE MAIN ROLE OF THE SPIRIT IS TO EXALT JESUS IN EVERY WAY.

 FURTHER STUDIES

Col 1:18 KJV And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Col 2:8, 9 KJV” Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”