THE HOLY SPIRIT TELLS US THINGS TO COME!!!

 

Why does it surprise us that the Holy Spirit knows what will happen in the future???


John 16:13 (AMP) But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].

 

We accept that God knows what has happened in our past!!!  And we know that HE sees what we are doing right now!!! 



Why is it so hard to believe that OUR FATHER, GOD who created the universe, knows everything else, even the future???



Maybe it is because, the BIBLE says that THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TELL US THINGS TO COME!!!   It doesn’t say that GOD WILL TELL US THINGS TO COME!!!  But then again, doesn’t it???



WE MUST REMEMBER THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD!!!  And GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING!!!  So, that means that GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, KNOWS EVERYTHING!!!  And that includes the future!!! 




You know, I never really spent a lot of time thinking about it before, but we can see in our everyday lives that God knows what is going to happen to us!!!  

I have had God tell me to go ahead and pay the Electric bill that (according to the statement) wasn’t even due yet, ONLY to find a few days later that they had issued a disconnect notice!!!  And according to the disconnect notice, the electricity was going to be disconnected before the due date shown on the bill!!!



Isn’t God amazing???  Isn’t HE WONDERFUL!!! 



Maybe it was a mistake or an error, but ONLY GOD KNOWS!!!  I have yet to call and ask what was going on!!! 



ONLY GOD CAN FORSEE SOME THING LIKE THAT!!! 



ONLY GOD CAN INTERVENE FOR US!!!  AND ONLY GOD WILL!!!



How many times have you “just decided for some odd reason to take a different route” or “go a different way” and then later found out that there was an accident on the road that you usually travel at the time that you are usually on it??? 



And what about when God put that SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE right in front of you!!!  You, muttered and grumbled, and until you saw the Highway Patrol up ahead!!!  Did you even THANK GOD for keeping you from getting a ticket??? 



GOD knew that if HE DIDN’T INTERVENE, you were going to go flying down that highway and run right up on that policeman, and get a ticket!!!  So, in HIS MERCY, HE had that little old lady (or slow poke) decide to get out early and get right in front of you!!!



And by the way, how many times has HE TOLD YOU THAT YOU NEEDED TO LEAVE FOR WORK EARLIER???  OR DRIVE A LITTLE SLOWER???




LET’S BE TRUTHFUL!!! 

As God’s children, most of us really don’t listen when GOD is trying to talk to us!!!  We say, WE ARE HIS SHEEP!!!  But most of us, even though we claim to be saved, don’t read HIS WORD, every day!!!  And yes, I said, EVERY DAY!!! 



John 10:27 (CEB) My sheep listen to my voice. I know them and they follow me.

If we do as Jesus says, and we follow HIM, then we will spend time with HIM in HIS WORD!!! 


We are supposed to use HIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL; HIS WORD to help us get through the everyday situations and problems in our lives!!!  



And we should be seeking HIS HELP, and NOT leaving GOD on the sidelines!!!



So, with that in mind, do you know what other job belongs to the HOLY SPIRIT besides teaching us and showing us things to come???

John 14:26 (CEV) But the Holy Spirit will come and help you, because the Father will send the Spirit to take my place. The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said while I was with you.



Jesus told HIS FOLLOWERS that the Holy Spirit would help them remember the things that HE had spoken to them; the things HE had taught them!!!


John 14:26 (CEB) The Companion, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I told you.

So, when we take time to read THE WORD, we can expect help from The Holy Spirit in remembering and understanding it!!!  Because HE will bring ALL things to our remembrance!!!



John 14:26 (NKJV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Since one of His jobs is to teach us all things, we can count on HIS HELP when we are studying!!!



And because God knows everything, HE CAN AND WILL WHISPER THE ANSWERS IN OUR EARS, even before we know the questions!!!



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.