The Holy Spirit Removes the Fog

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. (John 16:13)

Before going to the cross, Jesus made a promise that changed everything for every believer who would follow Him. He promised that the Holy Spirit would come and, when He did, His specific assignment would be to guide you into all truth—not some truth, not partial truth, but all truth. The same Greek word for guide used here means “showing someone the way.” The Holy Spirit is not just a Comforter in the emotional sense. He is a Guide in the most practical sense. 

As Guide, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance everything Jesus has said. Think about what “all things” actually means. It is not spiritual things only but rather it is all things. He can teach you how to handle a situation you have never faced before. He can give you wisdom in a crisis when you have no natural knowledge to draw from. He can instruct you in areas where you have neither training nor experience. All means all. Nothing is beyond His ability to reveal when needed. 

A lot of people call what they are doing “faith,” but they have never actually sought God’s will on the matter. That is not faith. That is presumption dressed up in religious language. Real faith has a foundation. It stands on a word from God, and the Holy Spirit is the one who reminds us of that word. He does not speak on His own authority. He hears from the Father and then speaks what He hears. He is the communication line between heaven and your spirit.

What the Father says, the Holy Spirit carries to you. And then He shows you things to come. The future is not a mystery that the enemy gets to exploit while you stumble around in the dark. The Holy Spirit has been given to you specifically to pull back that curtain and show you what is ahead so you can move in faith rather than in fear. His job is to remove the fog. That is not a poetic description, but His actual assignment in this dispensation. He is here, active and ready to show you the way.

Practical Application

Before making any significant decision this week, stop and deliberately invite the Holy Spirit into the process.

John 14:26; John 14:17