Today’s Scripture: John 14:16-17; 16:13-15
You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. – Nehemiah 9:20
Years ago, our son Randy and his wife, Jackie, told us about a supper time when little one-year-old Clayton laid down his spoon, looked up at his parents, and jabbered away with a great deal of emotion and earnestness. “Blah, blah, blahppety blah blah,” he said.
Finally Clayton ended his oration, leaving his parents completely in the dark as to what he’d been saying. Because Christine had listened so intently, Randy thought maybe she knew what Clayton had said and could act as interpreter. So he asked her, “Christine, do you know what your little brother just said?”
She nodded. “Clayton said, ‘Blah, blah, blahppety blah blah.’”
It took her parents a few minutes to regain their composure.
As I listened to this story, I was reminded of the fact that to gain an understanding of the Bible, there must be an interpreter and teacher. The apostle Paul made it plain that without the help of the Holy Spirit, the Scriptures would remain a mystery. According to 1 Corinthians 2:14, “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
The Bible is just so much gibberish, like a baby jabbering away, to anyone who is not a Christian and not taught by the Spirit. But when we are born again, it is a whole different story. As the Spirit of God casts light upon the Scriptures, the teaching is made clear and plain, and the Bible can then be applied to our lives.
Prayer
Lord, thank You for the truths of Your Word revealed to me by the Holy Spirit. Amen.
To Ponder
Apart from the Holy Spirit’s work in revealing the meaning of Scripture to us, we can have no true understanding.
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