October 16, 2021 8:00 pm
As the French soldier dug in the desert sand, reinforcing the defenses of his army’s encampment, he had no idea he would make a momentous discovery. Moving another shovel-full of sand he saw a stone. Not just any stone. The Rosetta Stone, containing laws and governance from King Ptolemy V written in three languages. That stone (now housed in the British Museum) would be one of the most important archaeological finds of the nineteenth century, helping to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian writing known as hieroglyphics.
For many of us, much of Scripture is also wrapped in deep mystery. Still, the night before the cross, Jesus promised His followers that He would send the Holy Spirit. He told them, “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” (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit is, in a sense, our divine Rosetta Stone, shedding light on the truth—including truths behind the mysteries of the Bible.
While we are not promised absolute understanding of everything given to us in the Scriptures, we can have confidence that, by the Spirit, we can comprehend everything necessary for us to follow Jesus. He will guide us into those vital truths.
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Hi, I'm Bill Crowder, and welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.
I title today's reading, Insight from the Spirit. As the French soldier dug in the desert sand, reinforcing the defenses of his army's encampment, he had no idea he would make a momentous discovery. Moving another shovel full of sand, he saw a stone. Not just any stone. It was the Rosetta Stone, containing a listing of the good things King Ptolemy V had done for his priests and the people of Egypt, written in three scripts.
That stone, now housed in the British Museum, would be one of the most important archaeological finds of the 19th century, helping to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian writing known as hieroglyphics. For many of us, much of scripture is also wrapped in deep mystery. Still, the night before the cross, Jesus promised his followers that he would send the Holy Spirit. He told them in John chapter 16, 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. The Holy Spirit is, in a sense, our divine Rosetta Stone, shedding light on the truth, including truths behind the mysteries of the Bible. While we're not promised absolute understanding of everything given to us in the scriptures, we can have confidence that by the Spirit, we can comprehend everything necessary for us to follow Jesus. He will guide us into those vital truths.
Our scripture reading today is from John chapter 16, verses 12 through 15. These are words Jesus spoke to his disciples the night before the cross in the upper room. I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear, 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. Let's pray. God of all truth, help us to rest in the Spirit of Truth so that we might better understand the wisdom that you've provided to us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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