August 16, 2022

Passage Read: John 15-16
Meditation Verse: 16:19

Thought

We usually ask one another when we do not understand the things God says. That is only helpful to the degree that there are some among us who have walked with God longer and more closely than us. But even better is to go directly to Jesus with our questions. We ask in prayer and read His Word to find His answer. There is no better source of understanding than God himself, who first spoke these things, who knows best what He means.

Application

Yes, I need the fellowship of other believers, especially those more mature than me, to guard me from drifting into error. But I need to trust God's Word to give me the answers that I seek. He knows what He meant when He spoke and wrote the Bible. He has given me His Spirit to teach me, to help me understand His Word. I need to trust these and seek answers from His Word, and trust those answers more than those of other men.