July 11 / Luke 12:1-12

Luke 12:1-12

“Notice what you notice.” I’ve never been called before the rulers or authorities (vv. 11-12). In my time teaching at EKU I would often quote Scripture – in the context of the lecture – but never got called out for it by any students. It probably would have been different if I had been teaching at UK!

Our focus on the Holy Spirit during Creative Arts Camp has stayed with me. I regularly recall what Jesus told His disciples at the Last Supper, the many items that the Holy Spirit is and does. Here they are, FYI:

1. He is the Spirit of truth … who abides with and in the disciples. (John 14:17)
2. The “world” cannot see Him or know Him. (John 14:17)
3. He will teach you, He will remind you. (John 14:26)
4. He will testify about Jesus. (John 15:26-27)
5. He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment (John 16:8)
6. More specifically for the disciples (John 16:13-14)
   • He will guide the disciples into all the truth.
   • He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak.
   • He will disclose to the disciples what is to come.
   • He will glorify Jesus.
   • He will take Jesus’ words and will disclose it to you.

So there is one more to add to the list: …the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. (v. 12) GLORY!!

Reality set in for that claim in the book of Acts (Acts 3-4) with Peter and John before the Sanhedrin. Check it out! Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them…(Acts 4:8), ff.) and When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13) GLORY, GLORY!!

Slava Bohu!