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Indispensable Principle

As we turn to look in God’s word, there is one principle that is
indispensable and that is total reliance on God’s Holy Spirit.
It’s not only a principle of Bible study but it’s a principle of life.
We must always depend on God’s Holy Spirit. Before we pray,
let me share 1 Kings 3:24&25, “Then the king said, ‘The one
says, “This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead
one”; and the other says, “no! For your son is the dead one,
and my son is the living one.” Solomon said, “Bring a sword
and kill the baby.” That’s what his lips said, “Kill the baby.”
But his heart was saying, “Save the baby.” When we read the
Bible, it’s not only what Jesus says but it’s His heart. When
Lazarus died Jesus told Mary and Martha, “This sickness is not
unto death.” That’s what His lips said but that’s not what His
heart said. Jesus told me that if I’m to follow Him I’m to hate
my wife and family. That’s what His lips said but that’s not
what His heart said. Jesus said, “Let the dead bury the dead.”
He didn’t mean that. All I’m saying is, that when we study the
Bible, put your ear on God’s heart and not His lips. We need
to hear God’s heart.

Our heavenly Father, we thank You for the Holy Spirit
that lives inside of us. Now we ask that Holy Spirit would
anoint the speaker. We pray that your Holy Spirit would anoint
the translator. We pray that the Holy Spirit would anoint the
listener. Help us all put our ear to Your heart, so we can hear
again so great a salvation. We pray in Jesus’ name.
We have been looking at some wonderful foundations
of our faith. We looked at the truth of the exchanged life; His
life for mine. We looked at the truth of faith and how sensitive
Jesus is to the smallest touch. We looked at the truth of
revelation and how the Holy Spirit takes the Bible and shows
us Jesus. And by God’s grace this morning I’d like to look at
the truth of resting in the Lord. Beyond all doubt, resting in the
Lord is a great foundation.

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