Being led by the Spirit of God is both and blessing from the Lord (Rom. 8:14) and a vital part of the Christian walk Romans 8:14. In learning to be led in our everyday life, there are three areas in scripture we should take note of. Three individual words mentioned in the scriptures that allude to and give us insight into the Spirit Led Life. These words are ‘peace’, ‘conscience’ and the ‘inward witness ‘.
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Being Led Means ‘Peace’ is Involved
- When the Spirit within leads you, you will get a sense of peace in your heart.
- The Holy Ghost will lead you in wisdom – His direction to you will be the wisest move that can be made at that exact moment.
- The result of His wise leading’s will be peace.
- So if you do not have peace about a potential direction you wish to go in, STOP.
Letting Peace Guide You
Colossians 3:15 (ESV)
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
- Let ‘peace’ rule in your heart.
- What does that mean exactly?
- Let the peace of God act as an umpire in your spirit.
- You either have peace or you have unrest
What the Bible Says about the Conscience.
Acts 23:1 (ESV)
1 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.”
- Notice again the choices: there are only two choices, right and wrong.
- Same thing as when we looked at peace, safe or out.
- So, if your conscience bothers you, this is a clue!
- You are supposed to be listening to your conscience.
- Your conscience can be clear, good, pure, and perfect.
- It stays that way by not overriding your conscience.
- You want your conscience to be supple and sensitive.
- You can un-sear your conscience and return it to a supple sensitive state, by legalistically obeying every prompting in your spirit, no matter how slight.
- The more you do that, the more sensitive you will become and eventually, the condition of your heart will be such that you are easy to be led.
The Inward Witness
Romans 8:16 (ESV)
16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
- What this verse is telling us is that in the most important area, the most important thing that can happen to you, the new birth, the Spirit of God will bear witness.
- Since the Lord lets us know the most important thing ever, that we are children of God by the inward witness, then you can see that the inward witness is the primary way that you are going to be led in the other areas of your life.
- You have peace or you have unrest
- Your conscience is clear or it’s bothered.
- You have a positive witness or you have a negative check.
- In each case, only two choices.
Urim And Thummim
- There is an Old Testament counterpart to this area of being led.
- Urim and Thummim were two stones that were put into the breastplate of the High Priest in order to help the Israel know God’s will upon inquiry.
Putting It All Together
- We can help ourselves in begin led by the Spirit by tailoring our questions into yes or no format.
- By asking ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions of God, we can give peace a chance to answer.
- By asking ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions, we can give the conscience a chance to respond.
- By asking ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions, we can give the inward witness an open door of opportunity.
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Question: How has the Holy Spirit led you using His peace? How has He lead you using your conscience or the inward witness?
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