The School of the Spirit

John 7-8 

“…’How did this man get such learning without having studied?’ Jesus answered, ‘My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me. If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own…If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”

John 7:15-17; 8:31, 32

Jesus was educated in the school of the Holy Spirit - ‘listen and obey.’ When we also choose to fully surrender our lives to the will of the Father and be daily filled with his Spirit, we, too, become disciples of the Father who follow in the way of Jesus. When we study in classrooms, we learn from teachers. When we are being discipled in all of life by the Spirit of God, we are learning from the Lord. Both forms of training are important, but the school of the Spirit is essential.

Are we taking the time each day to listen and obey?

Is our ongoing training coming from the words of God or of others?

In an age of podcasts, and countless books, who we listen to and follow is easily a substitute for the school of the Holy Spirit.

“Lord Jesus, guide me into your will by your Word and Spirit, for your glory.”