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October 16, 2021 8:00 pm
As the French soldier dug in the desert sand, reinforcing the defenses of his army’s encampment, he had no idea he would make a momentous discovery. Moving another shovel-full of sand he saw a stone. Not just any stone. The Rosetta Stone, containing laws and governance from King Ptolemy V written in three languages. That stone (now housed in the British Museum) would be one of the most important archaeological finds of the nineteenth century, helping to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian writing known as hieroglyphics.
For many of us, much of Scripture is also wrapped in deep mystery. Still, the night before the cross, Jesus promised His followers that He would send the Holy Spirit. He told them, “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come” (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit is, in a sense, our divine Rosetta Stone, shedding light on the truth—including truths behind the mysteries of the Bible.
While we are not promised absolute understanding of everything given to us in the Scriptures, we can have confidence that, by the Spirit, we can comprehend everything necessary for us to follow Jesus. He will guide us into those vital truths.
Five. I'm Bill Crowder. Welcome to the days encouragement from Our Daily Bread, a title, today's reading insight from the spirit as the French soldier dug in the desert sand, reinforcing the defenses of his army's encampment.
He had no idea he would make a momentous discovery moving another shovelful of sand. He saw stone. Not just any stone. It was a Rosetta Stone containing a listing of the good things King Ptolemy. The fifth done for his priests and the people of Egypt written three scripts that stone now housed in the British Museum will be one of the most important archaeological finds of the 19th century, helping to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian writing known as hieroglyphics for many of us much of Scripture is also wrapped in deep mystery.
Still the night before the cross, Jesus promised his followers that he would send the Holy Spirit.
He told them in John chapter 16 but when he, the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own. He will speak only what he hears and he will tell you what is yet to come Holy Spirit is in a sense, our divine Rosetta Stone shedding light on the truth including truth behind the mysteries of the Bible. While were not promised absolute understanding of everything given to us in the Scriptures we can have confidence that by the spirit we can comprehend everything necessary for us to follow Jesus, he will guide us into those vital truths are Scripture reading today is from John chapter 16 verses 12 through 15. These are words Jesus spoke to his disciples the night before the cross in the upper room. I have much more to say to you more than you can now bear. But when he, the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own. He will speak only what he hears and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me, because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you all the belongs to the father's mind.
That is why I said the spirit will receive from me but he will make known to you. Let's pray God of all truth. Help us to rest in the spirit of truth, so that we might better understand the wisdom that you provided to us in Jesus name we pray.
Amen the days encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
