Being Taught by God
Paul said, “In him we live, and move, and have our being” (Acts 17:28 NKJV). Men and women of God live within this very small circle. Their life, their every move, is wrapped up only in the interests of Christ.
To know nothing but Christ, there must be a continual flow of revelation from the Holy Spirit. If the Holy Spirit knows the mind of God, then that well of flowing water must be a continual, never-ending revelation of Christ. It awaits every servant of the Lord who is willing to wait on the Lord quietly, in faith believing and trusting the Holy Spirit to manifest the mind of God.
Today we need his infallible word, a true and living revelation. Samuel had that word from God, and Israel knew it. When Samuel spoke, of all the voices in the land his came through and not one word fell to the ground.
Today multitudes are trying to sift through all the voices to hear the clear word of God. Saints of God are getting weary of a barrage of voices while finding only a few kernels of truth. You too might be in a dark place right now. Christ alone is the light! That light alone dispels the darkness.
Peter said, “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts” (2 Peter 1:19).
Paul said, “For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:6).
John said, "His kingdom [Satan’s] became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain" (Revelation 16:10).
Your good works won't dispel that darkness, and our preaching on social issues won't cut through it, either. None of your personal experiences will do it. I'll go a step further to say that even binding the powers of darkness won't work without the light of Christ shining forth. All darkness vanishes in the light of God's glory! Let us study Christ alone in the secret closet. We serve the same God and are taught by the very same Holy Spirit as all others who have known Christ in fullness.
