“The Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go and catch up with that carriage’ ” (Acts 8:29). When the church of Antioch was worshipping and fasting, “the Holy Spirit spoke to them” (Acts 13:2). After a meeting in Jerusalem regarding Gentile Christians, the leaders of the Church concluded: “It is the decision of the Holy Spirit, and ours too” (Acts 15:28). It wasn’t that the first Christians had a “hot line” to the Holy Spirit, because sometimes they missed the messages from the Holy Spirit (see Acts 16:6, 7). Nonetheless, the first Christians lived by the belief that the Holy Spirit was speaking to them and that they were usually listening for and hearing His messages.

How often do you openly say or consciously think that the Holy Spirit is directing you? Are you baptized, immersed in the Spirit? Is the Spirit on your mind, in your heart, and on the tip of your tongue? Are you filled with the Spirit? Do you hear the Spirit better than you did last year? What have you done to improve your spiritual hearing? Do you even hear things from the Holy Spirit that are contrary to what you would naturally want to hear?

The Spirit is our Teacher (Jn 14:26), Guide (Jn 16:13), and God. Therefore, we must let Him help us hear Him.

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