1 John 2:27: “But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie – just as it has taught you, abide in him.”
“He continues (the Holy Spirit) to illumine the Word in our hearts as if by turning up a dimmer switch – progressively increasing our accurate comprehension of God’s written Word while enabling us to make relevant application of the Word in our personal lives and decisions.” Dr. Tony Evans.
So often we wish we had more abilities, more money, more free time, – simply more in our life than what is currently there. Some of us have deep-rooted insecurities that make us afraid we will never measure up for various reasons and that we are incapable. We long to hear compliments and being told we have done an excellent job. But when we are a child of God, a born-again Christian, we have received the Holy Spirit into our hearts, who reveals God’s wisdom and will for our lives. I love how the Message states 1 John 2:27: “Christ’s anointing teaches you the truth on everything you need to know about yourself and him, uncontaminated by a single lie. Live deeply in what you were taught.”
John is not denying the importance of gifted teachers within the church or Christian community in 1 John 2:27. But is stating we are not dependent on human wisdom or the opinions of men for learning the truth found in Scripture. Instead, the Holy Spirit guides our hearts and minds in knowing the truth of Christ as we read His Word. The Holy Spirit acts as our guardian of deception and counselor. We can equate this to having a built-in lie detector from false doctrine and beliefs. It is called discernment.
May our prayer be that our spiritual eyes will be open and that we may see and hear everything through the filter of the Holy Spirit abiding in our soul – our human spirit. May your prayer be for God to give you 20/20 spiritual vision today and may your ears hear clearly His voice over your life in this day because He has given you everything you need for this very day. We must persevere one step at a time and rest assured of His faithfulness. Some days that will require more action on our part than other days as we guard our heart with the “belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness” as Ephesians 6:14 states.
May your pledge to God today be:
Therefore I will not believe any lies that are contrary to what You have told me and taught me. I will abide in God, as the Holy Spirit’s voice overpowers Satan’s lies infiltrating my thoughts and protects me from errors of untruth. Even just one small single lie of doubt that will come during a time of refining – I put up my shield of faith – my offensive weapon – as I recite or read God’s Word of truth filling up my soul, human spirit, and mind.
Listen to Jeremy Camp – Word of Life (YouTube).