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And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever– the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. (NIV) John 14:16-17

Jesus asked the Father to send the Spirit of Truth which is. . . a deposit. . .the earnest money. . .another Counselor. . .breath of the Almighty. . . Holy One. . .Holy Spirit. . .Holy Spirit of God. . .Spirit of Christ. . .Spirit of counsel and of power. . . Spirit of faith. . .spirit of fire. . .Spirit of glory. . .Spirit of God. . .spirit of grace and supplication. . .Spirit of His Son. . .Spirit of holiness. . .Spirit of Jesus Christ.

A prayer to pray. . . Dear God, You sent Your Spirit to be the mark of Your ownership in my life. Your Spirit is my Counselor, the breath of the Almighty, the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of faith and of fire. O Spirit I want more and more of You. I want the fullness of God to be dwelling and active within me. Set my mind on what you desire. I want to be controlled by You and in step with the Spirit throughout today. Amen

Dont follow the crowd. — Don't follow the crowd.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. (NIV) Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who doesn’t follow, doesn’t live by, isn’t influenced, doesn’t listen to. . . the advice, the words, the guidance, the counsel of . . .the wicked or the ungodly or unbelievers or those contrary to God (my expanded paraphrase of Psalm 1:1). Who are you listening to?

But his delight. . . his joy, his desire. . . is in the law of the LORD. . . the instruction, teaching of God. . . and on his law he meditates day and night. . . he habitually meditates, ponders, studies. . . (my expanded paraphrase of Psalm 1:2)

Do you take delight in studying God’s Word? Is it a joy to read God’s thoughts? How deep is your desire to know the God of the Word through the Word of God lived out on a daily basis?

Do you believe that the Bible is God’s instructions for you today? that it is teaching you what’s on God’s heart for your life? How have you taken to heart what God is teaching you?

Do you meditate on God’s Word night and day? Do you ponder the deep thoughts of God? Do you habitually study and apply the Bible to your life? How can you become a better student of God’s Word?

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