Family Devotional
Day Thirty-Two
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will
guide you into all the truth.” John 16:12
Albatrosses have a wingspan of up to twelve
feet and rarely flap their wings. Instead they gracefully fly the ocean wind
currents soaring up and down indefinitely. When there is no wind, they cannot
fly.
Sailors were in awe of them. Samuel Taylor
Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a tale of the bad
consequences when a seaman shot one. Often it is regarded as a symbol of sin
and retribution.
Jesus wanted His disciples to know about the
Holy Spirit so that they would always choose to do the right thing.
Often we know what we should do, but we
choose not to, and then we have consequences we don’t like. For example, if we
don’t study for a test and then we get a bad grade, it’s not someone else’s
fault.
The Spirit helps us to choose to act wisely.
He is often also described as coming like the wind.
Just like the sailors didn’t understand how
the albatross could ride the wind currents, we don’t always understand how the
Spirit speaks to us. However, we know he is good because Jesus sent him to us,
and we need to remember to respect him.
Action
1. Write
down some questions you have about how to know what things are true and what is
not.
2. Ask an
adult to show you how to find out the answers.
3. Think of
a way you can explain what truth is to someone who asks you.
Read More
John 16:5-15
1 Thessalonians 5:19
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