Does God Still Speak Today? (Part 3)

We have established from the Word of God that God does still speak to us today and the two most important ways are through His Word and through the Holy Spirit.  Other ways God speaks to us are through an inward witness, peace in your heart, a still small voice and through dreams and visions.  In this post I want to cover how God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit and through the inward witness.

The Holy Spirit

God speaking to us through the Holy Spirit is best understood by looking at several verses from the Bible.  These verses establish very clearly how God's Spirit speaks to and directs us.

• Romans 8:14, 16 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. ... The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"  God's Spirit will speak to our spirit and heart that we are His children.
• John 6:63 "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.
• 1 Corinthians 2:9-16 "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10 But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
• Revelation 2 --  The Word tells us repeatedly that "He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.
• Acts 8:29 "Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot."  The Spirit spoke to Philip and he obeyed.
• Acts 10:19 "While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee."
• Matthew 4:1 "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil."

All these verses indicate that the Holy Spirit speaks to us and guides us in our daily walk with God.

Inward Witness

1 John 2:20 reads "But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things."  This verse lets us know that the Holy Spirit's anointing is in the believer and He will bear witness with our spirit and give us direction.

-- Pastor Temple