The Holy Spirit is our Guarantee
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:18-22
This passage is very specific in how it is worded. We need to study it because the application of this passage should be very important to each of us personally. It says, “But as God is faithful our word to you is not Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus and Timothy–was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. For all the promises of God in Him are yes and in Him Amen to the glory of God through us.”
That says we are carrying around 8,800 promises in our Bible, the will of God in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Holy Spirit guarantees that any promise God gives us in Him is Yes. It is quite clear! It is yes!
The Holy Spirit Who is the Guarantee of the inheritance, it is His job to show us the promises that are for us. He leads us into all truth! Can we dig in and find a promise that God quickens to us and comes alive in us? Yes and we can shout it from the housetops but unless the Holy Spirit has given us that promise, it is not guaranteed. Unless we spend enough time reading the will we are not going to find out if that promise is Holy Spirit certified for us. We can go to church, read a book and assume that any promise in the Bible belongs to us and Jesus purchased them for us. But we can’t change 1 and 2 Corinthians — the entirety of God’s Word is the Logos! The Holy Spirit activates promises for us individually. These are rhema-revealed promises. In 1 Corinthians 1:18-22, there is another Greek word ar-rhab-own. Our Bible study last month focused on ar-rhab-own, as the guarantee of our inheritance.
Whose job is it to show us what our specific inheritance is? It is the job of the Spirit! Not only do we have to read and know the Logos, the entire Bible, but we have to read it with the ‘eye’ and the ‘ear’ for the Spirit to reveal which promises He has for us. The Holy Spirit is our Helper, Teacher, and Friend. The Holy Spirit is our Guarantee.
- \”Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you?\” (Ps. 71:19, NIV).
- Father, I pray that the prayer of Solomon will be true in the nations today: \”Give the gift of wise rule to the king,”
- Father, \”blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD. They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness. For you are their glory and strength\” (Ps. 89:15-17.)