MAY 2, 2012
Are You Tuned In?
Read: John 16:7-15
The Holy Spirit . . . will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things
that I said to you. —John 14:26
When I was growing up, I stayed with my grandparents for
a week or two every summer. They lived on a street that
dead-ended into some railroad tracks. I would often awaken
several times on my first night as the box cars rumbled by or
when an engineer blew the train whistle. By the end of my
visit, however, I had grown so accustomed to the noise that
I could sleep straight through the night without interruption.
I had tuned out the sounds.
There are other interruptions that I don’t want to tune out! I
love it when my husband unexpectedly brings me a cup of coffee
when I’m working at the computer. And it brings me joy when I
receive an unexpected call from a friend.
Sometimes we’re tempted to tune out “divine interruptions” of
the Holy Spirit instead of listening to His promptings. He may
nudge us with a realization that we need to ask forgiveness for
something we said or did. Or persistently remind us that we
should pray for someone who is experiencing a crisis. Or convict
us that we have never fully shared Jesus with a person we care about.
When the Holy Spirit indwells us, He teaches us, convicts us,
comforts us, and guides us into truth (John 14:16-17,26; 16:7-8,13).
Are you tuned in to the interruption of His voice?
Holy Spirit, help us hear
Your inner promptings, soft and clear;
And help us know Your still, small voice
So we may make God’s will our choice. —D. De Haan
Make the right choice: Obey the Spirit’s voice.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012
