the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Bowen's Daily Meditations
"Led by the Spirit of God." - Romans 8:14.
Led by the Spirit of God. By the glorious being who led Christ. Without him was nothing made that was made. Without him the sceptre of the Godhead was never once extended. The highest archangel would not stir a step without him.
The children of God, all who inherit eternal life, have this infallible characteristic, they are led by the Spirit of God. They are led by him to a sense of their sinfulness and short sightedness; to an open recognition of the same; to the throne of grace; to the use of the most prevailing arguments in prayer; to the society of Christians, the assemblies of the saints; away from temptation; through temptation; to the dwellings of the poor and needy; to the resorts of the ignorant and erring.
Let some of them be asked, why are you scattered abroad over the face of the earth, speaking diverse languages, addressing heathens and errorists? They may in their reply speak of ships and carriages, wind and steam, money and skill. But they must also say, " The Spirit of God led us hither."
There can be no safe guidance that is not perpetual. The advantage of a year may be lost in an hour. If we act independently of the Spirit in little things, we will look for him in vain in great things.
His leading is not violent. He acts by our own convictions and our own will. There is nothing degrading in this guidance, but the highest possible exaltation. God who has given us senses, understanding, free-will, memory, has given us some thing infinitely above them all, because they all by it enter into their highest perfection - namely, the guidance of the Spirit. Let the mariner say, " I need no wind, for I have a noble ship, with ample suits of sails, an excellent crew, with charts and compass." Let the commander of a steamer say, " I need no steam, no fuel, for the engine is everything that could be desired, and I have the most skillful engineers." But let the child of God say, " I am led by the Spirit of God."
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