Our Study Partner

May 13

Have you ever crammed for a test? No matter what your area of expertise, there is always more to glean in a subject than you have had the ability to absorb. When the test day arrives, you feel woefully inadequate to regurgitate the information you have tried so diligently to digest.

The only area of life where that sense of devouring information in order to be prepared for a later exam is not present is in the realm of the Spirit. Jesus has given us the assurance that it is totally unnecessary for us to feel the pressure of endeavoring to know everything we need to know.

We do want to please Him, of course. We do know His Word admonishes that we, “Study to show yourself approved of the Lord, a workman rightly dividing the word of truth” II Timothy 2:15, yet we also know our study need not be stressful or tedious. We needn’t pour over study guides or memorize long lists of facts relevant to our faith.

The Lord made a promise in John 14:26 that we may claim and apply as we endeavor to know Him and to be prepared for the ultimate test of our faith and commitment. He says, “The Counselor, the Holy Spirit…will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.” We aren’t alone in our quest for Christ and His truth. The Third Person of the Godhead is our study partner.