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When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. (John 16:13) Reflection: This word comes to us from Jesus in the upper room. He wanted his disciples to understand the role of the Holy Spirit. God has given his Spirit to us to enlighten us to God’s…

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6) Reflection: Jesus Christ has made an amazing claim, which is not that he knows the truth, but that he is the truth. His claim is that the truth of God is not an impersonal reality; the truth has entered the world in the flesh, and he is it! The truth of God cannot be separated…

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) Reflection: Through Jesus Christ, we can know the truth of God, and when we know God’s truth, we are set free from all the confusion, spin, and distortion of the world. Our world is skeptical and jaded regarding the truth, and in some ways, it has always been this way. Human beings have been twisting the truth for their own advantage from the very beginning,…

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) Reflection: Jesus spoke this word to the Samaritan woman at the well. The Jews and the Samaritans disagreed as to the central place of worship. The Jews worshipped in Jerusalem and the Samaritans in Samaria. But Jesus said that the time was coming when people wouldn’t worship in specific locations but would simply worship in spirit, right where they were. God is seeking those…