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NASB | Psalm 143:10 ¶ Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 143:10 ¶ Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You], For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. |
Subject: Discerning the Leading of Holy Spirit |
Bible Note: 1. The leading of the Spirit, he says, is regular, that is, according to the regulum: the rule of Scripture. The Spirit does not work in us to give us a new rule of life, but to help us understand and apply the rule contained in Scripture. Thus, the fundamental question to ask about any guidance will be: Is this course of action consistent with the Word of God? 2. The commands of the Spirit are not grievous. They are in harmony with the Word, and the Word is in harmony with the believer as new creation. The Christian believer consciously submitted to the Word will find pleasure in obeying that Word, even if the Lord’s way for us is marked by struggle, pain, and sorrow. Christ’s yoke fits well; His burden never crushes the spirit. 3. The “motions” of the Spirit are orderly. Just as God’s covenant is ordered in all things and secure, (2 Samuel 23:5) so the promised gift of that covenant, the indwelling Spirit, is orderly in the way in which He deals with us. Restlessness is not a mark of communion with the Spirit but of the activity of the evil one. 4. The “motions,” or promptings of the Spirit always tend to glorify God according to His Word. He brings Jesus’ teaching into our memories; He glorifies the Savior; He pours into our hearts a profound sense of the love of God for us. --Sinclair Ferguson (2015), summarizing John Owen (1615-1683) |