Sunday, April 21



Upon him the spirit of Jehovah must settle down, . . . the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.—Isa. 11:2.

One reason why we should want to be guided by holy spirit is that God led his own Son by it. Just imagine how eager Jesus was to receive the help of God’s spirit while residing in the environment that he faced here on earth !

Jehovah’s words mentioned in today’s text came true.

The Gospel record states what happened immediately after Jesus’ baptism: “Now Jesus, full of holy spirit,
turned away from the Jordan, and he was led about by the spirit in the wilderness.†(Luke 4:1) There,
while Jesus was fasting, praying,and meditating, Jehovah likely instructed and enlightened his
Son about what lay ahead for him.God’s active force was at work on Jesus’ mind and heart, guiding
his thinking and decisions. As a result, Jesus knew what to do in each situation,
and he did exactly what his Father wanted him to do.

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