Inner Teacher

Who is teacher for Christians? The answer is Jesus Christ Himself by means the Spirit. When a Samaritan woman witnessed the townspeople about Christ Jesus she met, they thronged to see Him. When they heard Him speaking the good news of the kingdom of heaven, they urged Him to stay longer and so Jesus did two days. What a marvelous time with the Son of God it would be! Every word fell upon them warmed and blossomed in their hearts and minds beyond the languages. At first, they were told of Jesus the Messiah from the woman of lowliness and humility. But now they confessed they believed not because what she said but because they heard Him and they knew that He is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.

Is it not what is happening even among many today? Each comes to Christ Jesus in various ways. Probably friends, neighbors, books, medium, accidents, diseases, or something else may bring up to Christ Jesus. These townspeople of Sychar, a town of Samaria, came to Jesus in response to the unwelcomed woman’s witnessing.

But when they came to Him, they heard Him speaking to them directly out of His own mouth. The word of the Lord penetrated into the hearts of the people and convinced them to believe that He was the Christ, the Son of the living God. This is exactly what’s happened today in the hearts of all Christians. Although there are numerous ways to come to Christ, there is only one Teacher for every believer. Man is not a teacher but a witness. He is a light bearer, not the light itself (John 1:8). Witness must decrease but He must increase (John 3:30).

How does it work today? The answer is by means of the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised His disciples to send another Counselor when He went back to the Father. The Holy Spirit came into the hearts of one hundred twenty people gathered in the Jerusalem Temple on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). The Spirit indwells in our hearts forever (John 14:16). The risen Jesus Christ now lives in us by means of the Spirit as He promised to be with us even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).

Although we may hear the gospel of the kingdom of heaven in various ways, we have one inner Teacher within. Jesus Christ the Lord teaches us and reveals the truths by means of the Spirit who testifies all but the truth. He is the Spirit of truth (John 14:17).

How can we be taught by the Spirit? Ask, seek, and knock the door! Let Him teach you! How can He teach you unless you let Him teach you? Open the words of God and meditate day and night and in season and out of season. Eat and drink the words of God for your soul and spirit just as you eat and drink food for your body. Just as the Samaritans did, urge Him to stay and teach you. He is the Shepherd of all, so He will teach you and lead you into the marvelous kingdom of heaven today. In addition to that, add one very significant virtue of all, obey His commandments by faith.

His name is Immanuel! He is with us now and forevermore.

“And many more believed because of His own word. Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” (John 4:41-42 NKJV)

“But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.” (1 John 2:27 NKJV)