“The Spirit of Truth Will Testify”
Seeking Jesus First - July 21, 2026
“The Spirit of Truth Will Testify”
Please Read John 15:26–27 (NKJV)
Reflection
As Jesus prepared His disciples for the hatred of the world, He gave them a powerful promise of help and partnership in their witness:
“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.”
Jesus made it clear that the Holy Spirit would be the primary witness of the truth about Him. The Spirit of truth proceeds from the Father and testifies of Jesus. At the same time, the disciples themselves would bear witness because they had been with Jesus from the beginning.
We stand in the same line of witness today. We have the witness of the Holy Spirit, who still testifies of Jesus in our hearts and through the Church. We also have the witness of the apostles recorded in the Scriptures. When we receive their witness by faith, the Holy Spirit confirms it in our hearts. Then, through our own experience of walking with Jesus, we begin to bear witness ourselves.
Our testimony is not based on secondhand information alone. It is the living witness of the Spirit of truth working through us as we share what we have seen, heard, and experienced in Christ. As the Apostle Paul later wrote, we become living epistles of Christ, “known and read by all men” (2 Corinthians 3:3). Our lives themselves become the letter that others read, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God.
Application
Today, thank God for the two strong witnesses He has given us: the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures. Ask yourself: Am I receiving their witness fully, and am I ready to bear witness myself?
Renew your mind with this truth: The Spirit of truth testifies of Jesus, and we are called to join that testimony as living epistles. Take time today to listen for the Holy Spirit’s confirmation of the Word in your heart. Then look for one opportunity to share your own experience of Jesus with someone. Let your life and words become part of the ongoing testimony of Christ.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for sending the Helper, the Spirit of truth, who testifies of Jesus. Thank You for the faithful witness of the apostles recorded in the Scriptures. Forgive us for the times we have neglected their witness or failed to share our own. Renew our minds today to receive the testimony of the Holy Spirit and the Word. Fill us afresh with the Spirit of truth and empower us to bear witness of Jesus through our lives and words. Make us living epistles of Christ, known and read by all. May our testimony join with Yours to draw others to Him. In Jesus’ name, giving thanks for the living Word of the Lord. Amen.