"CAN I REALLY KNOW YOU?" 25
The Bible became alive. I had never really understood
the impact of those words, "'Not by might nor by power,
but by My Spirit,' says the Lord" (Zech. 4:6).
Over and over again, He confirmed in the Word what
He was doing in my life. For more than eight hours that
first day, then day after day, I grew to know Him more.
My prayer life began to change. "Now," I said, "Holy
Spirit, since you know the Father so well, would you help
me pray?" And when I began to pray, I came to the place
where suddenly the Father was more real than He had ever
been before. It was as if someone had opened a door and
said, "Here He is."
My Teacher, My Guide
The reality of the fatherhood of God became clearer
than I had ever known. It was not by reading a book. Or
following a formula—A, B, C. It was just by asking the
Holy Spirit to open the Word to me. And He did. "... as
many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear,
but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry
out, 'Abba, Father'" (Rom. 8:14-15).
I began to comprehend everything Jesus said about the
Holy Spirit. He was my comforter, my teacher, my guide.
I understood for the first time what Jesus meant when
He told His disciples, "Follow Me." Then one day He said,
"Don't follow Me—because where I'm going you can't go."
He told them, "But the Holy Ghost, He will guide you. He
will lead you on."
What was He doing? Christ was giving them another
leader. Another one to follow.
My search of the Scriptures went on day after day for