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Spirit of Truth

Where there's revival, truth is everyone's desire.

Jonathan Edwards on Prayer

We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. 1 John 4.6

Distinguishing Marks
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
“And therefore, if by observing the manner of the operation of a spirit that is at work among a people, we see that it operates as a spirit of truth, leading persons to truth, convincing them of those things that are true, we may safely determine that it is a right and true spirit. For instance, if we observe that the spirit at work makes men more sensible than they used to be, that there is a God, and that he is a great and a sin-hating God; that life is short, and very uncertain; and that there is another world; that they have immortal souls, and must give an account of themselves to God; that they are exceeding sinful by nature and practice; that they are helpless in themselves; and confirms them in other things that are agreeable to sound doctrine; the spirit that works thus, operates as a spirit of truth…”

Paul understood the importance of teaching all the truth of God (Acts 20.26, 27), to the saved and unsaved alike. He did not hold back anything that God has revealed in His Word, even though people may not have liked to hear everything. Revival followed wherever Paul went. In our day, we are more selective where the truth is concerned. We try to give people what we think they need, or what they might like to hear. But what they need is all the truth of God, regardless of whether they like hearing it. Where the Spirit of truth is working in a people, they hunger for all the Word of God, and are humbled, grieved, encouraged, instructed, edified, broken, healed, renewed, repentant, or restored accordingly. The Spirit of truth lays the truth in the foundation of any revival movement, builds the structures of revival on that foundation, and fills the temple He builds with the fragrance of the whole counsel of God. As we pray for revival, let us ask the Lord to renew in us a hunger for all His truth, for all of life.

How confident are you that the people in your care are being grounded in all the truth of God? How might you help them become more open and eager in feeding on God’s truth?

Learn to Pray for Revival – and Pray!

We currently conduct three meetings to pray for revival, enlisting participants from around the country to come together in our online prayer room once a month – or once a week – to seek the Lord for revival. We use selected psalms to guide our time together, and spend around 30 minutes in prayer together. Join us. We’d like to begin a second weekly group, convening at 4:00 Eastern time each Thursday, to seek the Lord for revival. If you’d like to be part of this group, or if you would like to join an existing revival prayer group, send me an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Jonathan Edwards on Prayer
We have put together our 8-week series of Jonathan Edwards on prayer into a 28-day morning and evening meditation entitled, Give Him No Rest. To each of these 56 meditations we have added a prayer prompt, to guide you in taking the words of Scripture and Edwards to heart. This is an excellent resource for personal use, family devotions, or a staff-and-church-leaders study in prayer. And it’s free. For your copy of Give Him No Rest: Jonathan Edwards on Prayer, simply send me an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
All quotations are from Jonathan Edwards, Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, in Edward Hickman, ed. The Works of Jonathan Edwards(Edinburgh: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1834, 1995), Vol. Two, pp. 257ff.

T.M. Moore

T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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