LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL
By Pastor Mensa Otabil

Wednesday 1st July 2026

LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

Scripture Reading: Acts 13:1–5

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." *Acts 13:2*_

The Holy Spirit speaks to us and leads us daily. We must learn to follow His directions. He lives with us each moment of our lives. He knows the past, the present and the future. He knows what will happen before it happens. What He does is prompt us in our hearts concerning what He wants us to know or do.

The Holy Spirit does not shout into our ears. He does not push us around. He usually speaks to us in a still small voice. Many times, before anything will happen to us, He prompts us ahead of time so that we can either avoid it or prepare for it.

To discern and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, we must know and own these spiritual truths.

The Spirit of God dwells within us.

When we give our hearts to the Lord and ask Him to come and live in us, He does. The Lord lives in us through the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised us exactly that. He told us that after His ascension, He would send the Holy Spirit to come and continue His work in us.

The Spirit of God speaks within us.

Because the Holy Spirit lives in us, He speaks from within us. He can speak to us through dreams, visions or the gifts of the Holy Spirit. But the primary way by which the Holy Spirit leads us is through our spirits. He quickens our spirit to hear His voice. We can call that, the inward witness of the Spirit.

The Spirit of God leads within us.

 Sometimes without speaking to us, the Holy Spirit holds our hand, so to speak, and walks with us. He nudges us to do things without a voice. We know what to do. That kind of spiritual leading can come through a sense of restlessness you feel about a situation that makes you pause. It can also come through a sense of peace you have about a situation that gives you the confidence to act.

The challenge of the believer is how to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading when we are surrounded by so many voices and directions. As we wait on the Lord, expect the indwelling Holy Spirit to speak to you and lead you in the way you should go.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, lead me by your Spirit who lives within me. I receive your guidance today. In Jesus’ name, Amen.