Revival Life Church

God Goes Before You Holy Spirit often leads us in a direction we cannot fully understand, but we can trust the nudge because he is already working where he is leading us. Jesus prepared his disciples for this reality in John 16:5–11. They knew Jesus was leaving, but they could not see that his road to the Father would pass through the cross, the grave, the resurrection, and the ascension. What appeared to be defeat would actually become victory. The resurrection overturns the world’s verdict about Jesus. The world rejected him, but the Father vindicated him by raising him from the dead. Holy Spirit reveals that Jesus is right about who he is and the life he calls us to live. The enemy may still resist God’s purposes, but resistance is not authority. The future belongs to the risen Jesus. Following Holy Spirit does not guarantee an easy road. Moses walked through the wilderness, Joseph went through prison, and Daniel faced the lions’ den. Difficult circumstances did not cancel God’s purpose for their l