John 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Truth is not what you believe, it is who you believe.

The most vital of all promises made by God is that special promise to send the Holy Spirit to live in you and lead you in all truth.

John 16:13a Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:

How can you walk in the spirit if you do not have the spirit? It is critical to know the Spirit of Truth for His presence within you is your guarantee of new birth, regeneration, restoration, justification, sanctification and all the promises that come to those who have a saving faith in Christ. He is the power of God unto salvation.

Without the Holy Spirit your faith has not saved you. It was not a saving faith. Even as I write this I know there will be some who will reject the notion that their faith has failed them. It is the nature of man to reject what flies against what he believes. At this moment, if you entertain those thoughts allow me to ask you to be honest about this very thing.

Did you dismiss the thought offhand or did you search your heart for the truth? A man of saving faith will always do a heart check for truth. A man who has convinced himself will rely on his mind, will and emotions. He has done the work, put in the time and deserves to feel good about himself. He is lost in himself and the truth is not in him.

Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

How many times have you thought, said or heard; “It’s just an innocent little lie.” Or “It’s a white lie.”?

John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

When you speak a lie you are speaking for the devil. When you buy into a lie you follow the devil. It is a lie of the devil that there are little lies. Every flooding downpour begins with a drop here and a drop there.

James 3:11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

What about the sin of ignorance? What if you do not know the truth?

2 Corinthians 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

His devices are lies and the only combat against lies is the truth.

John 14:17,15:26,16:13  Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.