The Epiousios — ἐπιούσιος, the “daily” of “give us this day our daily bread”. It stands in and , and nowhere else in Scripture.
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The Witnessing SpiritNew Testament
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”
(KJV)
The Spirit bears witness with our spirit, so assurance is corroborated rather than self-generated.
The Given SpiritNew Testament
“And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”
(KJV)
John makes the indwelling Spirit the evidence that we abide in Him and He in us.
The Spirit Put WithinOld Testament
“And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.”
(KJV)
The covenant promise names the mechanism: I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes.
Rest in the quiet inner assurance given by the Holy Spirit today.
Passage:
Focus: Focus on verse 13: the presence of the Spirit is God's pledge that He dwells in us.
Ask yourself: When you doubt whether you belong to God, what do you go looking for as proof? Notice whether you look inward at your performance, or at what He has said He has already given.
God of all comfort, hereby I know that I dwell in You and You in me, because You have given me of Your Spirit. Let that indwelling witness settle my assurance today. I ask it in the name of the Lord Jesus, whom You sent to be the Saviour of the world. Amen.