He Puts Us In Our Right Place!

 He Puts Us In Our Right Place!

"When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment." (John 16:8).

All who have the Holy Spirit are convinced by Him of sin. 

He alone can open a man's eyes to the real extent of his guilt and corruption before God. He always does this when He comes into the soul. He puts us in our right place! He shows us the vileness of our own hearts, and makes us cry with the publican, "God be merciful to me a sinner!" He pulls down those proud, self-righteous, self-justifying notions with which we are all born - and makes us feel as we ought to feel - "I am a sinful man, and I deserve to be in hell!"

Sin is no more pleasant to those who are taught by the Spirit. It is their sorrow when tempted by it. It is their shame when they are overtaken by it. Their desire is to be free from it altogether. Their happiest times are when they are enabled to walk most closely with God. Their saddest times are when they are furthest off from Him.

"When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment." (John 16:8).

~J. C. Ryle~