a."
When that father heard the dumb lips of his child speak for the first time
and frame that sweet word "Papa," such a throb of joy passed through his
heart that he literally fell to the ground and rolled upon the grass in
ecstasy. But there is a Father who loves as no earthly father, who longs
to have His children realize that they are children, and when we look up
into His face and from a heart which the Holy Spirit has filled with a
sense of sonship call Him "Abba" (papa), "Father," no language can
describe the joy of God.

CHAPTER XVI. THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A TEACHER.

Our Lord Jesus in His last conversation with His disciples before His
crucifixion said, "But the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you" (John xiv.
26).

Here we have a twofold work of the Holy Spirit, teaching and bringing to
remembrance the things which Christ had already taught. We will take them
in the reverse order.

I. _The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance the words of Christ._

This promise was made primarily to the Apostles and is the guarantee of
the accuracy of their report of what Jesus said; but the Holy Spirit does
a similar work with each believer who expects it of Him, and who looks to
Him to do it. The Holy Spirit brings to our mind the teachings of Christ
and of the Word just when we need them for either the necessities of our
life or of our service. Many of us could tell of occasions when we were in
great distress of soul or great questioning as to duty or great extremity
as to what to say to one whom we were trying to lead to Christ or to help,
and at that exact moment the very Scripture we needed--some passage it may
be we had not thought of for a long time and quite likely of which we had
never thought in this connection--was brought to mind. Who did it? The Holy
Spirit did it. He is ready to do it even more frequently, if we only
expect it of Him and look to Him to do it. It is our privilege every time
we sit down beside an inquirer to point him to the way of life to look up
to the Holy Spirit and say, "Just what shall I say to this inquirer? Just
what Scripture shall I use?" There is a deep significance in the fact that
in the verse immediately following this precious promise Jesus says,
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you." It is by the Spirit
bringing His words t