Lk 12:11-12 - And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
When a verse is repeated in the different gospels, you know it is important. This verse or at least renditions of this verse are found in Matthew, Mark and Luke. It is so important because it is so revolutionary. One, you are predicting something difficult is about to happen. Two, God is providing both a command, do not be anxious and a promise, the Holy Spirit will speak through you. I love that we are not to defend ourselves. God doesn’t need our defense. The Holy Spirit is more than capable of communicating his message in his timing for his purposes. He just needs us to fear Him more than anything else and trust that He is capable of doing what he wants through us if we just trust Him.
Ps 34:11 - Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
I have been feeling like this verse is written for this occasion. These verses are teaching us the fear of the Lord so we can fear God and not man. When we fear the Lord, we will not need to be anxious, we will believe the Holy Spirit will speak and we will not need to defend ourselves. How do we learn the Fear of the Lord? Well, according to the next verses:
Ps 34:12-14 - Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
