Memorise: And grieve not the holy spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed
unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30
There are
many Christians living in frustration and defeat because they have set
themselves against the flow of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the key to
the outpouring of revival and every endeavour in this new dispensation. The
Holy Spirit is the secret behind every super-national occurrence. Do you desire
to know the plan of God for your tomorrow? Get the Holy Sprit. Do you want to
live a successful Christian life? Get the Holy Spirit. Without the power of the
Holy Spirit, you will live a life of continuous defeat. As helpful as the Holy
Spirit is, one should be careful in relating with Him. Ananias and Saphirra
lied to Peter about how much they sold their land. They felt they were deceiving
Peter, unfortunately, it was too late for them to realise that they had grieved
the Holy Spirit.
There are
numerous ways by which grieve the Holy Spirit. The moment a person begins to
rebel against the instructions in God’s Word, such a fellow is asking for
trouble from the Holy Spirit. At several points in the life of the children of Israel
Psalms
78:40 says: “How oft
did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”
They
grieved God for forty years in the wilderness. Their hearts were hardened and
they refused to acknowledge the ways of God. As a result of this attitude, they
were not allowed to enter into the rest of the Lord. May this not be your portion
in Jesus’ name.
Another way
people can grieve the Holy Spirit is when they despise the truth of God’s Word.
The apostle, in 1st Thessalonians 5:19 said
that the church must not quench the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit can be
grieved when disciples begin to disobey God. Believers today should do
everything possible to pattern their lives after the beliefs and practices that
were maintained by the disciples of the early church. There should be no room
for bitterness or evil feelings towards one another. There are some people who
make deliberate attempts to deceive their leaders. Some try to act very
cleverly. Some Christians still see themselves as being smart because their
sins have not yet been found out. All these people are only waiting for the judgement
of God unless they repent. Do not do anything that will make you an enemy to
the Holy Spirit. Do not make yourself a stumbling block to the progress of
others around you. Don’t have the ‘pull it down’ mind-set. Don’t scatter the
good works others have done simply because you are in a position of influence.
All those who do these will see the anger of God.
The Holy
Spirit must not be grieved. He is always working hard against sinners. You have
to allow the Holy Spirit to breathe on you with the breath of God so that your
life can be filled anew. When your life is filled anew, you will find it easy
to love what He loves.
Prayer
Point: Father, help me not to grieve your Holy Spirit.
Read: Matthew 12:24-31 (KJV)
24 But when the Pharisees heard it,
they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of
the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto
them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every
city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 And if
Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom
stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do
your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But
if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God
Bible in one year: Revelations 1:1-3:13, Psalms 91
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