GRIEVE NOT THE HOLY SPIRIT Saturday December 26, 2015
Text: Ephesians 4:29 – 32 Memory
verse: v 30
Christians
must be careful about what they say (Ephesians 4:29). As part of Christ’s body,
filled with His righteousness and holiness, Christians must not use foul or
abusive language. Such speech is worthless, spreads worthlessness, and leads
hearers to think about worthless matters. Again, we should not grieve the Holy
Spirit; by refusing or neglecting to follow His directions because we are
marked as His property, and distinguished as the children of God, by the
effects which the Holy Spirit produces in you.
That
the Spirit can be caused sorrow points to the personality of the Spirit. The
Holy Spirit is a person who can be saddened by the way we live. The Holy Spirit
in our lives as Christians gives us privilege and responsibility. The
responsibility is not to disappoint Him by the way we live, and the privilege
is our promised future, for through the presence of the Spirit, we have been
given a guarantee that we will be saved on the day of redemption. How are you
keeping to that responsibility or you are after the privilege alone?
Food for Thought: What are ways you can grieve the Holy Spirit?
Prayer: May, I not grieve the Holy Spirit all the days of my life.
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