We Can Quench The Holy Spirit Activity In Us

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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every from of malice                                                                                                                                                 Ephesians 4:30-31 

        We cannot prevent God from accomplishing His work in the world around us, but we can quench His Spirit in our lives. God has given us the freedom to withstand the Holy Spirit's activity in our lives. When we ignore, disobey, or reject what the Spirit is telling us, we quench His activity in us. Jesus quoted the prophet Isaiah who described the result: "You will listen and listen, yet never understand; and you will look and look; yet never perceive. For this people's heart has grown callous; their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn back--and I would cure them" (Matt. 13:14-15; Isa 6:9). 

        Think about this: When you sin, the Holy Spirit will convict you of your need for repentance. If you habitually ignore Him and do not repent, your heart will grow hardened to God's Word. If the Spirit speaks to you about God's will for you, and if you refuse to take action, a time will come when the Spirit's voice will be muted in your life. If you continually reject the Spirit's activity, a day will come when you no longer hear a word from God. If you repeatedly suppress God's Word to you so that you are no longer sensitive to His voice, He will not give you a fresh word. Be careful of resisting the voice of the Holy Spirit in your life. You may not always be comfortable with what the Spirit is saying to you, but His words will guide you to abundant life. 

We are looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good works (Titus 2:13-14).  

The Lord will deliver me from every evil work and bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever (Timothy 4:18). 

Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness. 

                                                

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