THE GLORY OF GOD ( PART 48 )
Pastor Christopher Choo
Lesson 3346
THE GLORY OF GOD ( PART 48 )
From Glory to Glory ( Study 27 )
Grieving the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 4:30 tells us that we should not grieve the Holy Spirit.
Only a person can be grieved; therefore, the Spirit must be a Divine Person in order to have this emotion.
Once we understand this, we can better understand how He is grieved just as we too have experienced grief in our lives.
To grieve the Spirit is to act out in a sinful manner, whether it is in thought only or in both thought and deed.
According to Ephesians 4:10, we grieve the Spirit by living like the pagans (4:17-19), by lying (4:25), by being angry (4:26-27), by stealing (4:28), by cursing (4:29), by being bitter (4:31), by being unforgiving (4:32), and by being sexually immoral (5:3-5).
The only correct road to follow is the road that leads the believer closer to God and purity, and farther away from the world and sin.
Abba Father, there are two common ways we grieve the Holy Spirit.
We grieve the Holy Spirit by not allowing ourselves to be led by Him but choosing our own way instead.
We grieve the Holy Spirit by not obeying Him.
When we realize that we cannot live a life of overcoming sin without the help of the Holy Spirit, it becomes very important to us how we respond to Him when He speaks to us.
Help us to hear His voice through all the clamor of our everyday lives. Help us to discern clearly what He is saying to His Church and us - both corporately and individually.
