April 15 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” (Ephesians 5:18) We’ve talked a bit over the last few days about grieving the Spirit with sins of many different types. The first step clearly in my mind to …
April 14 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name …
April 13 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) Picking up with our list of the fruit of the Spirit, in order to help us discern if and when we …
April 12 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) Love, joy, and peace characterize those filled with the Spirit, as we touched on yesterday. But the Spirit leaves His fingerprint …
April 11 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) Yesterday we looked at various things that would be considered evidence that we are not filled with the Spirit. If you …
April 10 “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you and have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall …
April 9 “Do not quench the Spirit;” (1 Thessalonians 4:19) Once the fire of the Holy Spirit gets started and burning in our lives, we need to keep feeding it material to burn. I think we do this by ongoing obedience to the Spirit’s leading, the still small …
April 8 “Do not quench the Spirit;” (1 Thessalonians 4:19) The Greek word used for “quench” (sbennumi) is only used about a dozen or so times in the New Testament, and apart from this verse in 1 Thessalonians, it is always used of extinguishing a fire. Jesus uses …
April 7 “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” (Ephesians 4:30) Yesterday we began looking at what it means to grieve the Holy Spirit, especially from the perspective of the Holy Spirit. We saw how this …
April 6 “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” (Ephesians 4:30) The Greek word translated “grieve” means “to distress, to cause sorrow.” It is the same word used to describe Jesus’ distress when He was praying …