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Grieving the Holy Spirit


Have you ever awakened in the morning and found yourself just lying there with wide open eyes staring at the ceiling, hating to get up, hating to face the day and all of those irritable, unhappy, and cantankerous faces at work? (By request from R.G., Detroit, Michigan)

To be honest, I have, as has everyone at some point in their lives. Three outcomes are possible: the feelings improves according to variables; the feelings are always there regardless of variables; the feelings go-away according to...what?

Grieving the Holy Spirit

"And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption" (Ephesians 4:30).

This short theme will explore what it means to (1) grieve the Holy Spirit or (2) to quench the Holy Spirit. It will suggest possible signs in one's life that should help him to recognize if he may be guilty of one or the other - or both. We will first look at who has been given the Holy Spirit, and then look at the role the Holy Spirit plays in our lives. It is important not to grieve the Spirit because according to the verse above, He has been given to dwell in us until the very end. He is with us through happy times and times of sorrow and disappointment. It is important to understand that grieving the Holy Spirit is NOT a sign that the believer has lost his salvation. That just does not happen, because we are sealed until the day of redemption. True believers are eternally secure (John 5:24). Grieving the Spirit does, however, influence our daily lives and our daily relationship with God.

Who has been given the Holy Spirit and how does he receive Him?

Every born again believer in Messiah Jesus Christ has been given the Holy Spirit. The very second a person believes, he is saved, and at that moment he receives the Holy Spirit as God's seal of ownership. In the entry verse above, "Whereby ye are sealed" means that we are sealed until the day when He will present us to the Lord Jesus Christ. A believer cannot unseal His work which continues to the day of redemption, but the believer may grieve Him.

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, and He can be grieved. One thing that can grieve Him is when a Christian offends others. What happens when the offender grieves an offended person? Well, one thing is that fellowship is broken. The same thing happens when the Spirit is grieved. He cannot work in that life until there is reconciliation.

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