He will expect obedience to the written Word of God. But our human problem is that we would like to be full of the Spirit and yet go on and do as we please. The Holy Spirit who inspired the Scriptures will expect obedience to the Scriptures, and if we do not obey the Scriptures, we will quench Him. This Spirit will have obedience\u2014but people do not want to obey the Lord. Everyone is as full as he wants to be. Everyone has as much of God as he desires to have. There is a fugitive impulse that comes to us, in spite of what we ask for when we pray in public, or even in private. We want the thrill of being full, but we don\u2019t want to meet the conditions. We just don\u2019t want to be filled badly enough to be filled.<\/p>\n
Ephesians 5:15\u201318; 1 Thessalonians 5:19\u201320; James 1:22\u201325<\/p>\n
The Counselor,<\/i> 71.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He will expect obedience to the written Word of God. But our human problem is that we would like to be full of the Spirit and yet go on and do as we please. The Holy Spirit who inspired the Scriptures will expect obedience to the Scriptures, and if we do not obey the Scriptures, … Continue reading “HOLY
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