Category: Grieving the Holy Spirit

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-29-24

Posted on October 29, 2024
Grieving the Holy Spirit
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Acts 5:1 (NKJV) 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.

This event took place in the early days of the church, when the hearts of the people were united, and they gave everything, all their possessions, for the needs of others.

When Ananias sold his possession, he gave some of the money from the sale to the church, but led the disciples to believe he was giving the entire sum.

He willfully mis-led them.

But Peter, being led by the Holy Spirit, questioned him about it.

Acts 5:3 (NKJV) 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?

He pointed it out. And look at what he called it; lying to the Holy Spirit.

Keeping part of the money wasn’t the problem. It was his deceit, acting as though he was giving it all.

You see, it’s important to stay straight with God.

Yes, we are imperfect. And we sometimes do things that are contrary to what we know is right.

But, trying to act as though we are doing the right things when we are not is worse than just going to God, admitting our guilt and asking for His help with getting it right.

We can’t pretend with God.

Maybe someone today is faking it, and everyone around us thinks we are doing it right. But deep down we know there are some things we need to confess, own up to, repent for, and get on track with.

People may think we are fine. But God knows the truth. He sees our heart.

Are we lying to Him? Will we continue to fake it and keep up with the deceit?

It’s not too late.

Today is our day to admit what it is that we have been hiding, bring it to the surface and make things right with God.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-8-23

Isaiah 63:10 (NKJV) 10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.

The Holy Spirit can definitely be grieved when we rebel.

One of the ways we do this is by holding onto bitterness or having resentment.

Bitterness sets in our hearts from being angry and disappointed. Many times this is due to being treated unfairly.

We can’t let bitterness stick around. Let God heal us and help us to forgive and move on quickly.

Another way we grieve the Holy Spirit as believers is by remaining in a state of anger. This can cause us to take that anger out on others by mistreating them; degrading, ignoring, shouting at them, etc.

If we have lasting anger and we can’t seem to shake it off, we’ve got to ask God for help in showing us why it is there.

Whatever the root of our anger is from, God can help us pluck it up and dispose of it as we ask for His help.

If we as God’s children are acting out in a loud, obnoxious, troublemaking way, we will also find ourselves grieving the Holy Spirit.

Our words are another way of grieving Him.

If we find ourselves continually speaking words that we know are not good, and we continue to ignore it, the Holy Sprit will not stick around.

Ephesians 4:30-31 (NKJV) 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

We are accountable for our actions. It’s up to us to walk in such a way that the Holy Spirit feels welcomed in our temple and that He has precedence over our flesh.

God will teach us how to walk as a believer with integrity if we truly want to change.