Have you had your Joy Juice today? Drink it faithfully so that you won’t grieve
the Holy Spirit.
If you’ve
been able to read or listen to our Joy Juice devotionals this week, it’s obvious that
we’ve been talking about a difficult subject…GRIEF! We don’t like to have to deal with
it…personally or through a friend….because it’s hard! It’s difficult to deal with our emotions;
it’s hard to know what to say; it’s hard to know the right things to do. That’s another reason we need to stay
saturated in God’s Word. He will give us the wisdom to know what to say, when
to say it and when to quietly share His love. When we are allowing God to be in
control, we bring Him joy.
There is a
verse in Ephesians 4:30 that speaks of grief….but in a little different way. It
says: “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for
the day of redemption.” Does
that mean that you and I can cause the Holy Spirit to grieve? Yes…sadly!
The
fourth chapter of Ephesians tells us that 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).
To grieve the Spirit is to act out in a sinful manner, whether it is in thought
only or in both thought and deed.
Refrain from doing
anything that would grieve our Heavenly Father.
Instead, let’s always aim toward bringing Him JOY!
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