BE NOT DECEIVED, GOD IS NOT MOCKED–God Searches Hearts and Minds & Corrects Wayward Believers

RESPONSES: But it is most clearly stated in the New Testament that the Holy Spirit can be so grieved that He ceases to bless those that grieve Him.
Paul warns the Ephesian Christians, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption” (Eph. 4:30), and exhorts the Thessalonian church, “Do not quench the Spirit” (1 Thess. 5:19).
Paul gives a serious warning to Christians not to defile their bodies because the Holy Spirit lives within their bodies: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Cor. 6:19-20).
EYES: In AD 50 or 51, the Gospel had arrived in this thriving commercial transportation hub where intercontinental caravans met at the docks of a huge seaport. In less than three weeks, a group of drunkards, sex addicts, greedy and dishonest business people, as well as normal well-adjusted lost pagans and Jews had come to Christ. What did God tell Paul to do? Teach the new saints the truth of Sanctification. Before we read this Scripture, repeat these 5 words after me: “God’s Recovery Program is Sanctification”, okay, here we go: (repeat). Now listen to that Sanctifying Recovery Program God designed: First Thessalonians 5:23 The moment salvation began in those lives, the sanctification work had also begun.
God’s plan for every believer is always sanctification.
SURRENDER: This description of our Savior here in His Church calls us to renew our desire to respond with these 4 choices to renew our sanctifying habits: I want to: Listen to God DAILY through His Word. I want to: Respond to God throughout the day in prayer. I want to: Make sacred vows to obey. I want to: Share those plans with another believer so they can encourage your walk. Make those your offerings of obedience to God today!