Ephesians 4:30 says ... Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God
The warning in this verse is directed towards believers who have been baptized and received the Holy Spirit. God is aware of and watching the actions and thoughts of all humanity. However, at this stage in human history He has special care and concern for those He has called to receive His great gift of eternal life. So, this is a warning for disciples of Christ… “do not grieve the Holy Spirit, and prepare to receive that gift of life”.
➤To grieve means to cause sorrow, distress, emotional pain.
➤The one causing the sorrow distress and emotional pain is you or me.
➤The sorrow, distress, and emotional pain is felt by the Holy Spirit of God which is Christ living in you.
The scriptures speak of the Holy Spirit as being grieved because that’s the living Jesus Christ active, and present within you and He is grieved by what’s going on in there. We often speak of Christ’s presence within us as our advocate and helper. However, His presence in us also makes Him witness to everything we say and think… and so He is also our perfect, righteous judge… and so we can cause Him sorrow, distress and emotional pain.
1 Corinthians 4:3-5 Jesus’ judgment will be a total 360 evaluation of your life. Note: this is the judgment that will establish the reward [praise] given to those who are marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit and are raised from the dead at His return [the day of redemption], see 1 Corinthians 3:12-15.
2 Corinthians 5:9-10 we can live a life that is pleasing to Him… or we can live one that grieves Him.
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