Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor, He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound …” The pattern of the ministry of Jesus is hereby prophesied, and fulfilled by Christ’s personal declaration (Luke 4:18). It was by the Holy Spirit that the ministry of Jesus was inaugurated and carried on. What ministry can succeed without this pattern and approach? None! Hence the unavoidable necessity to return to Christ like pattern of ministry.
Isaiah 63:10 “But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; so He turned Himself against them as an enemy, and He fought against them.” Should this not be frightening to believers of our day? To rebel against and grieve the Holy Spirit is tantamount to forfeiting divine protection and making God himself to act as an enemy to us. We should not allow God Himself to fight against us because of our deliberate neglect of the Holy Spirits guidance and instruction.
God lays much emphasis on our relationship with the Holy Spirit for His irreplaceable role in our various personal and cooperate service. No wonder, blasphemy against Him is unpardonable. We must develop and protect the integrity of our friendship with Him in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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