Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Words can build up the hearer or tear them down. Speak words to edify.
Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
To grieve the Holy Spirit is to cause heaviness, sorrow and sadness to the Holy Spirit within you. Should this not be a warning to stop and think and listen to the still small voice inside? He isn't going away as he did in the old testament, we are sealed by God's Spirit. But I can assure you from experience, if you grieve the Holy Spirit you will be very miserable.
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
These are the things we are to put on as God's children; kindness, a tender loving heart and forgiveness. Perhaps this starts with remembering it was God who from kindness drew us to Jesus, his tenderheart spoke words of comfort to us and he has forgiven our sins by his shed blood on the cross. The world is hostile and contrary to God's will. We will receive grace to continue and grace to show the love and kindness of God to others.
No comments:
Post a Comment