Neglect can quench the Spirit - Rodney Reynolds - December 16, 1985

Rodney Reynolds

Is the Holy Spirit burning brightly in your life? If not, the reason could be simple neglect. On the Day of Pentecost, A.D. 31, the Holy Spirit of God was given to the New Testament Church. But the Church was warned that they could lose the Holy Spirit. Paul wrote, "Quench not the Spirit" (I Thessalonians 5:19 ). But in spite of the warning, many of them did eventually quench the Spirit, and a virtually impenetrable spiritual darkness settled over the world. Could the same thing happen in our age? Can you quench the Spirit? Yes! An example from the Old Testament will illustrate. Keep the fire burning. One way to extinguish a fire is to rob it of fuel and let it burn itself out. According to the Old Testament law of burnt offerings, the priests were not to allow the fire of the altar to go out (Leviticus 6:12-13). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library