The Spirit of God first imparts love; He next inspires hope, and then gives liberty; and that is about the last thing we have in many of our churches. --Dwight L. Moody
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
While the Baptism of the Spirit (being saved) cannot be lost, the filling of the Spirit can be. We can quench and grieve the Spirit. 1Thessalonians 5:19, Quench not the Spirit. Ephesians 4:30, And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. We quench and grieve the Spirit when we have sin in our life. Psalm 66:18, If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: The loss of God’s filling comes because we are filled with sin. But praise be to the Lord that He convicts His children and has made the way for us to confess and repent. 1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. In our confession and repentance, we can walk and be filled with the Spirit as we once were.
Are you living in a Spirit filled life or do you have your belly full of Satan’s spirits? Turn from those wicked ways and follow the path that leads to Spiritual Delight not destruction!
