Ask for the Holy Spirit.

Do you REALLY want a truly spiritual walk with Christ?

We need in-depth Bible studying as opposed to superficial Bible studying. Instead of sipping the milk we are seeking the full meat of the Word of God. Milk goes down easily, meat needs to be chewed thoroughly.  Milk is given to babies, you'd never give a baby meat for sustenance. While older children can have meat often it is cut into small pieces for them so they don't choke. Older children can cut meat and eat it for themselves. If we forever drink the milk of the word of God we will never grow to our spiritual full potential but be weak and poorly. You'd never only give milk to a person as they grow. What is perfectly fine for a child - drinking milk only for a couple years even- if that is all that is available, beyond those couple of years or so you would need to give them more. Sometimes we even give young babies a few months old something more solid than simple milk (mother's milk or formula).

We need SOLID spiritual food as adults in Christ. We need food that must be cut into pieces and chewed very, very well.   The metaphor here is reading the word of God and studying it, truly studying - praying for full comprehension. We must take even a familiar verse and read it seeking full spiritual sustenance.  May we continue on with our study of GOD'S word first and foremost in relation to the book- The Spiritual Man, by Watchman Nee.  May we be blessed with a full meal of spiritual meat to create in us a well-nourished, healthy spiritual life.

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 The Spiritual Man - Watchman Nee - 'These are the conditions which we on our side must fulfill. The Holy Spirit requires our cooperation.'

Luk_11:13  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

We must ASK for the Holy Spirit.

Eph 4:30  And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 

We can GRIEVE the Holy Spirit.

Act 7:51  Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 

We can RESIST the Holy Spirit.

We resist the Holy Spirit when we do NOT heed His teachings, but stick to our traditions, and things that are pleasing to our ears. 

1Th 5:12  And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 

1Th 5:13  And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves. 

1Th 5:14  Now we exhort you, brethren, WARN them that are unruly, COMFORT the feebleminded, SUPPORT the weak, BE PATIENT toward all men. 

1Th 5:15  See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever FOLLOW THAT WHICH IS GOOD, both among yourselves, and to all men. 

1Th 5:16  REJOICE evermore. 

1Th 5:17  PRAY without ceasing. 

1Th 5:18  In every thing GIVE THANKS: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 

1Th 5:19  Quench not the Spirit. 

1Th 5:20  Despise not prophesyings. 

1Th 5:21  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 

1Th 5:22  Abstain from all appearance of evil. 

1Th 5:23  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

1Th 5:19  Quench not the Spirit. 

We can QUENCH the Holy Spirit.

We quench the Holy Spirit by refusing to cooperate with Him in allowing Him to live in us to enable us to - comfort, support, be patient towards others, to rejoice, to pray and give thanks.  The Holy Spirit in us will guide us towards this end if we do not QUENCH the Holy Spirit.

Act 5:3  But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 

Act 5:4  Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 

We can LIE to the Holy Spirit.

 Lying to the Holy Spirit- Lying to GOD the Holy SPIRIT- one of the three God's who are one in agreement- is worthy of death. When we lie to God the Holy Spirit, we are in truth seeking to live in Satan. We are choosing a path of evil. Please LORD, please, we would NOT lie to the Holy Spirit! Please! Cleanse our wicked, wicked hearts!