Frank Wallace · The Holy Spirit In Ephesians: Blessings And Responsibilities

We are to "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." It seems to me that the day of redemption looms before every believer as this tremendous blessing, when set free from every hindering element, he is going to enjoy all that God has purposed for him, and in the meantime there is to be no grieving the Holy Spirit by our demeanour or by our ways. Again I say, we want to do the things that please the Holy Spirit, "be kind to one another, be tender-hearted, forgive one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you". We can all answer to this as we are helped by the Lord to do the things that please Him and we are sure that when we do this we will have the unqualified support of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the Holy Spirit, not grieving Him but doing the things that are consistent with the blessing that we have.