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August 14, 2008
CHASTENING
Despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when
thou art rebuked of Him.
Hebrews 12:5
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=heb+12:5&sr=1
It is very easy to quench the Spirit; we do it by despising the
chastening of the Lord, by fainting when we are rebuked by Him. If we
have only a shallow experience of sanctification, we mistake the
shadow for the reality, and when the Spirit of God begins to check,
we say - oh, that must be the devil.
Never quench the Spirit, and do not despise Him when He says to you -
"Don't be blind on this point any more; you are not where you thought
you were. Up to the present I have not been able to reveal it to you,
but I reveal it now." When the Lord chastens you like that, let Him
have His way. Let Him relate you rightly to God.
"Nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him." We get into sulks with God
and say - "Oh, well, I can't help it; I did pray and things did not
turn out right, and I am going to give it all up." Think what would
happen if we talked like this in any other domain of life!
Am I prepared to let God grip me by His power and do a work in me
that is worthy of Himself? Sanctification is not my idea of what I
want God to do for me; sanctification is God's idea of what He wants
to do for me, and He has to get me into the attitude of mind and
spirit where at any cost I will let Him sanctify me wholly.
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