the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also Is flesh. Genesis 6:3, Thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Psalms 143:10. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Romans 8:9.
The Spirit of God strives with all men, even the most ungodly. He strove with the first men, whom by inward and outward chastisement He sought to bring into the right way until they stubbornly resisted Him and would no longer lend Him ear. But then He annihilated all of them by the deluge. When a man no longer gives ear to the Spirit of God, he is nothing but a human animal. Therefore, what a blessing it is that the holy and pure Spirit of God comes to ’’reason together" with fallen men! Since He does not cease to chastise even wicked men in order to save them, what will He not do for them who come before Him in prayer and supplication day and night? How gladly He will work in them, and how patiently He will carry them and lead them! Now examine yourself whether you are spiritual or carnal. Is the Spirit of God still striving with you as He does with the wicked world? Does He dwell in you? Do you follow Him? Are you led by the Spirit in the even way of truth and righteousness? Are you grieving the Spirit? Do you give more heed to the flesh than to the Spirit? If you do, you are in danger of losing the Spirit entirely and of becoming thoroughly carnal and base.
Holy Spirit, strong and mighty.
Thou who maketh all things new,
Make Thy work within me perfect.
Help me by Thy Word so true;
Arm me with that Sword of Thine,
And the victory shall be mine.
