Are We Hearing Clearly?

 2 Kings 8-9; 2 Chronicles 21; 1 Timothy 4 

“The spirit clearly says that in the later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.”

1 Timothy 4:1, 2

There is no more important capacity or discipline in the life of a disciple of Christ than to live in unbroken fellowship and communion with the Holy Spirit. This was the prayer of Jesus for his disciples. The Spirit of truth guides us into all truth, reminds us of what Jesus has said, counsels us, empowers us for mission, convicts us of sin, gifts us for ministry, bears fruit in our lives for God’s glory, and reminds us that we are deeply loved by our Father. When we deliberately and repeatedly disobey the Holy Spirit, our conscience becomes seared and we lose our sensitivity to the Spirit’s promptings and ministry. We then become vulnerable to deceiving spirits and counterfeit gifts.

How clearly are we hearing the Spirit in our lives?

“Lord Jesus, I value your Holy Spirit more than anything and thank you for your gift, for your glory.”