1 Corinthians 3:16 (NKJV) Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
The Holy Spirit dwells in every believer, just as Jesus has promised. This would not be possible if we hadn’t first been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. The presence of the Holy Spirit is a seal of our salvation and identification that we belong to God. However, we need to be aware that only a child of God who has been trained in and taught the Word can be led by the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 4:29-31(NKJV) Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
The Holy Spirit has feelings and is extremely sensitive. He communicates with us either gently or authoritatively, depending on the situation. We need to train ourselves to listen to His voice by learning to yield to Him in daily matters. He is a holy God and is easily grieved when we disregard His prompting to depart from unholiness. Yet if we truly appreciate what Christ has done for us on the cross, we will desire to live consecrated and sanctified lives which are pleasing to the Holy Spirit.
When we love our neighbours as ourselves, we are yielding to the Holy Spirit. When we start to do that, we will tune in to His leading and will receive His wisdom. The Holy Spirit has a voice and He speaks through our conscience, which is extremely sensitive because it has been cleansed by the blood of Jesus. However, repeated sinning will sear our conscience, and He is grieved when we ignore His prompting and allow the flesh to dominate. Such instances include giving ourselves over to anger, bitterness, evil-speaking and wrath, rather than yielding to Him by walking in love, grace, mercy, forgiveness and self-control.
He can speak in an authoritative voice when He wants us to stop surrendering to the flesh or to temptation. On the contrary, when we choose to speak words of edification, control our anger and our words, we will experience His peace and learn to tune in to His leading. With practice, we will hear His voice more loudly and clearly. When we yield to the Holy Spirit, we are not only training and developing our spirit so that it can respond accurately to God, but we will also become more conscious of our spirit being as a whole.
Sermon Series: How to be led by the Holy Spirit in your daily life? (Part 1)
不要叫圣灵担忧
哥林多前书3:16岂不知你们是神的殿，神的灵住在你们里头吗?
正如耶稣所应许的，圣灵住在每个信徒的心里。如果我们没有被耶稣基督的血洗净和洁净，圣灵是不可能内住在我们里面的。这是我们得救的印记，也是我们属神的身份证明。然而，我们需要知道，只有得到充分且严格的圣经训练和教导的神的孩子才能被圣灵引导。
以弗所书4:29-31污秽的言语，一句不可出口，只要随事说造就人的好话，叫听见的人得着恩惠。不要叫神的圣灵担忧。你们原是受了祂的印记，等候得赎的日子来到。一切苦毒，恼恨，忿怒，嚷闹，毁谤，并一切的恶毒，都当从你们中间除掉。
因为圣灵有感情，祂不会忍气吞声，祂会清楚地告诉我们，或温和或权威地，视情况而定。圣灵极度敏锐。因此，我们需要训练自己在日常事务中顺服祂，来学习聆听祂的声音。因为祂是圣洁的神，所以当我们不顾祂要我们离开不圣洁的吩咐时，祂就很容易忧伤。事实上，如果我们真的感激基督在十字架上为我们所做的一切，我们就会渴望过分别为圣的成圣的生活。
当我们爱邻舍如同爱自己一样爱时，我们就是在顺服圣灵。当我们开始这样做的时候，我们就是敞开自己让祂引导，我们就会领受祂的智慧，并调谐到圣灵的带领之中。圣灵有声音，祂会通过我们的良心说话，这良心是非常敏感的，因为它已经被宝血净化。然而，不断的犯罪会灼烧我们的良心，当我们无视祂的指示，一任血气支配我们的生活生命时，比如当我们屈服于愤怒、苦毒、恶言和忿怒，而不是在爱、恩典、怜悯、宽恕和节制中向祂顺服时，祂就会担忧。
当祂要我们停止屈服于肉体或试探的时候，祂会用权威的声音说话。相反，当我们选择说一些造就的话语，控制我们的怒气和言语时，我们就会体验到祂的平安，并学会听从祂的引导。通过操练，祂的声音会在我们的生命中变得越来越响亮和清晰。当我们降服于圣灵时，我们不仅在训练和栽培我们的灵，使它成为神能够使用的安全向导，我们还会会更加意识到我们的属灵存在。
讲章系列：如何每日被圣灵引导？(第一部分)
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