Resisting?

Romans 6:12-13  (KJV)

12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Satan tries to convince us that what he is tempting us to do is from God.  

If we don't know God's Word, we are easily tricked.  

  

2 Corinthians 11:14 (NKJV)

14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

Satan will try to convince us to resist God and to submit to him by deceiving us into believing that his temptations are God's promptings. 

Acts 7:51  (KJV)

51 You stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do you.

We don't want to resist the Holy Spirit, and not realize it. 

Exodus 16  (NKJV)

2 Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 

The people murmured against Moses and Aaron, and God took it personally. 

7 And in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord; for He hears your complaints against the Lord. 

But what are we, that you complain against us (Moses and Aaron)?” 

8 Also Moses said, “This shall be seen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; 

for the Lord hears your complaints which you make against Him. 

And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.”

God had sent Moses and Aaron, and God has told them what to say.  

Therefore, when they murmured again them, they were murmuring against God.  

You might think that you have a problem with people, but your problem might be with God Himself. 

God is not very real to most people.

Many people don't recognize the Holy Spirit. 

Beware of speaking against people who are speaking for the Lord.  

1 Thessalonians 4:8 (NKJV)

8 Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

Attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to an evil spirit is blasphemy.

Matthew 12:32 (NKJV)

32 ... whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

Before Saul (later called Paul) was converted, He persecuted the Church.  This is what Jesus said to Paul about it.

  

Acts 9:4-5  (NKJV)

4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

When Paul persecuted the Church, Jesus took it personally. Jesus said why are you persecuting me?

1 Thessalonians 4:8  (NKJV)

8 Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

God is big on delegation. When you reject whom God has sent, you are rejecting God. 

1 John 2:23  (NKJV)

23 Whoever denies the Son (Jesus) does not have the Father (God) either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

John 8:24  (NKJV)

24 Therefore I (Jesus) said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He (whom God has sent), you will die in your sins.”

We are to believe whom God has sent, Jesus.  Then, we are to believe those whom Jesus has sent to speak on His behalf. 

Luke 10:16 (NKJV)

16 He who hears you hears Me (Jesus), he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”

1 Samuel 2:30 (NKJV)

...for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.

If we dishonor whom God has sent, we are dishonoring Him.

Keith Moore, Faith Life Church

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