1 Thessalonians 4
Rebecca Lightfoot
As Christians,in our heart we will know or “feel a tug” about the right thing to do or think,or we will know/remember what God’s Word says about something! When we choose to do or think something other than this knowledge &/or tug, 1Thessalonians4:1-8 says that we are rejecting God in our life!(“...we instructed you how to live in order to please God....It is God’s will that you should be sanctified....that each you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable....For God did not call you to be impure,but to live a holy life.Therefore,he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God,who gives you the Holy Spirit.”)God gives us the Holy Spirit to be our HELPER!Too help us seek the righteous&honorable influences & instructions instead of being swayed by any other influences & instructions.When we accept our HELPER’S “help” we will seek the righteous & honorable influences & instructions,and reject/turn away from the influences & instructions that are NOT righteous & honorable->those common to the ways of the world.When we instead succumb to the influences & instructions that are NOT righteous & honorable,we reject/turn away from God and HIS HELP!And we begin a “walk” that will distance us from a righteous & honorable relationship with God our Father in Heaven & The Lord Jesus Christ.Dear Lord,I pray for Your HELPER to be what I am most sensitive to in my heart/mind/life.Please help me to know when I begin to drift,and help me to continually make the “adjustments” in my heart/mind/life that will keep me from rejecting You!