The Christian life cannot be reduced to a man-made list of things to do and not to do.

However, when God gives a specific list in Scripture, we must take careful note of His priorities.

Today we examined the Lord's to-do list

found in 1st Thessalonians chapter 5.

Let's join Scott Pauline now

as we uncover divine instructions for the last days.

The Holy Spirit doesn't just come to live in us. He comes to work in us. That's very important.

I'm afraid sometimes we talk about the Holy Spirit, and of course he is the comforter. There's no doubt he comes alongside to help us.

But we look at him almost like, you know, he's there when I need him. He's there when I call on him

and I have some lack. No, the Holy Spirit is to work in us every day and he's to work in every

area of our life. Now, the last time we studied 1st, Solonius chapter 5, we talked about letting

God be thorough with us, saying to the Lord, Lord, whatever you need

to do, do that in me. Well, the means by which God works in us is by the person of His Holy

Spirit. That's why you come to First Thessalonians 519, and the command is this, quench not the Spirit.

In other words, don't extinguish the work that the Holy Spirit is doing in you.

The symbolism here is symbolism of fire. The Holy Spirit in Scripture is often symbolized by fire.

And we're not talking about some fake fire, some wild fire some working up of the of the

emotions it was g campbell morgan that said painted fire never burns so we're talking about the

real thing you remember when the holy spirit came on the day of pentecost he was symbolized by

cloven tongues like as of fire.

And consistently through Scripture, the Holy Spirit is connected to fire. Why? Well, he consumes.

Our God is a consuming fire. He purifies. That's what fire does. He ignites. He lights.

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