The Holy Spirit in Your Heart. Part [6] 03/07/2026 (Morning thought)

Deuteronomy 30: 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you, life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore, choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.

The Holy Ghost sets before us good and evil, but does not prevent us, if we insist on doing wrong. He didn’t stop Jacob when he and his mom made an adult decision to deceive Isaac, He did not prevent Peter from using a barrage of choice words, God did not prevent David from doing the unthinkable, and The Spirit is not given to stop any person from doing what they have firmly decided to do.

[2] The Holy Spirit in your heart does not prevent a person from sinning, if they so choose. This is the reason why some become perplexed at the fact that holy men at times did some very gross things in the Bible. It’s not that they didn’t have a portion of The Holy Spirit, they did, but He does not prevent folks from exercising their freedom of choice at any given time. [3] We are free moral agents, and even though God is the One who accomplishes cleansing and maturity in our hearts, He does not do so, if persons do not give Him the go ahead to do so.

[4] A portion of The Holy Spirit is given to all people, whether they are holy, or wicked. Some might have concluded that only Christians receive of The Holy Spirit, but this is not the case by any means. This point should be understood by all, especially in the context of the work Jesus stated that The Spirit will do. He is to guide in to all truth…. Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Philippians 2:13 For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

The Holy Spirit in Your Heart. Part [5] 03/07/2026 (Evening thought)

Deuteronomy 11:26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; 27 A blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day.

Even though you have a portion of the Holy Spirit, when we are finished with Bible study this evening, you can go to Red Lobster and eat your fill of shrimp and Oysters, contrary to what you know is right. We do not advise, or recommend doing so, but if you so choose, The Holy Ghost would not stand at the door with a flaming sword, to prevent you. The Holy Spirit sets before our minds the good and the bad with consequences, and then He prompts us to choose good over evil.

But He does not force His way through the door of our choices. Behold I stand at the door and knock, means that you and I must consent. There are times when He may go before us to keep us from falling, but He does not keep us against our will. We must have a desire to be kept, and if that is the case, then God has our prior permission to take whatever preemptive action He deems necessary. In extremely rare cases that can possibly be counted on one hand, Christ used force.

That is because the good of His people was in Jeopardy, such as when stubborn Balaam insisted on cursing the Hebrews. That is, by far the exception because forcing the will is contrary to the foundational principles of love. The flipside of this perspective is that if God were to use force to coerce your will and choices, He would be directly responsible for any failures on your part, because He didn’t prevent you.

Deuteronomy 11:28 And a curse, if you will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which you have not known.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!