Daily Devotional, Year 2 – SEPTEMBER 26 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 18: “Quench Not The Spirit!”)

By admin On February 6th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – SEPTEMBER 26

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 18:

“Quench Not The Spirit!”

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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“Quench not the Spirit”

1st Thessalonians 5:19

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CITY OF CONFUSION

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Babylon was given its name during the building of that infamous Tower of Babylon, because God confused their speech…

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Listen… “Therefore is the name of it called Babel;

because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth:

and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9

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**And so, the name, Babylon, actually means, “City of Confusion”.**

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by G. Dore’ – The Confusion Of Tongues in Babylon – from www.creationism.org-public domain

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE”

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The Bible pronounces a curse upon all those who refuse to, “Come out of Her (Babylon) My people!”

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Yes, upon all those who refuse to join the Exodus out of this “City of Confusion”, the apostate churches, the following sentence is pronounced…

“Come out of her, My people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins,

and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

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And the reader is encouraged to click on and begin reading this series of devotionals called “Come Out of Her, My People”, to gain a fuller understanding of just why God considers today’s churches to be spiritual Babylon.

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT!”

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One of the shortest verses in the Bible happens to be one of the most critically important verses… “Quench not the Spirit!”

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This verse presents the Holy Spirit in the sense of a fire. In other words, we are not to pour earthly water on that Holy Fire within us.

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Gold smelting – Public Domain – wn.com

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WHAT DOES HENRY SAY?

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On the other hand, the Bible says…“Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God…” 2nd Timothy 1:6

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Listen to Matthew Henry’s commentary on this verse…

“He (Paul) exhorts him (Timothy) to stir up the gift of God that was in him.

Stir it up as fire under the embers.

It is meant of all the gifts and graces the God had given him,

to qualify him for the work of an evangelist,

the gifts of the Holy Ghost…”

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So here are both sides of the issue. We can stir up the gift of the Holy Spirit, or we can put that Holy Fire out!

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Matthew Henry – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN’S WAVE OF WATER

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Now it’s very coincidental that Revelation 12 speaks of Satan as a Dragon who spews water out of his mouth.

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Oh yes, he spews his water after the Woman, to carry her away in the flood.

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But isn’t it true that “the god of this world” has specially designed this world with so many diversions that when embraced, they eventually quench our spirituality!? (See 2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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Signs Of Heaven – Winter Constellations

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POLITICAL TALK SHOWS

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For instance, when a Christian becomes interested in politics, before long that Christian begins to listen to endless political talk shows, or watch endless TV programs focused on politics.

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And that Christian may become so absorbed in the political fray that he loses his desire for Bible study and prayer.

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Unwittingly, that Christian has quenched the Spirit….

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Talking face – Wikimedia – GNU License

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COUNTLESS DIVERSIONS

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Listen to Christ’s letter to the church at Sardis…

“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain,

that are ready to die:

for I have not found thy works perfect before God.”

Revelation 3:2

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Here above, this verse warns the messenger of that church to strengthen the things which remain and are about to die. And in this day, there are so many deterrents to having a healthy relationship with God.

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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TELEVISION

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How about the TV? Do I suppose that I can sit in front of the TV for hours each day, and not quench the Spirit?

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After all, how much easier is it to just kick back for hours with the TV remote in hand, than to sit down with a concordance and a King James Bible and begin to plow through the various verses on a daily basis?

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TV icon novela svg. – Wikimedia –

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MANY WAYS TO QUENCH

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Now this is just one example of how to quench the Holy Spirit.

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But we can rest assured that there are endless ways to accomplish the same result.

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Girl Texting – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

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MOMENT of TRUTH!

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The Good News is found by pursuing an opposite course! Instead of quenching the Spirit, we must devote our entire life to fanning into flames, the Gift which God has given us!

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But just how do I do this? How can I stir up that wonderful gift?

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Well, there comes a moment of truth when the Believer must decide which world to live for: this present world, or the-world-to-come?

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And once he or she decides to no longer allow this present world to come between a healthy relationship with Jesus, a joyful work will have begun!

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Girl – Depression by Danielzanetti – cropped image – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License 3.0

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HOLY PURSUITS

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And so, as we begin to put away all these unnecessary diversions, God will begin to replace them with those heavenly pursuits which will cause the Holy Fire to glow brightly within

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 19, CLICK HERE…

SEPTEMBER 28 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 19: “Why Can’t I Escape Babylon?”

Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to come out of this Babylon of confusion, and worship Thee 100%. Restore me and purify me, and help me to be watchful and strengthen those things which remain…

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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GOD’S PEOPLE TAKEN CAPTIVE

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

God has a people in Babylon. Yes, Mystery Babylon is the Mother of Harlots. The sketch to the left shows her riding this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns.

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But in that spiritual city, there are those who still love God to a certain degree. And before the final plagues are poured out upon her, God has been and will continue to call His people out of her… “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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And so in addition to The Pleiades appearing as the Harlot Mother, we also see this second depiction of The Pleiades as an angel, which symbolizes God’s people, walking the downward pathway to destruction. They must be called out of Babylon before it’s too late!

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TOMORROW…

SEPTEMBER 27 (Eternal Torment? Part 14: An Eternal Torment Story)

Soldier – Air Force Sergeant on guard duty – this picture not connected with this story – Public-Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.