I just read this dribble talking about how the conscience is
a societal construct…now to some extent this can be considered true because we
do take some social cues for our behaviors. I, personally, believe that the majority
of our social cues dictate how to override our conscience e.g. white lies. This
article made me think about just about how many of us have become comfortable “visiting”
our conscience’s and re-calibrating our moral compass.
Now, don’t get me wrong…I’m am not so pious that I forget
that I am guilty of the same crimes that I write about…but a wise preacher
taught me that we preach our best words from our own experiences…so I’m sharing
my word.
To fully understand what it means to be connected to the “essence
of good” within you, you must understand the GIFT of the Holy Spirit…
The gift of the Spirit
to the church was given after the ascension and glorification of our Savior.
(See John 7:39.) Now the Holy Spirit had been in the world, but now in a new
and special way He came to live in the hearts of His people.
He came to dwell
permanently within us (John 14:16–17, 26). In Acts 2:38 the sinner is commanded
to repent, after which the Holy Spirit will be given. The word is singular, gift.
In Acts 10:45 the gift is seen as given to non-Jews also. The gift of the Holy
Spirit is given to every believer at the moment of conversion. At the moment of
conversion you are baptized by the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; 1 Cor. 12:13). This
means that you are immersed in the Spirit and He in you.
Once we are saved and
have the indwelling Spirit, then we may be filled with the Holy
Spirit. The filling of the Spirit is God’s controlling presence in our lives.
He will fill only what we yield to Him. We may have the Spirit and yet not be
filled with the Spirit.
What do you yield? Is your dwelling red-tagged? Do you
invite the Spirit in and then begin to cordon off spaces? Have you allowed you
ear and heart to be calloused to the point where it deflects and repels the
truth?
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