₦Sermon 49
TAKE NOT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT AWAY FROM ME
(A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fortune E.C. Nwaiwu)
“Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take away your Holy Spirit from me” ——Psalm 51:11 NLT.
The great man in battle who sees in the open and secret places who forgives sin, we worship you this very moment for there is none like you. You are beyond equal. You are above human imagination!
Chorus — You are the Lord, that is your name
And you will never share your glory with any man;
You will never share your glory with anybody,
Almighty God that is your name.
Brethren, today is a wonderful day for the glory of God. I want to tell you that when one is banished from the presence of God, it implies that God’s Holy Spirit has deserted the one. When King Saul became disobedient unto God’s instruction to kill everything both animal and human being of Amalek, God deserted him because he spared the life of King Agag who had made so many women childless— 1 Samuel 15:33. Consequent upon this crime of disobedient, King David who became the second King of Israel after God had abandoned Saul realized the monumental effects of his crime he committed with Uriah’s wife. He cried unto God not to banish him and take away his Holy Spirit from him
Some pieces of melodious Psalms are composed for praises, worship, and for expression of thanksgiving, gratitude and penitence. David felt like God was about to abandon him just like what he did to the past or former king, Saul. His expression of penitence in Psalm 51:11 really implies that if God would punish him and do everything that pleases him, he should not take away the Holy Spirit from him because David recognized the significance of the God’s Holy Spirit in humanity.
God’s Holy Spirit does not dwell in the body of the wicked including the murderers and those that live in sexual impurity or immorality. When Cain murdered his brother, he was banished from God’s presence even at the time Adam and Eve sinned against God; they were immediately driven and banished from the Eden. The Garden of Eden was figuratively taken as a place where God’s Holy Spirit and presence dwelled and now that the couples have been found guilty of disobedience, they became desolate and ran here and there for protection and coverage. As their eyes were been opened; they realized their nakedness and ran away from God’s calling. It was their sin that found them out – Number 32:23. However, God did not entirely take away his Holy Spirit from them as he sew clothes for them and promised them that the seed of a woman shall bruise the head of the serpent the deceiver who lures man to sin unto God- Gen. 3:15. This is the proto-evangelium — the genesis of the gospel prophesy spoken about the birth of Jesus Christ
Brethren, the point that we should take note of is that whatever you ask God to do for you, he will do it. David asked pleadingly that God should not take away His Holy spirit from him and God listened. Why do you think that God is no longer with you because of your sins? If you are heavy laden with burdensome of sins come to God and he will no longer forsake you. He came for the sinners and not for the righteous. He says: “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest”— Matt.11:28 NET. If you want his presence in your life, come to him and he will welcome you. You are so dear and precious to him that is why he doesn’t want you to perish with your wickedness. He is so faithful and able to forgive you. It does not matter how many people you have killed, poisoned and hindered their progress. But what matters is how you’re willing to surrender your life to Christ before it is too late. He is calling you now!
You may feel that you have committed a lot of abortion and there’re no remedies to your crimes. This should not be an excuse. Return to Him and he’ll return to you — Malachi 3:7.
When the Spirit of God is no longer with us, we suffer a lot of terror, tension and tragedies. God warned Eli and his sons Hophni and Phinehas to desist from their wicked ways and they adhered not. It made the Spirit of the Living God to desert them and their family perished. This induced the wife of Phinehas to suddenly have her baby as when she heard that God’s Ark was captured. She died after christening her baby Ichabod which means the glory of God has departed from Israel. The Ark of God acted as the representation of God’s Holy Spirit because it symbolizes God’s presence and covenant with Israel. Now the glory has departed what happened? Phinehas and Hophni died in the battle field which led to the death of Eli and a daughter in-law suffered from pains of pregnancy and slumped and died.
If we know that the Spirit of God has gone out from us, we should humble ourselves and pray like David for God to restore the joy of his salvation unto us — Psalm 51:12. And now he’ll transform and reform you. He will now use you as a vessel of honour unto the nation that fears Him not. Just like David humbled himself and God’s honour was bestowed on him and God says: David is a man after my heart – 1 Samuel 13:14 because even when David sins, he plays guitar unto God which touches the heart of God. He channels his penance into a song of forgiveness. Then when we show remorse of the wrongs we do, God will forgive and when the forgiveness is granted, you’ll become a man or woman after God’s heart. You’ll now be predisposed to the spiritual benefits of life.
Brethren, our prayer today is that let not God take away His Holy Spirit from us so that we may dwell in his sanctuary throughout all the days of our lives in Jesus Name, Amen.
————Meditation Point——————
Cast me not off in the time of old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth”—Psalm71:9 KJV. This I pray through our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour, amen!
TAKE NOT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT AWAY FROM ME
(A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fortune E.C. Nwaiwu)
“Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take away your Holy Spirit from me” ——Psalm 51:11 NLT.
The great man in battle who sees in the open and secret places who forgives sin, we worship you this very moment for there is none like you. You are beyond equal. You are above human imagination!
Chorus — You are the Lord, that is your name
And you will never share your glory with any man;
You will never share your glory with anybody,
Almighty God that is your name.
Brethren, today is a wonderful day for the glory of God. I want to tell you that when one is banished from the presence of God, it implies that God’s Holy Spirit has deserted the one. When King Saul became disobedient unto God’s instruction to kill everything both animal and human being of Amalek, God deserted him because he spared the life of King Agag who had made so many women childless— 1 Samuel 15:33. Consequent upon this crime of disobedient, King David who became the second King of Israel after God had abandoned Saul realized the monumental effects of his crime he committed with Uriah’s wife. He cried unto God not to banish him and take away his Holy Spirit from him
Some pieces of melodious Psalms are composed for praises, worship, and for expression of thanksgiving, gratitude and penitence. David felt like God was about to abandon him just like what he did to the past or former king, Saul. His expression of penitence in Psalm 51:11 really implies that if God would punish him and do everything that pleases him, he should not take away the Holy Spirit from him because David recognized the significance of the God’s Holy Spirit in humanity.
God’s Holy Spirit does not dwell in the body of the wicked including the murderers and those that live in sexual impurity or immorality. When Cain murdered his brother, he was banished from God’s presence even at the time Adam and Eve sinned against God; they were immediately driven and banished from the Eden. The Garden of Eden was figuratively taken as a place where God’s Holy Spirit and presence dwelled and now that the couples have been found guilty of disobedience, they became desolate and ran here and there for protection and coverage. As their eyes were been opened; they realized their nakedness and ran away from God’s calling. It was their sin that found them out – Number 32:23. However, God did not entirely take away his Holy Spirit from them as he sew clothes for them and promised them that the seed of a woman shall bruise the head of the serpent the deceiver who lures man to sin unto God- Gen. 3:15. This is the proto-evangelium — the genesis of the gospel prophesy spoken about the birth of Jesus Christ
Brethren, the point that we should take note of is that whatever you ask God to do for you, he will do it. David asked pleadingly that God should not take away His Holy spirit from him and God listened. Why do you think that God is no longer with you because of your sins? If you are heavy laden with burdensome of sins come to God and he will no longer forsake you. He came for the sinners and not for the righteous. He says: “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest”— Matt.11:28 NET. If you want his presence in your life, come to him and he will welcome you. You are so dear and precious to him that is why he doesn’t want you to perish with your wickedness. He is so faithful and able to forgive you. It does not matter how many people you have killed, poisoned and hindered their progress. But what matters is how you’re willing to surrender your life to Christ before it is too late. He is calling you now!
You may feel that you have committed a lot of abortion and there’re no remedies to your crimes. This should not be an excuse. Return to Him and he’ll return to you — Malachi 3:7.
When the Spirit of God is no longer with us, we suffer a lot of terror, tension and tragedies. God warned Eli and his sons Hophni and Phinehas to desist from their wicked ways and they adhered not. It made the Spirit of the Living God to desert them and their family perished. This induced the wife of Phinehas to suddenly have her baby as when she heard that God’s Ark was captured. She died after christening her baby Ichabod which means the glory of God has departed from Israel. The Ark of God acted as the representation of God’s Holy Spirit because it symbolizes God’s presence and covenant with Israel. Now the glory has departed what happened? Phinehas and Hophni died in the battle field which led to the death of Eli and a daughter in-law suffered from pains of pregnancy and slumped and died.
If we know that the Spirit of God has gone out from us, we should humble ourselves and pray like David for God to restore the joy of his salvation unto us — Psalm 51:12. And now he’ll transform and reform you. He will now use you as a vessel of honour unto the nation that fears Him not. Just like David humbled himself and God’s honour was bestowed on him and God says: David is a man after my heart – 1 Samuel 13:14 because even when David sins, he plays guitar unto God which touches the heart of God. He channels his penance into a song of forgiveness. Then when we show remorse of the wrongs we do, God will forgive and when the forgiveness is granted, you’ll become a man or woman after God’s heart. You’ll now be predisposed to the spiritual benefits of life.
Brethren, our prayer today is that let not God take away His Holy Spirit from us so that we may dwell in his sanctuary throughout all the days of our lives in Jesus Name, Amen.
————Meditation Point——————
Cast me not off in the time of old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth”—Psalm71:9 KJV. This I pray through our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour, amen!
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