Grace for your spirit April 19, 2013

Grace for your spirit

Do not quench the Spirit.  I Thessalonians 5:19

From Dictionary.com

quench

  [kwench] 

verb (used with object)

1.

to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).

2.

to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).

3.

to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.

4.

to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.

5.

Electronics. to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage.

There are so many things we can do to quench the spirit of God.  Many of them are listed right here in this passage.  When we decide to quit admonishing, helping, encouraging, doing good, rejoicing, and giving thanks, we can quench the spirit that God has given us.   Let us be leaders in firing up the Spirit, not putting it out.  Flame!!