QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT
QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT MEMORY VERSE: - 1 Thessalonians 5:19 - “Do not quench the Spirit" The Greek word for “ Quench ” is " SBENNUMI " which means “to extinguish” or “to put out.” The word was used to refer to putting out fires, sparks, or the putting out of a lamp. Now, Paul in the text above is advising us not to put out the sparks of the Holy Spirit in us. There are several ways through which the believer can quench the Spirit and one of those is prayerlessness. Many are too weak in prayer, they prefer others to pray for them rather than doing it themselves. Prayer is fellowship, it is communion, it is that special moment we discuss with God. Moreover, prayer is the weapon of our warfare through which we deal with things that come to trouble us. We are to pray at all times, whether we feel like it or not. Even as Paul told us, "Pray without ceasing" 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Child of God, we must keep the Flem of the fellowship of the Holy Spirit burning, we m...