HAVE YOU BEEN MOVED?

“In old time...holy men of God...were moved by the Holy Ghost.”

(2 Pet. 1:21)

When was the last time you were moved? I’m not speaking of some sad soap opera you may have seen, a tear-jerking movie; nor am I referring to some heartbreaking illustration used in a sermon, as legitimate as that is. My reference is to the Holy Ghost of God; when is the last time you were consciously move by Him in fulfilling God’s will?

Carnal mysticism is not what we are discussing here, that is, attempting to pass over as spiritual something that, in reality, is no more than your personal feelings and emotion. I’m speaking of the Spirit of God moving in accordance with the Word of God, like in Genesis 1:2-3. When the Spirit spoke to Paul in Acts 16, his testimony was, “I was not disobedient.”

May it be said of each of us as it is recorded of Samson, “The Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times.” The Bible seems to teach that the Spirit of God is the most sensitive person of the Godhead. Jesus tells us in the gospels that all manner of sin and blasphemy against Him shall be forgiven, but not when it is against the Holy Ghost! Therefore, when He moves us, let’s get a move on!