Please don’t put yourself in a situation where the Holy Spirit has to wonder why you’re here.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. I remember in high school going to a party where I should not have been. A classmate spotted me and said with surprise, “What are you doing here?” That fellow may not have been a believer, but he knew I was a Christian; and we both knew I didn’t belong at that party. As long as I was hanging out with those wild party goers, I was one of them. It’s a little like Obadiah 1:11 where the men of Esau were scolded by the Lord for being like the foreigners who ravaged Israel. Do I really want to be one of them? When you and I claim Christ and yet sin willfully [and maybe even publicly], our sin is especially grievous. It’s a double offense because we are much forgiven, much delivered, much instructed, much enriched, and much blessed. So please, don’t put yourself in a situation where the Holy Spirit has to ask you, “What are you doing here?”
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