Grieving the Spirit

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Once a man who owned a beautiful house invited one of his friends to come and live with him. He provided for his guest a room, a bed to sleep in, and a place at his table. By and by, though, he met another man, who charmed him, so he invited this one also to come and stay with him. He went to the one that he had invited first and asked that he share his room with the stranger; a little while afterward he was asked to give up his bed for the same purpose; then to surrender his place at the table. We are not surprised to know that, deeply grieved, he left the house altogether.

Thus had many a man crowded the blessed Guest from his heart. When the world begins to war with the Spirit for the possession of your heart, beware lest the Holy One be grieved and take His departure.

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