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Scripture Meditation No. 1683
AATHAVAN – 16.09.2025 – Tuesday
“For God has
not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.”
(2 Timothy 1:7, NASB)
Today’s meditation
verse helps us recognize the difference between the Holy Spirit and unclean
spirits, and it guides us to move forward in our spiritual life.
In the Gospel of
Mark, we read about a man possessed by an unclean spirit:
“He had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him
anymore, even with a chain; because he had often been bound with shackles and
chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in
pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.” (Mark 5:3–4, NASB).
Since he lacked a
sound mind, people feared he would harm others and tried to restrain him with
chains. Yet he would break them and continue causing destruction.
This shows us that a
man with an unclean spirit is fearful, without sound judgment, and without
love. In contrast, the Holy Spirit is a Spirit of power, love, and discipline.
He strengthens us, leads us with love, grants us clarity of mind to walk in the
right spiritual path, and also makes us fruitful. “But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians
5:22–23, NASB).
The unclean spirit is
described as a spirit of fear. But we have not received such a spirit. Also,
throughout the Bible, whenever unclean spirits are mentioned, it is written as
“demon-possessed” or “possessed by an unclean spirit.” We, too, usually say “possessed
by a demon.” But the Holy Spirit is not one who “possesses” us like
that—rather, He comes upon us and descends on us. When He comes, we receive
power and live as witnesses. “But you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8, NASB).
A life of witness is
the true sign of one who has received the Holy Spirit. But sadly, contrary to
Christ’s words— “you shall be My witnesses”—many Christian ministers today live
without testimony, deceived by unclean spirits. Among people of other faiths,
they bring reproach to Christianity. Many reports about Christian ministers in
newspapers confirm this.
Based on today’s
meditation verse, ministers who frighten people with words (for example, those
who say, “If you don’t give tithes, you will be cursed”), ministers who
lack love, and ministers who fail to teach the Word clearly are not those
filled with the Holy Spirit. By the gift of discernment of spirits (1
Corinthians 12:10), we can recognize them clearly.
Yes, beloved, God has
not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power, love, and discipline. He has
given this Spirit for our spiritual benefit. Let us earnestly desire to receive
this Spirit in our lives. Only then will we live a victorious spiritual life
and bear witness for Christ.
God’s Message by: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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