FAITH CAPSULE: Constant accessibility to His presence is by keeping the Spirit unquenchable.

Psalm 16, Luke 17:11-19

It is written, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Jesus for you do not quench the Spirit.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-19) When the Spirit is quenched living life becomes empty. An empty life is full of the world and absent of God. Engaging the will of God is what keeps the Spirit burning. The word identifies rejoicing always, praying without ceasing and giving thanks as the will of God which keeps the Spirit unquenchable.
Rejoice always: The word of God is the source of joy. Jeremiah testifies, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart…” (Jeremiah 15:16) The word of God which gives joy is all that access us to God’s presence. Psalmist buttress, ““You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (Psalm 16:11) Allow the word to come alive in you by rejoicing always just as Paul reiterated in Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”
Pray without ceasing: Prayer can also be described as giving regards to God. Regarding God at all times is an antidote for a jealous God. Prayer is giving God all our attention either by asking or making petition before the Father who cares so much for His children. Prayer should be a non-stop communication before God. David testifies engaging a ceaseless prayer schedule stating, “As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice” (Psalm 55:16-17). A prayer-less life is equal to a “prevail-less life” while a prayerful life provokes prevailing life. Paul and Silas, they prayed, they sang and the Holy Ghost came down. Acts 16: 25-26, “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.”
Giving thanks: Knowing to think of God’s goodness is to know giving thanks. Appreciating God for all things is what will make all things work for us. Jesus responded to one leper out of ten lepers who returned to give thanks after receiving healing stating, “Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” (Luke 17:18) Give God thanksgiving always.
The will of God is for us to have life and to be able to have it abundantly. Having life and having it abundantly is in constant accessibility to His presence by keeping the Spirit unquenchable.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be steadfast walking in line of His word.