How many of the professing children of God seek Him "after the due order"? David says, "For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought Him not after the due order." 1 Chron. 15:13. What is the required "order" for the present time?
I hope to provoke others to investigate the matter by asking, Do we fellowship the Holy Spirit as the representative of Christ should be fellowshiped? Do we take Him to our heart as tenderly and as lovingly as we would our Saviour? If not, we grieve Him; for He is the Spirit of love. Are our ears open to hear what He says to each of us individually, or do we think He only speaks collectively? Does He not speak to each one when He says, "He that hath an ear to hear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches"? Are we filled with affectionate adoration for His great goodness in bringing things to our remembrance that comfort our souls and witness to our salvation?
O, may we all have the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit, "that we may be able to comfort them who are in trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God"!