What is your greatest fear?
What is your greatest fear? There’s no doubt about how David, Israel’s mighty king, would have answered: “Lord, do not cast me away from Your presence. And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me” (Psalm 51:11). Does that ever happen? Can we ever lose the Holy Spirit? David’s worst fear of losing the Holy Spirit was based on both positive and negative experiences. When he was a young man he had been anointed by Samuel. With that anointing, the shepherd was given the supernatural power of the Spirit. He became a charismatic leader of others. His personality became magnetic and inspiring. He did spectacular things as a warrior and king of Israel. Reading his psalms of praise and supplication, we know David gave God the glory, and therefore, the flow of the Holy Spirit was persistent and consistent in his times of deepest need. Why, then, would he fear that the Spirit would be taken from him? It was an educated fear. David had observed the tragic thing that had happened to ...