The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit

747 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ki 2:7-9, "But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother. 8 "And see, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.' 9 "Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood." Again, this is meant to be a picture for us of Judgment Day. David representing the age in which we now live, or the first advent of Christ, and Solomon representing the age of the second advent or second coming of Christ. All accounts will be settled on that day. The believers and unbelievers are allowed to live side by side in the first advent but in the second advent, which begins on Judgment Day, those with faith in Christ will be shown mercy, those who lacked faith and had nothing but disdain for Christ will be relegated to hell. Barzillai who's faith was evidenced by his act of mercy toward David when he was fleeing from that rebel Absalom (a type of Satan) will be shown mercy as promised in Mt 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. The unmerciful such as Shimeii who cursed David as he fled Absalom will receive no mercy. It's interesting to note that Shimei cursed David when it appeared Absalom was winning, but when David returned victoriously, he changed his tune and pled for mercy. Shimei was that type of person who only follows Jesus when the times are good....in short, bottom line, he was a lukewarm hypocrite. And as such, he has no place at the table, no place in heaven. Shimei was guilty of the only unforgivable sin...the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. This sin is committed as we resist the Holy Spirit conviction that Jesus is Lord and Savior, and a quick rule of thumb concerning it is this: If you are worried about it....you haven't committed it. Father keep my faith hot and without hypocrisy, in Jesus name Amen.