“And he said, Who art thou, Lord?
And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Acts 9:5
The reference here means to go against your conscience.
God pricks the conscience, the impressions of which are often resisted.
“Their knowledge of the truth makes it hard for them to indulge in sinful pleasures, for they cannot altogether put out of the mind the claims of God upon them.
There is a feeling of impatience at the restraint which is thus imposed. They try to get away from this admonitory voice; but they find themselves kicking against the pricks, piercing themselves through with many sorrows.
Oh, that they would come to the Fountain of living waters before they shall have grieved away the Spirit of God for the last time!”
Testimonies, vol. 4, 626 E.G.W."
StepsToLife
And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Acts 9:5
God pricks the conscience, the impressions of which are often resisted.
“Their knowledge of the truth makes it hard for them to indulge in sinful pleasures, for they cannot altogether put out of the mind the claims of God upon them.
There is a feeling of impatience at the restraint which is thus imposed. They try to get away from this admonitory voice; but they find themselves kicking against the pricks, piercing themselves through with many sorrows.
Oh, that they would come to the Fountain of living waters before they shall have grieved away the Spirit of God for the last time!”
Testimonies, vol. 4, 626 E.G.W."
StepsToLife