Ephesians 1:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
| DAY 10—Discerning the Counsel of Good Men Who Lack Good Counsel |
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Then, let us go to the Lord and ask Him to place within our hearts what is right. Most of us hang out with good people. At least we think they’re good because they are our friends. That’s all the more reason we should pray. Friends often counsel us out of their compassion instead of out of the wisdom that comes from the Lord. Therefore their counsel will often be what James called sensual, out of the soul of man. See what the Lord spoke to Job with regard to the counsel of his friends who came to him when he is in dire need of help.
Job 5:27—Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, ...Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Job 42:7a—And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of Me the thing that is right…
FATHER, many people have tried to advise us in what we face. Honestly, it has brought confusion. I believe some of what they have said is right, but I need Your help to discern what counsel to follow. Help these in my family who have come under strange counsel. Give us all understanding in responding to what we face now. O, LORD, please bring good out of it!
God's Judgment concerning the Counsel of Religious People Who Were not Right—Job 42:7-10
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