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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 4—Renouncing the Wisdom that Keeps Us Separated from God

 

James told of wisdom that is sensual. This might be translated as “soulish.” It is wisdom that flows from the soul of fallen human nature and opposes the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. The people who have learned to live under the influence of principalities that rule in cities, institutions, corporations and, sometimes, denominations very often guide their lives by wisdom that is sensual.

I Corinthians 2:14—But the natural ("soulish") man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned

Proverbs 3:7—Be not wise in thine own eyes...

James 3:15—This wisdom descendeth not from above but is... sensual ("soulish")…

 

FATHER, our souls are prone to thoughts that leave You out. We have tried to devise our own ways that have resulted in grief and disaster. Help us repent. Teach us to ask for Your mercy. Give us Your wisdom to bring us out of the situations we have created with our own sensual wisdom.

How Paul Gave Up His Own Natural Wisdom—I Corinthians 2:1-8

 

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