Copper25
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Acts 28:27) For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
How many people into todays world fit this condition? Choosing to shut their ears to the truth and purity of the Gospel and rather opening their ears to fables, myths, and falsehood. It is a sad time where some many cannot discern right from wrong, not being able to tell apart good from bad. Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! This verse describes perilous danger in todays society. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Yet how many people trust in their own ability to discern and please God in their lives. The snare, the hindrance, is when people dont lean to God for understanding, on the word to see what is acceptable and what is not. You cannot be sanctified without the truth, being knowledgeable and keeping the truth in the midst of our heart.
Who can prosper without the guidance of God Almighty, who holds all influence and control? Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God . This is not said in vain, because without His guidance we are in darkness, stumbling, and cannot see. The word can cut through falsehood in every way; this is why application is key. Anyone can store biblical knowledge but without application what growth or spiritual progress can be made? You can know thou shalt not steal , thou shalt not commit adultery , and thou shalt have no other gods before me , but putting them in to practice and being knowledgeable on how to keep and obey them is an entirely different matter. We can try our best, but it is written man at his best state is altogether vanity , so we need to seek and press toward the Lord prayerfully, seek his face forevermore , means just that, daily and diligently, nothing less, lest our hearts wax gross becoming vulnerable and susceptible to evil and spiritual corruption.
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Isaiah 40:6) The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field
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