November 3
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Avoid godless foolish discussion with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge. – 1 Timothy 6:20(NLT)
RUN FROM FOOLISH DISCUSSION
A poem and essay by ILMA
If you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ
You will seek God and his will in your life
Avoid godless foolish discussions
Don’t participate in evil conversations.
Do not waste your time with arguing
Be clear and don’t make things confusing
Meditate on Scriptures and you’ll discern
Care only about what God wants you to learn.
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Have you ever engaged a conversation with a person with high conflict personality? It is tiring to deal with this spirit who likes to drag people into reasoning, debate and arguments. I used to be fascinated by philosophy and when God revealed to me that human reasoning is actually foolish. In 1 Corinthians 1:19-21, Paul says that God will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent. So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom. When I studied these verses, I let go of all my interest in philosophy, logic and debate. The Lord showed me that engaging in such foolish discussion is a waste of time and I open doors for the enemy to trap me into sinning.
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PRAYER
Lord, show me when I am being lured into human reasoning.
REFLECTION
What is the antidote to human reasoning and arguing and foolish discussions?
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