Ahh yes I love that verse...it has been a suport for my many times in my studies
and I totaly agree with you Thomas...


--- In thebereangroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Kissinger" <thomaskissinger@...>
wrote:
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> Ephesians 1:17...
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> 17That 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:
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> This verse has been so very special to me throughout my years of walking with
the Lord. It is so important that we meditate on this verse and come to realize
the significance of what is being stated in Paul's prayer for the church at
Ephesus and for all believers for all time.
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> Paul is here declaring that it is IMPOSSIBLE to understand God without "the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him". This is where we must
begin in our journey of seeking the Lord. We are to take on an attitude of
humility in knowing that unless God quickens us (unveils the reality and meaning
of His Word) to grasp spiritual things that we will remain in darkness.
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> Some think that they can figure God out if they go to enough Bible College,
read enough books on Theology, and study until their eyeballs fall out. The
truth of the matter is: You can be able to quote every Scripture in the Bible
from memory and still not have the foggiest idea what any of them mean. This is
why after Jesus spoke certain things to the religious leaders of His day that He
told them...GO AND LEARN WHAT THAT MEANS!
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> Please do not think that I am opposed to education or institutions of higher
learning, but we must understand that even after we are educated from the
teachers of this world that we must ultimately be educated by the greatest
teacher of all for any of our knowledge to come to life in the Spirit. This
teacher, of course, is the very Spirit of the living God!
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> If there is any one thing a person should pray for, it is this: THAT GOD WOULD
GIVE YOU THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM - THE
REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST!!!
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> More on this to come...
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> Hallelujah!
> Thomas
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