*Ephesians 4:18 (KJV);* Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.
*ALIENATED THROUGH IGNORANCE I*
Believers shouldn’t live like lost people who are trapped in their canal, physical world.
“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord , that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind” [ Ephesians 4:17].
In this context, ” Gentile” was a non- Jew, some one not in the covenant relationship with God. In other words, unbelievers don’t use their minds to perceive spiritual truth.
In Ephesians 4:18 talks about ” having the understanding darkened. ” if you don’t renew your mind and use it to study and meditate God’s Word, it will automatically gravitate toward what you can see, taste, hear, smell, and feel. This darkens your understanding.
Understanding is the application of the knowledge. “Knowledge” puts food into your mouth and chews. “Understanding” actually swallows and digests it so that the beneficial nutrients can be released into your body.
The knowledge of God is crucial, but must be understood to be useful. Without understanding, you can’t release the life that’s in it.
When a Christian walks like an unbeliever, they get the same results – death. Believers who don’t understand and apply the knowledge of God in their lives gravitate toward can mindedness. To be spiritual minded is life and peace.
Hallelujah!
*FURTHER STUDY:* Ephesians 4:17-19, Romans 8:5-6
*COUNSEL:* As a Believers, Without spiritual knowledge and understanding , your mind can’t be renewed. That’s why understanding the revelation of the spirit, soul and body is the first step toward walking in life and peace [ fullness of Christ]
*PRAYER:* Loving Father , I thank you for your word this morning, it is a light unto my feet, it has enlightened the eyes of my understanding. I am walking in the fullness of life in Christ Jesus. In might Name of Jesus. *Amen*
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