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NASB | Isaiah 27:11 When its limbs are dry, they are broken off; Women come and make a fire with them, For they are not a people of discernment, Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them. And their Creator will not be gracious to them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 27:11 When its branches are dry, they are broken off; The women come and make a fire with them. For they are not a people of understanding, Therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them, And He who created them will not be gracious to them. |
Bible Question: Does everyone have discernment or is it a gift? If it is a gift, is it a gift of the Holy Spirit or is it a gift from God? |
Bible Answer: There are two types of discernment. The first being a gift from God for a selected few, in the same manner in which other natural attributes are gifts from God. Being a fine and natural athlete, musician, mathematician and so on. I knew a man who had received this gift and had the ability to accurately understand obscure issues and was often described as 'rounding third base and heading home, while everyone else was just getting to first base.' But,this man while being a good man, had little true understanding - or desire to understand God. The second discernment is also a gift, but is available for all men, through the grace of God, but you must prepare yourself in order to receive it. In this second type, we are given the ability to understand the whole meaning of the Bible, not only the words. But the depths and breadths of the meanings and how the different passages relate to each other to create a complete and total understanding of the Bible as one single text of our relationship with God and about God. You will understand that the Bible no longer becomes a collection of individual phrases, passages, stories, letters and writings. But a single, seamless living document of God. And like God, it has no beginning or end. You will understand that each individual part will be as one with the others. And that you can no longer just pick a single individual passage and use it as a sword to justify a position, because you will now understand that the full truth is in the whole relationship with God. As I said, you must prepare yourself to receive this gift from God. Before all else, pray to God for guidance in your quest for understanding. Trust that God will then be with you. First and foremost is humility. How can the Holy Spirit guide you into understanding the full depth of the meaning when you have closed the door by proclaiming that you already posses full knowledge. Trust God. Be mature and receptive enough to accept that your original interpretations or single dimensional understandings may not be the full and complete message. Trust God to be truthful with you. Be patient, God will help you understand in a manner and at a pace which He knows is best for you. Trust God. |