1 Timothy 4
Paul indicates that one of the reasons for the false teaching is that the false teachers have had their consciences seared as with a hot iron. Ouch! I wonder how many of us think we are living with a "clean conscience" but the reality is that the reason our consciences don't "prick" us any more is that we've seared off all the nerve endings and we know longer feel guilt, sorrow or a sense that this is wrong.
How did we get here? Did we ignore our conscience for so long that we've just gotten used to it's warnings and message? How do we get back to having a conscience that is alive to the promptings of truth and the Holy Spirit? I know that I can't let my conscience be my guide! I think it is by opening ourselves up to the Word of God and to the surgery of the Holy Spirit. I'm guessing the scraping away of dead conscience nerves isn't going to be pleasant but if I want to be alive to God and soft to his guiding, then I know that it is necessary.
God, prepare me to face the pain to bring life back to this dead area!
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Hey Jer...I suck at being a regular blogger...maybe I need some "devo fibre" in my diet to get things flowing at a more regular rate...anyway, good thoughts on here. It is way too easy for our conscience to become covered in scar tissue (that I often willingly create). I have been witness to a completly calloused heart and soul...and the things we are capable of in the absence of conscience are downright evil.
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