Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

   Paul wrote: "How I long that they may be encouraged, and find out more and more how strong are the bonds of Christian love. How I long for them to experience the wealth of conviction which is brought by understanding - that they may come to know more fully God's great secret, Christ Himself! For it is in Him, and in Him alone, that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge lie hidden."

   [Jesus said:] "When I go away I will send the Helper to you . . . When the Helper comes, He will prove to the people of the world the truth about sin, about being right with God, and about judgment. He will prove to them about sin, because they don't believe in Me. He will prove to them that I am right with God, because I am going to the Father. You will not see Me anymore. And the Helper will prove to them the truth about judgment, because the ruler of this world is already judged . . ."

   "And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

   "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks . . ."

   Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking, then you will be able to decide what God wants for you. And you will be able to know what is good and pleasing to God and what is perfect.

   Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things.

Taken from Pr. 20, 21, Col. 2, Jn. 16, Mt. 12, Rom. 12, Phil. 4, The New King James,
The Phillips Translation, The New International Version and The Everyday Bible.
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