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Isaiah chapter 27 verse 11 for this is a people without discernment

therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them. He who

form them will show them no favor. I will make this connection. You put the

first and second part of this verse together.

People without discernment, experience the judgment of God, experience the consequences of foolishness.

Isaiah 27, verse 11, is a call to discernment.

To pray for discernment. Think about this word, this picture of wisdom and knowledge,

being able to discern what is right and good, what is wrong and evil, the ability to know that

which is a wise course of action and that which is an unwise course of action.

Oh, we all need discernment in our lives all day long. Just think about my life today. I'll make all kinds of

decisions. I'll say all kinds of things. I'll do all kinds of things. I want to

be discerning in them all. I want to be wise at every

moment, don't you? We don't want to say foolish things. We don't want to do foolish things. We don't want to choose the wrong path.

We need discernment and the good thing is God promises to give it to us

when we ask him, so let discernment in our lives start with asking

God for discernment instead of thinking we know what's wise in and of ourselves. We need to be like Solomon early in his

leadership when he asked God above everything else he could have asked for, for wisdom, for discernment.

So let's do that now and let's do that intentionally throughout our day. God, we pray for discernment.

We need discernment from you.

We know that left to ourselves, we lack discernment. We are a people without

discernment without wisdom. We are a people who are prone to choose the wrong course of action, the unwise course of action.

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