Sound Souls
“Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, And equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, Understanding shall keep thee:” Proverbs 2:9-11 KJV
The pride of substantial souls is the use of carnal wisdom and intelligence to accumulate wealth, material affluence and social influence. Jacob, with the use of his pre-Penuel strategies, could afford to throw up his deceitfully accumulated wealth to appease Esau; but he quickly realized the limitations of carnal wisdom and intelligence in vacating the vengeance of Esau. It is always pathetic that king Solomon here knew about the sacredness of sound souls, but still got distracted and deceived by the avalanche of substantial souls. Obviously, the secret of retaining sound souls is simply the continuous reverence of the fact that “For the LORD giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding (Proverbs 2:6)”; and it is only then “shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, And equity; yea, every good path”. Little wonder why carnal wisdom and intelligence promote the use of unrighteousness, injustices, and wickedness to accumulate wealth, material affluence and social influence. However, we all need sound souls to attain the abundance of peace of and from God, His discretion for preservation, and the understanding of life’s purpose for living.
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