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Thought: To me, our current culture is described in this verse!

Question:  Have I checked my spiritual sensitivities lately?

Scripture:  Ephesians 4:19 (NIV):  "Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more."

Here is the continuous hardening Paul spoke of in verse 18.  By degrees, the heart becomes less and less penetrable by God's Spirit.  It loses "all sensitivity."  Now in the place of spiritual sensitivity grows physical "sensuality."  We know that the flesh wars against the spirit.  Here is where we see the flesh winning the war.  What the body feels through the five senses becomes of highest value instead of developing an affinity or acuity for the invisible appeal of spiritual truth.  Life is thought to be in the sensual totally--the most invigorating experiences ever known--but all the while this person is actually dying with no way to avoid permanent death.  The five senses grow hungrier with each "feeding."  The sensations experienced must increase and outdo one another or the invigoration is no longer felt.  Thus the "lust" (inordinate desire) "for more" grows and grows.  Impurity becomes automatic because the boundaries of morality have to be crossed in order to feed the physical sensualities.  Thus the gentiles found themselves sinning with involvements to other persons, hurting others, consuming others, bringing others down.

Paul says "no longer live" this way!  (Verse 17.)  Why not?  Because it leads only to destruction:  of self and of others.

Prayer:  King of my heart, strengthen me against indulgence of flesh and increase my sensitivity to You, Your presence, Your will, Your mercies and Your love!  Amen. 

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