{"id":11718,"date":"2014-09-15T11:03:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T15:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=11718"},"modified":"2014-09-15T11:27:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T15:27:37","slug":"what-to-renounce-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=11718","title":{"rendered":"What To Renounce"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>We have renounced the hidden things of shame . . .\u00a0 \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=2+Corinthians+4%3A2\" target=\"_blank\">2 Corinthians 4:2<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta --> <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<section>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98hWI6T4Qqk\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHave you \u201crenounced the hidden things of shame\u201d in your life\u2014the things that your sense of honor or pride will not allow to come into the light? You can easily hide them. Is there a thought in your heart about anyone that you would not like to be brought into the light? Then renounce it as soon as it comes to mind\u2014renounce everything in its entirety until there is no hidden dishonesty or craftiness about you at all. Envy, jealousy, and strife don\u2019t necessarily arise from your old nature of sin, but from the flesh which was used for these kinds of things in the past (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+6:19\">Romans 6:19<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4:1-3\">1 Peter 4:1-3<\/a>). You must maintain continual watchfulness so that nothing arises in your life that would cause you shame.\u201c. . . not walking in craftiness. . .\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+4:2\">2 Corinthians 4:2<\/a>). This means not resorting to something simply to make your own point. This is a terrible trap. You know that God will allow you to work in only one way\u2014the way of truth. Then be careful never to catch people through the other way\u2014the way of deceit. If you act deceitfully, God\u2019s blight and ruin will be upon you. What may be craftiness for you, may not be for others\u2014God has called you to a higher standard. Never dull your sense of being your utmost for His highest\u2014your best for His glory. For you, doing certain things would mean craftiness coming into your life for a purpose other than what is the highest and best, and it would dull the motivation that God has given you. Many people have turned back because they are afraid to look at things from God\u2019s perspective. The greatest spiritual crisis comes when a person has to move a little farther on in his faith than the beliefs he has already accepted.<\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">September 15, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Lord, this devotional by Chambers tells me that in no way should I operate on my own; in my own craftiness, with my own designs. How do we do that Lord? How do we really let go of our natural inclinations to be \u201cright\u201d, or appear to be right? Am I crafty? Indeed. I have a tendency to want to prove my points, make myself heard, and to send messages that tell others I am a \u201cgood person\u201d. How can I live out this devotional?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">And God says<i>\u2026\u201dI know it sounds redundant, but you can only live out this devotional by surrendering yourself to Me. When you \u201ctry\u201d to be a better person, with more personal discipline, study, and prayer, you will, and have, grown significantly. However the place to start each day and your real growth is in surrendering yourself to Jesus. Because you cannot \u201cwill\u201d or \u201cdiscipline\u201d yourself to the point of being 100 percent acceptable to Me or even yourself.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen you have surrendered and are connected, Jesus lives through you, and there is no need to \u201cappear to be right\u201d. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">You are not compelled to be something you are not; being right or wrong, is the last thing on our mind. Being connected is the primary issue for you. As the scripture and song says, the One living inside of you is greater that he that is in the world. And know that when I see you, I do not see your need for shame, or correction. I see only Jesus.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<nav><a href=\"http:\/\/utmost.org\/arguments-or-obedience\/\">\u00ab\u00a0Previous\u00a0Day<\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have renounced the hidden things of shame . . .\u00a0 \u20142 Corinthians 4:2 Have you \u201crenounced the hidden things of shame\u201d in your life\u2014the things that your sense of honor or pride will not allow to come into the light? You can easily hide them. 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