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  FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S WILL
  by W.H. Griffith Thomas
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the necessity of being filled with the
knowledge of God's will through diligent study of Scripture and reliance
on the Holy Spirit.

Topics: "Spiritual Growth", "Gods Will"
Scripture References: Psalm 119:105, Ephesians 4:14, Colossians 1:9, 2 Timothy 3:16, James 1:22

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W.H. Griffith Thomas emphasizes the importance of being filled with the
knowledge of God's will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding to
avoid being misled by false doctrines. He highlights the necessity of
daily and direct study of the Word of God, illuminated by the Spirit of
God, to truly know and understand God's plan for our lives. Thomas
explains that through consistent engagement with the Bible, our
perception, morals, emotions, and willpower are purified, enlightened,
controlled, and energized, leading us to a deeper understanding and
application of God's will in every aspect of our lives.

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"For this cause we also...do not cease to pray for you, and to desire
that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding"

(Col. 1:9).

The difficulty with so many people today is that they are superficial in
their knowledge and shallow in their experience, and so are a prey to
various errors, "carried about with every wind of doctrine" (Eph. 4:14).
We may safely aver, then, that to be "filled with the knowledge of his
will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" means for its complete
realization a constant touch with those writings which present the
clearly expressed plan of God. The divine will is in that Book, and when
it, the Word of God, is illuminated by the Spirit of God we, His
children, come to know His will concerning us. Indeed, no one will ever
have the full knowledge of that will, no one can possibly be mature in
Christian experience, if the Word of God is not his daily, definite,
direct study and meditation. It purifies the perceptive faculties by its
cleansing power, it illuminates the moral faculties with its
enlightening power, it controls the emotional faculties with its
protective power, and it energizes the volitional faculties with its
stimulating power. Thus, in the constant, continuous use of the Word of
God in personal practice, with reverent meditation and earnest prayer,
we shall indeed, to paraphrase the apostle's words "become filled with
the full knowledge of His will in every avenue of perception and in
their spiritual applications."

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