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Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to
the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit
and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

Eve believed the report of her senses, rather than trusting in the word of God, and
this opened the door to sin. We see the same pattern in King Saul.

I Samuel 13:11-12
But Samuel said, "What have you done?" And Saul said, "Because I saw that the
people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed
days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash, therefore I said, "Now
the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor
of Yahweh.' So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering."

Saul “saw” several things with his eyes. He saw his people scattering. He saw the
Philistines gathering. And he saw that Samuel was delayed. What Saul witnessed by
natural sight failed to confirm God’s instruction to him. The man or woman of faith
cannot walk by natural sight. They must lean completely upon the word of God that
they receive by the Spirit of God.

We are told in another place that “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word
(rhema) of God” (Romans 10:17). As saints, we only truly know something when we
have received it from God’s Spirit. Our natural senses and carnal mind are incapable
of leading us to truth. We dare not rely upon natural faculties, but must learn to
discern the voice of the Spirit.

The Scriptures state that we are being conformed to the image of Christ, and
knowing this we can gain understanding by studying an Old Testament prophecy of
Christ.

Isaiah 11:2-4
The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on Him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.
And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh,
And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth...