22/05/2018
DOMINION MANDATE DEVOTIONAL*
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Bible in one year: 2 Sam 20-24
*THE GIFT OF WORD OF WISDOM*
*But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 1Corth. 12v7-8*
The scripture above is not talking about natural wisdom. It is talking about just what it says — the word of wisdom. This gift of the word of wisdom is given supernaturally. It is not a natural gift.
God has all wisdom. He knows everything, but He never reveals to anyone everything He knows. He just gives various people a word, a part, or a fragment of what He knows. A word of wisdom, for example, is just a fragmentary part of God's wisdom. It is not the gift of wisdom; it is the word of wisdom. God has all wisdom. But He only reveals a part of it to man — that which He wants him to know at a given time.
The Word of Wisdom Is Not Wisdom in the Affairs of Life. The word of wisdom is confused many times with simple wisdom in the affairs of life, but simple wisdom in the affairs of life is not a spiritual gift. For example James said that if any lack wisdom, let him ask God for it (James 1:5). So we see that this general wisdom to deal wisely in the affairs of life will be given to anyone who asks for it. The wisdom that James is talking about is the wisdom to deal wisely in the affairs of life and the wisdom to know how to conduct yourself as a Christian. However, when God sees fit to reveal His own mind and purpose and plan to man in a supernatural way, He does so by this supernatural manifestation of the word of wisdom.
The supernatural manifestation of the gift of the word of wisdom is not given to everyone. Paul said in First Corinthians 12:8, "To one is given the word of wisdom." This verse says the manifestation of the word of wisdom is given to one; not to all, stating that spiritual gifts are divided severally as the Spirit wills. This infers that not everyone is going to have these manifestations. The word of wisdom is a revelation concerning the plans and the purposes in the mind of God. The word of wisdom speaks of the future.
Now let's look at some examples of how the gift of the word of wisdom was manifested in the Old Testament. This gift of the word of wisdom was also used to warn people concerning future judgment or peril. Noah received a word of wisdom, for example, concerning peril and future judgment on the world through a flood, and he built the ark to save his household (Gen. 6:13-18).If Noah could have gotten any of the other people to believe him, they could have been saved too. We can also see examples of the word of wisdom in operation in the New Testament. In the Book of Acts, we read that Agabus had prophesied and foretold that a drought and famine was coming (Acts 11:28). The people believed him because he was a man of integrity and had a proven ministry.
*PRAYERS:*
*Lord today I desire to function in the gift of the word of wisdom to be able to know and reveal your plans and purposes to my generation. Therefore I yield myself to you please fill me with your Spirit to begin to function in that capacity. I receive the gift of the word of wisdom this day in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.*