The Spirit Of Wisdom

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 – Pastor Chris

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory, may give unto you the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the
knowledge of him: The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye
may know what is the hope of his calling,
and what the riches of the glory of his
inheritance in the saints (Ephesians
1:17-18).
The Spirit of wisdom refers to the
operations of the Spirit of God in wisdom;
the Spirit of God manifesting Himself in
wisdom. Now, when it says "the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the knowledge
of him," the expression seems to suggest
that the Apostle Paul was dealing with
two different things: the spirit of wisdom,
and the spirit of revelation; no! He's
dealing with one and the same thing; he's
looking at the Spirit of wisdom bringing
you revelation—which, in Greek is
"apocalupsis"; the unveiling of mysteries.
Another important word to study in that
expression is the word "and." In the
Greek rendering, the word translated
"and" could also be translated as "in,"
"with," or "for." Therefore, a better
rendering should actually be, "...the spirit
of wisdom in revelation," or "the spirit of
wisdom for revelation," in the exact
knowledge of God. The Amplified version
puts it this way: "[For I always pray to]
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory, that He may grant you a
spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight
into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep
and intimate] knowledge of Him. By
having the eyes of your heart flooded
with light...."
This is what the Spirit of wisdom will do
for you when He has His way in your life:
He'll bring you revelation—insight into
mysteries and secrets. Secondly, He
brings you light (photizo—Greek); He
floods your path with light; He illumines
your mind to have such extraordinary
amplitude of comprehension. Thirdly, He
brings you counsel and direction, such
that life ceases to be mysterious to you.
What you need is to acknowledge that
you've been filled with the Spirit of
wisdom. Even now, say, "I have the Spirit
of wisdom; therefore I have insight into
mysteries and secrets; I have
extraordinary amplitude of
comprehension to deal wisely in all my
affairs. The compelling force to function at
the highest level of excellence, and in the
perfect will of God, is at work in me
today!"
PRAYER:
Dear Father, thank you for filling me with
the Spirit of wisdom for revelation in the
full and exact knowledge of God; thank
you for flooding my heart with light,
granting me spiritual insight into
mysteries and divine secrets, in Jesus'
Name. Amen.
Further Study: Exodus 28:3;
Deuteronomy 34:9; Isaiah 11:2
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 6:17-49,
Deuteronomy 31-32
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans
3:13-19, Psalm 95-96