Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.   2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.   3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed:  and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.   4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.   5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.   6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.   7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.   8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom;  to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;  9 To another faith by the same Spirit;  to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;  10 To another the working of miracles;  to another prophecy;  to another discerning of spirits;  to another divers kinds of tongues;  to another the interpretation of tongues:  11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 

Saturday, 5^th October 2024

WHAT IS THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE?

Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Memory verse: 1 Corinthians13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

"Word" Greek: "logos" is "the spoken word; the word spoken, not written". "Knowledge": Greek: "gnosis" is "knowing, or recognition, the knowledge or understanding of a thing, the insight which manifests itself in the detailed understanding of the subjects with which it meets and, in the conduct, determined thereby".

The Word of Knowledge, therefore, is knowledge received from the Holy Spirit to enable us more effectively minister to the needs of the people, to know and understand situations, circumstances, strategies of the enemy, kingdoms of darkness, etc. It enables us to know how to speak in a situation with a knowledge that can surprise, baffle, dis-arm, open-up, bring answers, healing and understanding.

The Word of Knowledge is one of the nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit which we read of in our text. All these gifts are of the Holy Spirit and are Spirit-inspired. They are supernatural in nature, to help the Spirit-filled believer to bring the presence and reality of the Living Christ into a situation, as well as to bring answers to humanity, both individually and collectively. The Word of Knowledge is a thought, or impression on our mind or a vision or the direct audible voice of the Holy Spirit about a situation. It is the supernatural revelation of fact about a person or situation, which is not learned through the efforts of the natural mind but is a fragment of knowledge freely given by God, disclosing the truth which the Spirit wishes to be made known concerning a particular person or situation.

It is one thing to know the theories of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, but quite another to recognize that such a gift is for us to use. The first obstacle we face in being used by the Holy Spirit Giftings is often our ignorance of the gifts.

Apostle Paul in the very first verse of 1 Corinthians 12 makes this important statement: "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant." The word "ignorant" means "not to perceive or know; not to understand or comprehend". It can also include being misinformed, which is how the Amplified Bible expresses it: "Now about the spiritual gifts (the special endowments of supernatural energy), brethren, I do not want you to be misinformed."

CGDS HYMN 22: SS&S 844:

I COULD NOT DO WITHOUT THEE

1. I could not do without Thee,
O Savior of the lost,
Whose precious blood redeemed me
At such tremendous cost;
Thy righteousness, Thy pardon,
Thy precious blood, must be
My only hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.

2. I could not do without Thee;
I cannot stand alone,
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own;
But Thou, beloved Savior,
Art all in all to me,
And weakness will be power
If I lean hard on Thee.

3. I could not do without Thee;
No other friend can read
The spirit’s strange, deep longings,
Interpreting its need;
No human heart could enter
Each dim recess of mine,
And soothe, and hush, and calm it,
O blessed Lord, but Thine.

4. I could not do without Thee,
For years are fleeting fast,
And soon in solemn loneness
The river must be passed;
But Thou wilt never leave me,
And though the waves roll high,
I know Thou wilt be near me,
And whisper, “It is I.

 Prayers 

1.  Lord Jesus let every truth be made known through this special gift.

2.  LORD God Almighty, make me an instrument to dispense the truth to the world in Jesus’ name. Amen.    

3.  Pray for others in this regard.