Text: 1 Corinthians 14:3

3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.       

Wednesday, 23^rd October 2024

THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE “from songs, other people and faith”

Text: 1 Corinthians 14:3

Memory verse: Revelations 19: 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Most times the Holy Spirit will make alive a certain verse of a hymn or a chorus, even one line or one word. It proves to be the theme or emphasis in an event and you learn to "go with the flow." The result often is the operation of the Gift of Prophecy and the Word of Knowledge. A "prophetic singing" or a new "song in the Spirit" can be a very powerful way of ministering to a group, or to an individual. You can be tremendously blessed to listen to a new "prophetic song" being sung out in a pair.  

God speaks and send word of knowledge to us through other people. If we are spiritually alert, we can "pick up" what the Holy Spirit would say to us, the result can be a Word of Knowledge. I am not talking about being "super-spiritual", we need to be relaxed and still in our spirit to hear from God. When the gifts are allowed to flow in public events, they help to inspire and release others to function. The gifts are given to help the whole Body of Christ to release the reality of the presence of Jesus in our midst (Revelation 19:10). Ministry should not be confined to, nor dominated by, the Pastor(s) and Elders, or by a "selected few." The gifts are for every Spirit-filled believer to exercise to "the edification, exhortation and comfort" of the Body.

All the gifts require active faith on our part. Without faith we will never make known the things the Holy Spirit shows us in a public way. It can be quite "scary" at times to move in faith and give a Word of Knowledge to someone totally unknown to you in front of a small or large crowd. Faith is putting into practice or action those things we have been quietly receiving from the Holy Spirit. Faith is what turns the information, impression, picture, etc. received into a gift to be given away. A gift is not a gift until it is given away. A prophecy is not a prophecy to benefit others until it is spoken out. If you keep it to yourself, you are the only one who can benefit from it. Do not let excuses, fear, shyness, uncertainty stop you from speaking out that which the Holy Spirit shows you. Faith causes us to rise above all those things and to release to others what God has given to you to pass on to others. Keeping it all to yourself is being selfish. The mind tries to tell you it’s crazy, that you will be wrong, that the person won’t respond, or you’ll be rejected as being "a spiritual devotee."

Through the Word of Knowledge you can be used to build up or discouraged Christians, know what other people have done to those who are hurting or emotionally and spiritually at breaking point, find people, seal the will and call of God, release Gifts of the Holy Spirit into other people’s lives, tell people the calling of God on their lives, know physical sicknesses, establish Christian ministries  

The operation of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit should not be a "hit and miss" affair if we are willing to learn and grow in the ways of the Lord. Always seek to "sharpen" the gifts, to be as accurate as possible, to the glory of God, and the edifying of the Church.

CGDS Hymn 15; SS&S 607

I AM THINE, O LORD, I HAVE HEARD THY VOICE

 Prayers 

1.  Lord Jesus, inspire me through songs.

2.  LORD God Almighty, use me to build and encourage Christians all over the world in Jesus’ name. Amen.

3.  Pray for others in this regard.