A word of wisdom
When the Spirit gives a word of
wisdom it supernaturally aids in helping us make a decision. It is not our own
wisdom that we rely on. Instead it is a portion of the wisdom of God; which we
know is infinite. Just as a word is a fragment of a sentence, so is a word of
wisdom a fragment of God’s unlimited wisdom. A word of wisdom is given by the
Spirit to help us know, beyond our own wisdom, the most beneficial things to
say, do or perform. Some describe this gift (as well as the gifts of discerning
of spirits and a word of knowledge) as briefly being able to see the world from
the perspective of God; who knows everything.
Jesus speaks about the Holy Spirit’s ability to
give a word of wisdom in Mark 13:11. He says to the disciples, “When they
arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you
will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not
you who speak, but the Holy Spirit”. Here, Jesus is referring to the Holy
Spirit’s perfect ability to give people the right things to say.
The wisdom of the Holy Spirit empowers us to make
advantageous choices that will be of the best benefit to us. In this scripture,
Jesus specifically tells the disciples not to depend on their own wisdom or
understanding, but to rely on the unlimited wisdom of the Holy Spirit. The Holy
Spirit knows everything and uses supernatural wisdom to lead us to the right
place at the right time while giving us the right understanding needed to say
and do the right things in order to get the best results possible. His wisdom
is boundless in comparison to our own wisdom which is limited. We can assume
the most logical things to do and say in order to get the best results, but
because our wisdom is not infinite like the Holy Spirit’s the results will not
be as perfect.
Let’s take 1 Kings 18:12 for example: In this
scripture Obadiah finds Elijah who King Ahab had been looking for and is worried that if he leaves Elijah will be led by the Holy Spirit to a hiding place where no one will be able to find him. So Obadiah says to Elijah “it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you,
that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you to a place I do not know; so when I
go and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will kill me”. Here, Obadiah is
acknowledging the Holy Spirit’s ability to reveal to Elijah a place unknown to
him. Elijah, by his own wisdom, would not have been able to know what hiding places he can go that are
known or unknown to Obadiah. However, Obadiah knew that if the Spirit of the
Lord guided Elijah to a hiding place it would be so perfect that no one would
be able to find him.
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