For this cause we also, since the day we heard it,
do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the
knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding (Colossians
1:9).
The word translated “knowledge” above is the Greek
“Epignosis”; a special kind of knowledge. It actually means precise, accurate,
and absolute knowledge that can only come by revelation; it’s the kind of
knowledge that comes from God’s Spirit.
Consider Jesus: a man was brought to Him, who was
born deaf and dumb. When Jesus saw him, He didn’t respond like others would
have responded, on the basis of their limited, earthly understanding. He didn’t
say, “You know, he was born that way; there’s nothing anyone can do for him”;
no! He had a different understanding; He had spiritual insight. He knew what
led to the problem, and how to fix it.
The Bible says, “...he took him aside from the
multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his
tongue; And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha,
that is, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his
tongue was loosed, and he spake plain” (Mark 7:33-35). You couldn’t find that
in the hospital, the laboratory, or through science. This was spiritual
understanding expressed. Jesus knew that life, human life, is spiritual.
This is how God expects us to live. Your thought
pattern, perception of everything and of every situation, should be from God’s
perspective and interpretation; it should be from God’s standpoint, not man’s.
He wants you to have spiritual insight; knowing what to do at all times;
knowing His will and functioning accordingly at all times. This happens through
meditation on the Word, and fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
PRAYER: Dear heavenly Father, as I meditate on the
Word today, the eyes of my understanding are enlightened to know your will and
purpose, and walk accordingly. Grace and peace are multiplied to me today,
through the knowledge of your Word, in the Name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY: Ephesians 1:17 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:
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face
beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image
from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Philemon 1:6 That the communication of thy faith may
become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in
Christ Jesus.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING
PLAN: Mark 5:21-43, Leviticus 22-23
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
2 YEAR BIBLE
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