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).
In Genesis 3, we read the account of Satan tempting Eve to eat the fruit
of the forbidden tree. Eve, being deceived, ate the fruit and gave to Adam who
also ate of it. When this happened, the Bible says, “And the eyes of them both
were opened, and they knew that they were naked” (Genesis 3:17); they had a new
knowledge.
Hitherto, they didn’t know they were naked, because they had the capacity
to see differently in another realm of life. They lost a type of sight
(spiritual sight), and fell lower to another type of sight, which was governed
by the senses. They thus became sense-ruled. They couldn’t see with their
spirits anymore. They had new interpretations to life; interpretations based on
sensory perceptions.
This is the case of the unregenerate man: the person who’s not born
again; he lacks spiritual insight and foresight. He lacks spiritual
understanding and is unable to relate with God in His realm of life. But when you’re
born again, you’re awakened to the fatherhood of God; you’re awakened to the
realities of God’s Kingdom; you’re brought into fellowship with God.
Ephesians 1:17-18 says, “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....” Here,
the Spirit of God refers to spiritual understanding, which is beyond the use of
the mind and the senses. The mind is a tool, , but man has a greater capacity
beyond his mind. The mind receives information from the spirit and the senses,
but there’s an understanding that transcends the mind. That’s why the full,
accurate, correct, and precise knowledge of God is a possibility for the one who’s
born again—the one whose human spirit has been recreated.
It’s God’s desire that you see differently; that you see with your
spirit. It’s the reason the Holy Spirit prays through the Apostle Paul that you
be filled with the knowledge of the Father’s will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding, so that you can “...walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing,
being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God”
(Colossians 1:10). This is possible; walk in the light of it. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION: Dear Father, I thank you for granting me insight into the
mysteries and secrets of the Kingdom. I live above the sense realm. I’m fully
aware of the realities of our glorious Kingdom, enjoying my inheritance in
Christ. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 20:27
Ephesians 1:17-18 AMP
Ephesians 1:17-18 AMP
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 2 John Daniel 5-6
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
PLAN: Revelation 7:11-17, Amos 3-4
2 YEAR BIBLE
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