KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 12:8 ” For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;”

We now look at the second gift among the revelational gifts; that is the word of knowledge. The word of knowledge is when the Holy Spirit inspires one to know an event that has already happened or is in the process of happening. This gift, on many occasions, exposes the work of the devil and brings to the fore any information that would save one from erring or imminent danger. The gift of the word of knowledge can also manifest when ministering to the sick. The Holy Spirit may reveal to the minister the health status of some of the audience. These revelations increase the faith of the person or the people to open up to receive their healing. The Holy Spirit also may manifest this gift among the members to be a blessing to each other. These gifts always help the church to outwit Satan in his plans and schemings. When these gifts are absent, a lot of things go on that frustrate the work of God as well as the lives of the brethren.

The following story is an illustration of this gift in the Old Testament 2nd Kings 5:21-27. In this story, Naaman, the Syrian general, was healed by Elisha, who refused to take any gift from Naaman. Gehazi, the servant of the prophet. Elisha, secretly went to collect some items from Naaman. When he returned to the prophet; the prophet asked him, “Where he has been?” Elisha said he saw him collecting all those things from Naaman. He denied going for anything. from Naaman.
He then asked for the leprosy of Naaman to come on Gehazi.

In the New Testament, Ananias and the wife sold their piece of land took part of the money and brought the rest, saying that was all that they received for selling it. Apostle Peter, by the gift of the word of knowledge, knew what transpired. He said when they sold the Land was not the proceed their own, why did they have to lie to the Holy Spirit? He called for their death, and that was their end(Acts 5:1-10). The Bible said in Acts 5:11 “And great fear came upon all the church and upon as many as heard these things”.

When these gifts are in operation, they bring a great degree of sanity into the church of God, causing people to stop playing church.

What brings the frequent manifestation of these gifts? When the church begins to set itself apart in Holiness and seek the face of the Lord in prayer. It is normally the spiritual slumber that keeps the gifts out of operation in most churches.

Start praying for their manifestation.s in your midst.

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, I pray for the fire of the Holy Ghost to burn fervently in our midst to let all these gifts operate frequently.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

2 Kings 5:26 ” And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money and to receive garments, olive yards, vineyards, sheep, oxen, menservants, and maidservants?”