Your Devotional message for 11th May 2021
Scripture:
Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore, get wisdom and in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you (Proverbs 4:7-9, NKJV).
Explanation;
Today is day 11 of 31 days of Prosperity in Life Challenge. We will explore the life of men of God who excelled as they were gifted with Spirit of wisdom, knowledge and understanding. There is a natural wisdom and Divine Wisdom. The greatest counsel is contained in Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding. Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore, get wisdom and in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you (Proverbs 4:7-9, NKJV).
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God that gives Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding. With your wisdom and your understanding, You have gained riches for yourself, and gathered gold and silver into your treasuries; by your great wisdom in trade, you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted because of your riches ( Ezekiel 28:4-5, NKJV). Wisdom of God is very important in dealing with various affairs of life especially Leadership, Excellence, Great achievements, Business, and finances.
The life of Job:
Job was one of the wealthiest men to have lived on the earth. During his negative experience of uncertainty and loss expressed himself by asking “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living (Job 28: 12-13, NKJV).
Gifted artisans:
So, you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest (Exodus 28:3, NKJV).
The life of Bezalel and Aholiab:
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship (Exodus 31:3-5, 36:1-2, NKJV).
The life of Moses and Joshua:
Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so, the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses (Deuteronomy 34:9, NKJV).
The life of Solomon:
And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. Thus, Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt (1 King 4:29-30, NKJV). Solomon’s wealth was exceedingly great, and the Proverbs and Songs of Solomon were other examples of a man with wisdom.
The life of Ezra:
And you, Ezra, according to your God-given wisdom, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the region beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them (Ezra 7:25, NKJV).
The life of Daniel (Belteshazzar); Hananiah (Shadrach); Mishaal (Meshach); and Azariah (Abed-Nego): And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm (Daniel 1:20).
Jesus Christ was filled with the wisdom of God:
In Jesus Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3). Jesus Christ was filled with the wisdom of God that became evident to eyewitnesses. And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him (Luke 2:40). Not only that Jesus was filled with wisdom of God, but Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men (Luke 2:52). Jesus Christ became for us the wisdom of God. This follows the Prophecy of Isaiah. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2). But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30).
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him (James 1:5).Study and meditate on these scriptures. Pray fervently if possible, with earnest prayer and fasting.
Finally, my prayer is that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him (Ephesians 1:17),
Stay tune as we shall look continue further tomorrow. Remain uncommonly blessed.
Confession:
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon me, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2). I give thanks to the Lord, making mention of others in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of my understanding being enlightened; that I may know what the hope of His calling is, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. I declare that I operate in Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding for business, finance, innovation, and scientific discovery beyond human imagination. I prosper these days; I begin prospering and until I become very prosperous.
From today I declare my victory and protection through the Blood of Jesus in the name of Jesus.
Further Reading scriptures to meditate:
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth (Proverbs 4:5, NKJV).
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever (Psalm 111:10, NKJV).
