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.
Imagine walking in fulfillment of this prayer! Your life
will be an endless manifestation of the excellence of the Spirit. When you have
wisdom and spiritual understanding, beyond knowing the whys and wherefores of
anything, you know the power behind it. Every time, in every place, and in
every situation, you know exactly what to do.
The Prophet Elisha manifested this kind of supernatural
understanding and wisdom. Once, he and some other prophets were at Jordan, and
one of them, while hewing down a tree, his axe-head pulled off and sank in the
river. It was a borrowed axe, so he cried out to Elisha for help (2 Kings 6:5).
Elisha cut off a tree branch and tossed it at the spot where the axe-head fell,
and instantly, the axe-head floated up. How did Elisha know what to do to bring
the axe-head from under the water to the surface? He was filled with the
knowledge of God's will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. The wisdom
of God showed him what to do.
Something similar happened with Isaac. There was famine in
Canaan and he was about to leave for another city when God instructed Him to
remain in Canaan. The Bible records that in spite of the drought, Isaac dug
wells and found water. Meanwhile, everyone else in Canaan dug wells and found
no water. In that same year, the Bible says that Isaac "...waxed great,
and went forward, and grew until he became very great: for he had possession of
flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the
Philistines envied him" (Genesis 26:12-14).
How did Isaac know where to dig and find water? Why did he
prosper exceedingly in a land where everyone else experienced severe hunger,
poverty, and deprivation? It was because God gave him insight as to what to do.
If you study about him in the scriptures, you'll discover he's one of those in
the Old Testament who, we're told, often took time to meditate: "And Isaac
went out to meditate in the field at the eventide..." (Genesis 24:63).
Meditating on God's Word causes you to be filled with the
knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
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