Rod Parsley Daily Devotional 11 May 2024, Saturday
TOPIC: The Word of Wisdom
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
– James 3:17
Wisdom is the ability to successfully use knowledge. You can have a lot of knowledge, but it won’t do you any good if you don’t have the wisdom to effectively use that knowledge.
Just as knowledge and wisdom are different, the word of wisdom is different from the word of knowledge. We will cover the word of knowledge tomorrow.
The word of wisdom is a manifestation gift and is the working of the Holy Spirit that reveals things to you that you could not know. For example, a word of wisdom from the Holy Spirit could reveal to you what job you should take or the location you should live in.
As with all the gifts of the Spirit, the word of wisdom is manifested for the benefit of the body of Christ and to display the glory of God. A word of wisdom could be revealed to you by the Holy Spirit for your benefit or for the benefit of another.
Holy Spirit, give me wisdom today to make the right decisions.
Further Reading
1 Samuel 10:1-11:15; John 6:43-71
Psalm 107:1-43; Proverbs 15:1-3
Rodney Lee Parsley is a prominent American Christian minister, author, television host and evangelist. He is senior pastor of World Harvest Church, a large nondenominational church in Canal Winchester