THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM

Ephesians 1:15-23

The spirit world is a reality. However, spirits cannot operate until they see a body through which they can give their full expression. More often than not, the manifestation of a man possessed by a spirit will be according to the spirit possessing him.

The spirit of wisdom is one of the spirits upon the Lord Jesus Christ (Is. 11:1-2) and from the scriptures; this spirit is the fundamental expression of wisdom. The spirit of wisdom is so important to our daily life and fulfillment as believers that when Paul the Apostle heard about the conversion of the Ephesian Christians, he began to pray for them that the Lord will possess them with this spirit. Your results and manifestations in life as a child of God will be a direct function of the spirits in your life.

When life and situations are not responding to a man, it is an indication that such a man lacks wisdom. If there is anything you must begin to ask God for as from today, it is the spirit of wisdom. When the spirit of wisdom takes hold of you, it will be too evident in your life. It will cause you to recognize wisdom anywhere you see it.

In Deut. 34:9, the Bible says, “Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom: for Moses had laid his hand upon him: and the children of Israel harkened unto him”. Men will respond to you when you have this spirit operational in you. What is difficult for others will be simple for you. Things that take men years to overcome will take you moments.

You can hardly be stranded in life when you operate by the spirit of wisdom. When the spirit of wisdom comes into your life, creativities that men cannot explain will begin to be birthed forth in you.

How to Contact the Spirit of Wisdom

Spirits generally have the same attribute. However, I need to let you know that the spirit of wisdom is not of the devil, it is of God.

The following are some of the ways by which you can contact the spirit of wisdom.

1.      By impartation

As we see in the case of Moses and Joshua (Deut. 34:9), that spirit came upon Joshua after Moses had laid hands on him. Hence a man can receive the spirit of wisdom, when a man that carries it lays hands on him.

2.      By words

Jesus said to the disciples, “The words I speak unto you they are Spirit and Life (Jn.6:63) In Ezekiel 2:1-2, the Lord told Ezekiel the Prophet to stand up to hear the word of God. Ezekiel said, “It came to pass that the spirit entered into me when He spake unto me.” From those two Bible passages, you can see that spirits are transferred by words. So when you sit down under the sound teaching of a servant of God that carries the spirit of wisdom in him, the spirit of wisdom that is dormant in you will be activated and stirred up into action.

3.      By Association 1Sam. 10:5-6

Saul the son of Kish came into the company of prophets and began to prophesy. Don’t forget also that “he that walk with the wise shall be wise (Prov. 13:20).  From these two passages, you can see that proper association with men who carries the spirit of wisdom will cause the same spirit to come on you.

4.      Anointed Books 2 Tim. 4:13b

Paul the Apostle was a man given to books. He wrote to Timothy his son in the faith saying “bring with thee the books especially the parchments”.

I am not talking about just any book, but anointed books written by men approved of God and upon whom this spirit of wisdom is evident.