The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD – Isaiah 11:2
Some things you can do today with God’s name
- What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? You might want to look it up yourself. Here is a simple distinction: knowledge is the understanding of facts and information. Wisdom is knowing how to act on the knowledge.
- Proverbs 2 has so much to say about wisdom, knowledge, understanding, etc. I’d encourage you to read it.
- In what areas do you need knowledge from the Lord today? Ask Him for it. He’ll give it to you, if you are asking sincerely. Just be ready to listen. Sometimes we ask the Lord for something, but then we forget to stop and listen to His answers. And then we say He didn’t answer us. Hmmmmm. Or maybe that’s just me?? Think about if you ever do that.
- Say Isaiah 11:2 to someone today. It’s ok to have it in front of you, in case you need to look at it. Many people think that they can’t memorize Scripture. If you ask the Lord to help you, I know He will. You never know when you might not be able to have your Bible readily available.
One of the most powerful books I ever read was “Called to Die” about Chet Bitterman, written in the late 70’s or early 80’s Chet was captured by terrorists and held for a year—without a Bible. He had memorized lots of Scripture; in fact, he had just finished memorizing the book of 1 Peter. Scripture is what kept him going and he was able to encourage his wife and others because he had the Word in his heart. We don’t know what the future holds—probably not a hostage situation, but we never know. All this to say, I encourage you to memorize the Word. It is powerful and God can bring it back to you when you most need it.