The Phaneroo Devotion: Beyond Mental Ascent
Apostle Grace Lubega
Proverbs 24:3-4 (KJV): “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”
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Why do some believers claim to know certain truths, yet those very truths are not working in their lives?
While there may be many reasons for this, one issue is that believers often give only mental assent to these truths without allowing them to sink into their spirits.
Our theme Scripture lays out the pattern by which knowledge becomes a force of manifestation, through which chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Wisdom comes first, understanding follows, and then knowledge. Knowledge becomes power when you have its wisdom. Knowledge becomes a force when you have its understanding.
I have seen many believers lingering in the corridors of knowledge, excited by revelations for which they have no wisdom and no understanding. Knowledge without wisdom and understanding amounts to mental assent.
In our theme Scripture, the word for wisdom is hakmah, which, among other things, means skill, shrewdness, and prudence. The word for understanding is tabun, which, among other things, means skill, intelligence, and insight.
For any knowledge you receive, you must, through your service to God, deeper study of the Word, meditation, and prayer, allow that knowledge to mature within you into the skill to apply it, the insight to use it rightly, the prudence to handle it wisely, and the intelligence to put it into practice. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 4:7; 1 Chronicles 12:32
GOLDEN NUGGET: For any knowledge you receive, you must, through your service to God, deeper study of the Word, meditation, and prayer, allow that knowledge to mature within you into the skill to apply it, the insight to use it rightly, the prudence to handle it wisely, and the intelligence to put it into practice.
PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank You for this truth. Your Word comes with power, and it transforms my life. I do not receive it merely as information, but I also open my heart to understand it and walk in its wisdom. Like the sons of Issachar, because I understand, I know what to do in every circumstance and at all times. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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