The Spirit of Wisdom

Spirit of Wisdom
(rûach chakhemah)

Here we see the Holy Spirit giving us skill, shrewdness, and wisdom. This
isn’t simply something one gets by earning a Ph.D. or some other high
degree.  This is better... much, much better!  We’re talking about practical
wisdom from God that will help you successfully complete your plans.  What
plans? Well, if you are yielding to the Spirit (since He has the right of
way), then...

Jeremiah 29:11 [Amplified Bible]
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord,
thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope
in your final outcome.

According to the Hebrew text, that “final outcome” is the substance of your
hopes and dreams... that thing you most greatly desire. That is what your
loving Heavenly Father wants for you.  Nothing but His very best!  And how
will you accomplish those plans?  By the gifts imparted on you by the Spirit
of God, who gives you wisdom! Let’s look at an example of the wisdom that
God gives, reading Proverbs 8:12 in five translations:

I wisdom dwell with prudence {or, subtilty}, and find out knowledge of witty
inventions.
[King James Version with notes]

“I, Wisdom, live with Prudence; I attain knowledge and foresight.”
[Tanakh: The New JPS Translation]

I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of
reflection.
[Darby Translation]

I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
[Young’s Literal Translation]

I, Wisdom [from God], make prudence my dwelling, and I find out knowledge
and discretion.
[Amplified Bible]

Notice the common thread running through each translation.  This gives us a
glimpse of the living and active wisdom that our Heavenly Father gives to
us. It is a wisdom that incorporates the shrewdness to transact business and
all matters of our daily lives.

Use that wisdom on your job. Use it in your office or position in the
church, or on some community advisory board.  The wisdom that the Holy
Spirit gives us also incorporates wisdom in administration. This is similar
to the wisdom of Solomon (crack open your Bible and read about the wisdom of
Solomon). In a nutshell, we receive the mind of Christ!

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The Ashes of the Red Heifer
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