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The Word of Wisdom

To one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:8 Scripture reading:
1 Corinthians 2:6–16

The Scripture does not say “the gift of wisdom” but the gift of “the word of wisdom.” You have to “rightly [handle] the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). The gift of the word of wisdom is necessary in many instances. For example, when you want to build another church building, maybe larger than the one you are in, so that everybody can speak and be heard without any trouble, a word of wisdom is needed regarding how to build the place for God’s service.

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Great Possibilities

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable…for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16–17
Scripture reading: Hebrews 10:11–31

Everyone who has received the Holy Spirit has within him great possibilities and unlimited power. He also has great possessions, not only of things that are present but also of things that are to come (1 Cor. 3:22). The Holy Spirit has power to equip you for every emergency. The reason people are not thus equipped is that they do not receive Him and do not yield to Him. Amen

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New Wine

Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.” Acts 2:13 Scripture reading: Acts 2:13–41

New wine has a freshness about it! A beauty about it! It has a quality about it! It creates in others the desire for the same taste.
At Pentecost, some saw, but three thousand felt, tasted, and enjoyed. Some looked on; others drank with a new faith never before seen—a new manifestation, a new realization all divine, a new thing. It came straight from heaven, from the throne of the glorified Lord. It is God’s purpose to fill us with that wine, to make us ready to burst forth with new rivers, with fresh energy, with no tired feeling. Amen

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Unconditional Surrender

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! Matthew 3:2 Scripture reading:
2 Peter 3:1–9

Pentecost has made us rejoice in Jesus. God has been confirming His power by His Holy Spirit.
We talk about love, love, love, but it ought to be repent, repent, repent. John the Baptist came, and his message was “Repent.” Jesus came with the same message: “Repent” ( Matt. 4:17). The Holy Spirit came, and the message was the same: repent, repent, repent and believe. (See Acts 2:38.) What has all this to do with Pentecost? Everything! It is the secret of our failure.
Weeping is not repentance; sorrow is not repentance. Repentance is turning away from sin and doing the work of righteousness and holiness. Amen

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Ask God for Wisdom

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 Scripture reading: James 1

I cannot depart from God’s Word. I cannot grant people faith. But by the power of the Spirit, I can stimulate you until you dare to believe and rest on the authority of God’s Word. The Spirit of the living God quickens you, and I see that “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). Amen

"Ask and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you..."
A promise in God's Word.
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Be Perfect

Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:4 Scripture reading: Matthew 27:27–54

Is it possible for patience to make us “perfect and complete”? Certainly, it is possible. This was James, the Lord’s brother, who was speaking. He spoke very much like his Brother.
When we read these wonderful words, we might very likely be encountering a true kindred spirit with Christ.
There are many things in your life that you cannot understand, but be patient. When the hand of God is upon something, it may grind very slowly, but it will form the finest thing possible if you dare to wait until it is completed. Amen

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Glory

His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue. 2 Peter 1:3 Scripture reading:
2 Peter 1:2–17

The inward man receives the Holy Spirit instantly with great joy and blessedness. He cannot express it. Then the power of the Spirit, this breath of God, takes of the things of Jesus (see John 16:14–15) and sends forth as a river the utterances of the Spirit. Again, when the body is filled with joy, sometimes so inexpressible, the canvas of the mind has great power to move the operation of the tongue to bring out the very depths of the inward heart’s power, love, and joy to us.
By the same process, the Spirit, which is the breath of God, brings forth the manifestation of the glory. Amen

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