Do You Have The Spirit Of Understanding Operating In You?

The Spirit of Understanding

The Spirit of Understanding in Hebrew means Binah. Understanding in Greek means Sunesis.

In the Bible in the book of Isaiah 11:2-And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. This scripture tells us that the next function or operation produced by the Spirit of God, giving us the Mind of Christ, is the Spirit of Understanding. Just because we have God's Wisdom written and inscribed in our hearts does not necessarily mean that we'll understand that Wisdom. The Spirit of Understanding is God's supernatural revelation it is his secret insights to the Word of God. Understanding simply means a "putting together" and comprehending or a grasping hold of the Word of God. The Spirit of God illuminates our hearts and gives us understanding of His Wisdom.

When we receive understanding of God and his word- He "turns on the lights for us." How many times have you sat down and read God's Word, gotten up and not remembered a thing you read? Well, God's Spirit of Understanding was not operating in you. It is when we do not have understanding, that we begin to question the truth of God's Word and its application in our lives. We cannot relate to the ways of the Lord, or the ways of others without understanding. It is in understanding that compassion is flow forth out of us. The spirit of Understanding works hand in hand with wisdom.

Often, in preparing to study and read the word, I would come across something that I had no supernatural understanding of at all. As I would pray for God's enlightenment, eventually in God's timing and in His way, the "lights" would go on. The insight the understanding to something that I had been struggling with for a long time just clicked in and the "lights went on." A great lesson to learn is that we should immediately write down what the Lord is showing us, because we won't remember it and we will forget. If it's a supernatural revelation from God, then it's not something that has registered in your own mind yet. If i don't write down the supernatural wisdom and understanding that God is giving me, I will lose it. I'll bet it's the same way for you!

Sometimes when your in your prayer closet, alone spending time with God or maybe in the shower, supernatural revelations and answers pop into your mind to questions that you may have been asking God about for months and years. Then God steps in when you least expect it or in the midst of your storm, trials & tribulations and God will open up your understanding and give you revelation and insight on how to handle things in life. God will show you the way and give you the understanding and wisdom on how to handle life situations. Then you know, it's not "you" that has "turned on the lights" at that moment, but God's Spirit of Understanding has kicked in.

What good is God's Understanding and Wisdom of his Word, without us being able to understand it and apply it to our lives?

Psalm 119:27 is a good prayer, "Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of Thy wondrous works." The point is, we must have God's understanding of His Wisdom before we can begin to apply it to our lives and before we can pass it on to others.

As Christians we must be reading God's Word daily so we can get understanding, knowledge and wisdom. One of the reasons I believe so many Christians are stumbling and falling today is because of "ignorance." Ignorance not only as to what the Word of God says and requires of us, but also ignorance about ourselves and understanding our own real motives, our own wrong dependencies, our own misconceived priorities, and whatever issues we are dealing with. As we read God's Word, it's the Spirit of Understanding that will reveal and expose these things so that we can "deal" with them. When we don't read the Word and the Spirit of Understanding is not allowed to operate, then we won't be able to see or find our way. In the book of Hosea 4:14 says "...people that do not understand shall fall."

All of us have God's written Wisdom lying in our laps, but many of us, because of busyness, distractions, hurts, unbelief, and other self-centered thoughts and emotions, don't take the time to sit at God's feet, listen and hear what He wants us to say to us. Instead, we depend upon what we think and feel, what others are telling us and what our circumstances are. Consequently, when God allows "trials" in our lives, we don't understand what He requires of us, nor how to act. Thus, we end up falling before we even begin. The Bible says in Proverbs 24:3-4-"Through Wisdom is a house builded; and by Understanding it is established: But by Knowledge shall all the chambers be filled."

I commission you today to seek God for the Spirit of Understanding and read his word daily to get an understanding. The bible says in Matthew 6:33-But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. If you lack the spirit of understanding that means you have to seek God first, and all things you desire or need will be added unto you.