THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE

Among all the gifts of the Spirit the word of knowledge was one that I decided to pursue the most because two of my ministry partners, Fernando and Enedina, were being used by God in such a powerful way with the gift of the word of knowledge. Time after time I saw them praying for people with all kinds of problems and diseases and all through the word of knowledge deliverance and healing were taking place. My partners kept themselves busy in this ministry going from place to place, city to city, day after day. People came from everywhere to be ministered by them. Once in a while I used to join them in this mission even though I was not able to operate with the gift of the word of knowledge yet. One day I asked them to explain to me how the word of knowledge could be such a powerful tool in the healing ministry, and one of them said, "The word of knowledge is a gift of the Holy Spirit that brings to light what is hidden in someone's life. We pray for people and God reveals to us what is causing the turmoil in their life. In some cases the person doesn't even know anything about the facts in their own life. That's why God uses us with the word of knowledge. In some cases, when we are praying for people we pray in tongues while waiting for the message from God. Most of the time we are given a few words. The Holy Spirit prints those words on our minds and we always ask for confirmation. In some other instances God gives pictures or visions of events that took place in their life sometime in the past. We make known the vision to them as we ask for their confirmation. Usually after the confirmation of the given words the healing process begins." I myself experienced healing and deliverance after being prayed for by a group of ministers. Many times God had showed me things that had to be changed in my life as well as healing of emotional wounds that were afflicting me during those years that had to take place. I had to undergo inner healing sessions a number of times. Every time I was being prayed for God was healing me from the dark side of my past. I really felt it was necessary to undergo inner healing. How I was blessed through that ministry!