Gift of Knowledge - God is Watching and He Loves You

Have you ever met someone and known something about them, even though you had never met before? If so, you may have the gift of knowledge.

Have your children ever done something, denied it, but you knew the truth? If so, you may have the gift of knowledge.

Here is a story about the gift of knowledge. At a retreat in Searcy, Ark. a couple of years back I was doing a 1/2 day retreat for a congregation and was teaching the prayer of agreement. Basically, the prayer of agreement is when someone vocally agrees with the person praying....taken from the scripture "I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done by my Father in heaven. For where two or more come together in my name, there I am with them."

I had divided up the group into groups of 7-10 and had them start praying the prayer of agreement, asking God what to pray for then agreeing with each other...simple enough, right? One group seemed to be having difficulty so I came over to the group to help them. They were laying hands on a brother and asking the Lord for a word for him, so then they could agree in prayer over him. So I laid my hand on my brother (who I had never met and did not know) and all of a sudden I knew things about him that God revealed to me. The men around him started praying as I spoke to him.

So I spoke his name (which freaked me and everyone else out) and spoke to him about specific things God revealed to me. He had three sons and I described each one in detail. I said that he had broken every vow he had made with his wife, and I named them specifically. (He and his wife were separated at the time). I talked about the affairs he had and the sexual immoral things he had done, specifically when and what. (At this time, he was wailing, loudly because God was revealing the secrets of his heart to him). I talked about his wife and their relationship and named the specific problems they were having. Again, I had never met the man or had ever spoken to him before.

After about three to four minutes of laying him wide open, God wanted him to know he was loved, and that God wanted him back. (He kept on wailing...loudly, and the men around him prayed louder and more fervently). And I spoke to him the words God laid on my heart for him. He was loved. He had a ministry that God wanted him to be in. He needed to repent, be open with his sin so he could be healed. God had plans for him in his marriage that were greater than he could even conceive. He needed accountability for his sexual sin, so he could grow beyond it.

After speaking to him, we took a break and he left the room. I found him in the next room, crying, talking to his wife. He said,"God just spoke to me and now I know I need to change. I am sorry for the way I have treated you and things are going to be much different." He called me few days later and said he was together with his wife and that God had worked a miracle in their marriage.


I still think it is so cool how God used me in this man's life. Do you have questions about it? Have you ever had an experience like this? If so, please share it so people can see that God still speaks to us in the modern day.

Experience the Spirit Exercise 39

In previous posts, I have outlined some exercises I have used to help people develop a passionate relationship with Christ. These are the exercises that had positive effects in people's spiritual walk. Feel free to ask about any of the exercises and I will try to explain the best I can. But don't just read them, try them on for size and see if they will help you in your walk with Christ.

39. Praying the prayer of agreement is a tool God has given us to pray with power.

Matthew 18.19-20. NIV "Again I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them."

Here is how to do it: After praise and worship, when someone is praying and they say something you agree with, verbally affirm (agree) with what is being prayed. So if someone prays, "Father, in the name of Jesus, heal Mark's knee, repair fractures on the bone, restore the bone as you created it be, so the power of your healing will be made known to Mark and his family." If you hear that prayer and sense the Spirit agreeing with it, verbalize agreement with 'Yes, Lord make it so,' or 'I agree,' or 'Yes Lord, in the name of Jesus, rain your healing down upon Mark's knee so your glory will be made known.'

I have always believed that prayer should be a group effort instead of one person leading and everyone going brain dead. Let the joy and passion of Christ dwell in the prayers of Christians and see what the Lord will do. I think it is OK for 2 or 3 or more people to pray at the same time, not trying to out do each other but praying in tandem and agreement with each other. Try it and see if you can't sense more of the presence of God praying the prayer of agreement. Get lively!