"THE FIRST FRUIT OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE"
by Michael Danforth

It has been said, that more prayer has gone up in the last two years, than in the last twenty years. This I believe and rejoice greatly, and boldly declare with much confidence, that we are progressively receiving a new government in this nation as well as in the church of Jesus Christ. God as heard the cry of His people and He is bringing them out because they are heeding to His voice to enter into the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

Earlier in the year I heard these words ring in my spirit, "the fear of God is coming back into the church and then in the earth." I immediately thought of Proverbs 1:7 that says, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." The fear of the Lord is the "re'shiyth" of knowledge. The fear of the Lord is also the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Prov 9:10) This Hebrew word for beginning is defined as the "first fruit" of knowledge and wisdom. Get ready, because the first fruit of knowledge and wisdom which is the fear of God, is about to become fully manifested in the church. In other words respect and reverence toward God is coming back into the hearts of His people. The first sign of this restoration will be the return of the fear of God. This particular Godly fear will come through various forms. We will begin to see signs of it coming through the government of this nation and other nations, as well as predominately in the church.

We are receiving a leadership that is God seeking rather than self-seeking. His body is giving birth to a new leadership that is determined to leave an inheritance for the children, rather than the children for leaders. No longer will God tolerate His anointed using His people as a means to build their house rather than the house of God. As the affections of these new fathers and mothers become apparent, a new respect and reverence for the divine order of God will return to the hearts of humanity, both partially in the world and fully in His church.

As a people chosen by God, we will respect and reverence faith in God above every doubt and unbelief that has seemingly been prevailing in His Body. We will respect the love of God over every hateful deception that has been warring against us in the earth. We will give more respect and reverence toward forgiveness instead of unforgiveness. We will respect the peace of God more than the restlessness of our own souls. We will fear the one that can destroy the body and soul rather than the one that can destroy just the body.

We will give more respect to the divine nature of Jesus Christ working in these earthly bodies than we will the divination of satan. The restoration of fear of the Lord will be our instruction of Wisdom and will bring us into a humility that will declare many honors to the Lord and His bride. (Prov 15:33) This newly founded fear will lead us to life and he who has it will abide in satisfaction, and we will not be visited with evil, because our fear for God will be greater. (Prov19:23) Through humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life. (Prov 22:4)We will be zealous for the fear of the Lord the rest of our days and our hope will not be cut off. (Prov 23:17-18)

The key to getting a hold of this first fruit of knowledge is by entering into the kingdom of God. Jesus said, "Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered." (Lk 11:52)We must come out of the old man and enter into the new one. There is a difference between having Christ in us, verses us entering into Him. There is a difference between having the divine nature of Christ, and His divine nature having us. To enter in means that we are to enter into His rest. In this position of rest we no longer see things as being incomplete but we see them as finished. It's time for leaders across this nation to enter into the finished realm of God's kingdom, by not entering in we hinder others from doing the same. In these next few months God is going to deal with those hindrances more severely, especially in the places of government.

And lastly, we are going to begin to see houses of wisdom and understanding rise up in the land. Just like in the days of Solomon people will gather from miles around to remote areas across the country to hear men and women who have taken on the wisdom and understanding of God. As centers of prayer and worship continue to spring up, a fresh new knowledge of God's spirit will run like a mighty river through out the land. The church has been pursuing many gifts of the Spirit and for the most part overlooking two important foundational ingredients, wisdom and knowledge. But no longer will this be the case, for the hidden ones in Christ have been tucked away for such a time as this. Now the invisible is becoming visible, that which has been hidden shall be revealed, not the dark secrets of man, but the treasures of God's kingdom that have been concealed in earthen vessels for these last days. Let us set our hearts to receive the "first fruit" of God's wisdom and knowledge.