“They were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke….” Acts 6:10

Jackie Pullinger came to Hong Kong from England as a missionary in 1966 at the age of 22. She moved into the lawless, gang-infested Walled City and all these years the Lord has used her mightily to reach thousands of prostitutes, drug addicts, homeless, and gang members. The rehabilitation rates for hardcore addicts, which includes praying for them to be baptized in the Holy Spirit, proved so much more successful than similar government programs that they donated land to Jackie and her team to operate her rehab centres. The wisdom God gave her (along with faith and courage!) has given her a legendary testimony, numerous accolades, and brought much glory to the Lord.

Supernatural wisdom, anointed/creative ideas, downloads of solutions to complex problems, are all things we should expect when the Holy Spirit comes upon us (Is 11:2). A few examples of standout wisdom from Scripture deserve mentioning:
• Joseph’s interpretation of dreams (esp Pharaoh’s) and then overseeing the food distribution during seven years of famine for Egypt and surrounding nations.
• David assuming command of Saul’s army despite having no training and only being a youth. 1 Sam 18:5 says it is because he “behaved wisely”.
• Solomon’s wisdom was so acclaimed “men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth came to hear” his wisdom and see its effects on his rule.
• Daniel and his young, exiled friends were ten times wiser than all the counsellors and advisors who served the King of Babylon.
• When Stephen addressed the crowds and the Sanhedrin, he spoke with such wisdom “they were not able to resist” him. They concluded stoning him was the only way to keep him from impacting countless people in Jerusalem and beyond.

As amazing these examples are, it’s time to prepare for an upgrade. The OS of the last days church is about to go through a major overhaul. Jesus warned that signs will precede His second coming–earthquakes, wars, pandemics, etc. In the midst of great confusion and perplexity, He says: “I will give you a mouth of wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict” (Lk 21:15). He adds there is no need to worry about how to answer people: “Simply be confident and allow the Spirit of Wisdom access to your heart, and in that very moment he will reveal what you are to say to them” (Lk 12:12 TPT).

It gets better. When the angel Gabriel spoke to Zacharias before John’s birth, he spoke of three “turnings” that will mark the days in which we now live (Lk 1:16-17). The first is something we all greatly anticipate: the turning “of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.” The second is the turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children, signalling a restoring of the families of the faithful in otherwise savage times. Finally, Gabriel says the disobedient (insubordinate, unruly, rebellious) are going to turn “to the wisdom of the just”.

In other words, men of every background will come to us as they came to Solomon because they will be astounded that we are able to solve knotty conflicts or destructive crises through insights that only God can give. Like Sheba, a pagan, they will return all the praise and glory to the Lord our God. We can expect such flashes of brilliance among us that people who have been radically opposed to God’s ways—the “disobedient”–will have Nebuchadnezzar-type encounters with the Him, and proclaim: “Wo, boy, how’d you go ‘n figure that out? Ain’t no one gonna do dat ‘less the Big Guy upstairs shows ‘em how!” (Dan 2:47 KAG).

If the Holy Spirit is about to make us ten times wiser than the peers in our fields, I want in! In fact, knowing this ought to generate an earth-shattering, collective cry ascending to the highest heavens during our personal devotions, our services, in our cells, and from our family altars. If Jesus is about to open up the spigots and fountains of supernatural wisdom, it’s time to get in line with our buckets! Then the thirsty among the nations, including those we least expect–from drug lords in the streets to Nebuchadnezzars in palaces—will come running to us to drink.

The last great harvest will be two directional. First, God is raising up scores of Jackies who will GO in simple obedience to Christ’s command to take His message “into all the world”. We can expect that they will have access to more and more wisdom as they go, and as the time of His appearing nears. Secondly, wherever we are, as we interpret the world’s dreams or get revelations downloaded to us of how to solve quagmires that stump experts, we are going to see the multitudes COME from all directions to us for answers. Then they’re going to get saved out of every tongue, tribe, and nation. Zechariah the prophet says it this way:

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeves of God’s people, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’” Zech 8:23