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Intuition might not sound like a spiritual word, and it gets a bad rap in some Christian circles, but the Bible uses it. “Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind?” the Lord asked Job, being rhetorical (38:36 NLT). God does, of course.

Want to see how this works in the Bible?

• Joseph’s knowing not only interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams but also showed Egypt how to survive during the future famine by storing the grain during the good years (Gen. 41).

• Elisha’s knowing had him compel the Israelites to dig ditches to capture the water the Lord miraculously provided (2 Kings 3).

• Paul’s knowing could have helped a ship full of people avoid a life-threatening situation—if only the officers had listened. Though they didn’t, Paul’s additional knowing saved lives (Acts 27).

Let’s look at other examples, starting with Jesus Himself, the perfect representation of how to be human while living on earth. Jesus functioned with supernatural knowledge. “But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, ‘Why do you think evil in your hearts?’ ” (Matt. 9:4 NKJV).

The word for knowing here means “perceiving.” Jesus perceived their thoughts. There’s a huge difference between automatically knowing someone’s thoughts, like a mind reader and perceiving one’s thoughts. Simply, it’s the difference between knowing by seeing and taking in through our senses and knowing from perception.

Reading someone’s mind is a purely divine ability, but perceiving is a supernatural intuition.

There’s no way around it: God gives some individuals a supernatural intuition.

Prayer:
Lord, please help me to understand when You are speaking to me through my intuition, and please help me to glorify You in that knowledge. Amen.