The nine gifts of God:
1. The word of knowledge
2. The word of wisdom
3. The gift of prophecy
4. The gift of faith
5. The gifts of healing
6. The working of miracles
7. The discerning of spirits
8. Different kinds of tongues
9. The interpretation of tongues
According to my reference material from bible-knowledge.com the gifts of God are not as important as the fruits of the Holy Spirit but I have to disagree on that one. While it’s true the fruits come with the indwelt Holy Spirit and are always available for sanctification they are not used all that much on a daily basis by nearly as many people as are the first two gifts from God, the word of knowledge and the word of wisdom. These two gifts are often used in conjunction because by the word of knowledge you receive supernatural knowledge and insight directly from the Holy Spirit that you wouldn’t have been able to know otherwise and the word of wisdom is supernatural insight from the Holy Spirit how to apply the knowledge you have received for the best outcome. Knowing something is one thing and successfully using that knowledge is another. Used together these two gifts give sensational results.
Knowledge, understanding and wisdom are needed by the saints in every area of life and are therefore the most requested by prayers to the Father. Probably 90% of the requests for Gods gifts fall on word of knowledge and word of wisdom while the other seven gifts get only a scant 10% of the requests. People are more concerned about the daily impact on their lives than they are on the lives of others. The Bible makes 9 direct or indirect commands for the believer to study God’s Word and there are 17 commands in the Bible to pray to the Father for what you want so the Bible is directing our attention to these two gifts in particular. In my daily prayers to god I pray for the same thing most people do, the knowledge, understanding and wisdom of God’s Word.
How does the Holy Spirit transmit this knowledge and wisdom to us? The primary way the Holy Spirit shares knowledge in through “inner knowing”. Suddenly you just know something without a doubt. Sometimes I’ll read a verse of Scripture and the knowledge and understanding of it are so clear it jumps out at me. The Holy Spirit is transmitting His specific knowledge directly into my spirit. The Bible confirms the Holy Spirit will “bear witness” with our human spirit. This Spirit to spirit witness results in the “inner knowing” of the truth of God’s Word.