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#GeraldsDevotional
The Special Gifting and Power of the Knight

This is a continuation of my recent devotional about the similarities of the kingdom of God and His plan with the game of chess. In that devotional, I discussed how even though the pawn is generally considered to be the weakest and most expendable piece on the chess board, it

actually has a very powerful gift and capability that no other piece can do. It has the power to redeem (or to free) other captured pieces. The knight also has a unique capability that is an image of a biblical gift that is given in the kingdom of God.

The knight is very limited

in where it can move on the board. It can move in any direction using a very small L-shaped pattern. But the knight can also do something that no other piece can do… it is not limited by other pieces that block it and it can jump over them. This is something that no other piece

on the board can do. This gives the knight a unique “vision” of the board that is not limited only by what it can see in front of or around it. Like the Master who is executing the chess strategy, the knight can see through and penetrate enemy lines and obstacles (even obstacles

from its own team). This is similar to the gifts that we see in the bible when the LORD created “seers” which were prophets who had the ability to see beyond what others saw. They had a vision of the kingdom plan that was similar to (although not as comprehensive

or as powerful as) that of the LORD.

For example, John was called by Jesus to follow Him as one of the 12 disciples. Jesus told all of these disciples about what was going to happen in His ultimate plan so that they would not be afraid of what they saw. But as part of his

special ministry, John was given the gift and opportunity to actually see and document the final conflict and resolution. Like the knight on the chess board, John’s special vision behind the enemy lines is used to give the other warriors on the board insight and at times

protection from blind spots and potential attacks. The knight can see and neutralize threats that no one else on the board can see. And he does all of these things using that very limited, yet powerful maneuverability (that 3-step L move). When his gifts are submitted to the

Chess Master, he is another very powerful component of the army of the LORD.

So we pray today that the LORD would grant to us the ability to see the unique gifts that He has given to each one of us. Then may He grant us the understanding of how to surrender our gifts to Him so

that He can use them for the unique purposes that He has also given to each one of us in His grand kingdom plan. Finally, LORD give us the vision to see what we can not see with our own capabilities. Help us to hear and to understand

what the Spirit and the seers are saying today.

Now for today’s scripture, we will see how John was introduced in his role as a seer at the beginning of the book of Revelation.

Introduction and Benediction
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His

servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this

prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. - Revelation 1:1-3
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