The Gifts of the Spirit 1st Cor. 12:4-11 The gifts of the Spirit will bring forth the fullness of ministry in our lives. It Is through the gifts of the Spirit that we are able to minister effectively one to Another and to receive the help of the comforter into our lives. John 14:12 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. Gods desire is to do His works through us that we might be effective in our ministry one to another. Therefore we must be good stewards of all that God has given to us through the ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives so that those around us will be partakers of His complete ministry. 1st Pet. 4:10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. The gifts of the Spirit are the nine gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 and they fall into three general classifications of revelation gifts of power gifts and vocal gifts. The Revelation Gifts The revelation gifts include the word of Wisdom, word of Knowledge, Discerning of Spirits. Collectively, these three gifts are supernatural manifestations of the Spirit of God. Through them we may know anything which God chooses to reveal. Each gift is a supernatural revelation given by God to an individual for a particular purpose, and at a particular time and in a particular place. The Power Gifts The power gifts are the gifts of faith, working of miracles and, gifts of healings. Collectively these three gifts are supernatural manifestations given by God for a particular time in a particular place. These three gifts will show forth Gods glory, His power, His greatness, His majesty and His victory over sickness, diseases and over death in supplying the needs of His people. The power gifts are for deliverance and overcoming nature itself. The Vocal Gifts The vocal gifts or the gifts of divine revelation are the gift of Tongues, Interpretations of Tongues, and Prophecy. Collectively these three gifts are supernatural manifestations of the Spirit of God and, through them; God can speak through man anything which He chooses to tell. Each gift is a supernatural manifestation given by God to an individual for a particular purpose, at a particular time and in a particular place. From the beginning of mankind, God has always had the ability to speak to men, whom He created. He spoke with Adam and Eve in the garden, He spoke with Noah concerning the building of the Ark. He talked with Abraham concerning leaving His country. He also spoke with Moses and the many other prophets down through history. Heb. 1:1-2 1: God, who at various times and in different ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets. 2: has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; Throughout the New Testament, we also see God as a God who desires to speak to His children. In the Gospels He spoke to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, but now that He has ascended unto the throne of God, He now speaks to us through the Holy Spirit. Prophecy, tongues and interpretation of tongues are the vocal gifts of the Holy Spirit that God uses to speak to us as a people. As we seek to be led by the Spirit and press into the Spiritual gifts that God has for us we will begin to see more of His power and presence manifested when we assemble together as His body. 1st Cor. 12:6-7 6: And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7: But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. There are two important words in these two verses that should help us to see Gods intent and purpose for these gifts, and how He expects them to work in our lives. It is the same God who works all in all: The word “works” here means active operation, effectual, powerful to be active, efficient, and fervent, be mighty in, show forth. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: The word “manifestation” means to make visible, clear, manifest, known. The true meaning is to uncover, lay bare, and reveal (Vines). With these two definitions in mind, we can see that it is Gods desire to be fervent and mighty in showing forth and making visible His power through the gifts of the Spirit. We as His people are to be fervent, active, effectual, efficient and powerful in manifesting His gifts in our lives for the edification of the Body of Christ, so that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is effectively released for all of us to profit from. Concluding Remarks Lets remember that Gods desire is to fill each one of us with the power of the His Spirit so that we too can go forth performing the works of God and be led by His Holy Spirit to do all that He has for us. We must realize that we need His ministry in our lives, because, like Jesus, we too, can do nothing of ourselves. Our sufficiency and our strength is in Him. If we are to be kingdom builders in the same way that Jesus was and as were the early disciples in the Book of Acts, we too, must be dependent upon the enabling grace that comes from a relationship with the Holy Spirit. In His Service Pastor Steve
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:45:55 +0000
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