We have been discussing how the Gifts of the Holy Spirit were important to the early church and how we need the nine manifestations of the Holy Spirit personally and corporately more so today. It’s so important that I want to continue looking at the nine manifestations of the Holy Spirit before we continue in Acts 21: The Nine Gifts are divided into three categories of three: First week we discussed the Gifts to Say (Speak). Last week we studied the Gifts to Know Gifts or Revelation Gifts and how they can often work together. This week let’s look at the Gifts to Do! A lot of the material comes from the great teacher Kenneth Hagin who is now with the Lord.
- GIFTS TO DO (The Power Gifts)
The Gift of Faith is not... 1. Saving faith. (Ephesians 2:8) 2. General (ordinary) faith: faith in God's Word, faith for believing God for your needs, etc. The gifts of the Spirit operate by faith - general (ordinary) faith on the part of the believer through which the gift is being
manifested. A person must step out in faith and yield to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. (Mark 9:23) 3. Faithfulness - the fruit of the Spirit which is for character. Faith, or faithfulness, is a fruit that grows in the life of a Christian to establish him in godly spiritual character. I realize we have taken a whole week to discuss this gift but once again we need to understand how each gift operates.
Prayer Points: Today, let’s commune with the Holy Spirit asking Him to lead us into all truth concerning the Gifts of the Spirit. We don’t need to be ignorant concerning the supernatural manifestations of the gifts of the Spirit because they were given to the church to profit spiritually, mentally & physically. Let the Holy Spirit know you are a willing vessel!