The needs of the many are seemingly more and more apparent each day. Many are hurting, sick, depressed, and injured (whether physically or emotionally).
The Holy Spirit provides us as believers in Him ways to help assist those that have real needs...each one of us bearing gifts within that reach out to others.....
Gleanings from 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
"There are various and creative gifts that are distributed to all believers. These gifts are quite capable of extraordinary powers and distinguish the very fact the Holy Spirit is alive and working within the hearts of every believer... to those who bear the name: Christian.
This power within a believer in Christ Jesus is due to the Grace that operates within their very souls, that is, in the hearts, the minds, and the wills of those who have given themselves to the One who bore all our sins...by the Way of the Cross.
Along with this, there are also distinctive varieties of service and ministries within the church (the body of believers) that are of help and strength to anyone in need of God's power and touch in their lives. Yet, with all the various gifts and operations of the general church ministry, the source originates from only One...the Gracious and yet Powerful Holy Spirit!
The reason these spiritual gifts are given to us by the Holy Spirit is simple enough...for the need and benefit of others. Gifts we receive enable us to serve one another in many unique ways, and the accomplishments provided through the distribution of these gifts not only sustains lives around us,
but it can inspire and energize lives as well.
Every believer is given a gift(s) and with the use of the gift bestowed, produces a living evidence the Holy Spirit is at work within each individual heart.
Examples of the gifts coming from the Holy Spirit into our very lives include: the ability to give wise advice to others (the gift of Wisdom), while another may have received the gift of knowledge...a special knowledge that gives keen insight and specific direction on a given situation.
Another believer may be given a special gift of faith, the kind of faith that overcomes adversities and demonstrates a wonder-working type of power. And yet others may have a gift that offers healing...to the sick, perhaps performing miracles that reach beyond our own normal human limitations.
There are other gifts of the Holy Spirit that is endowed upon a believer that has prophetic insight, that is to interpret the Divine Will and purpose of God...in the lives of others. And the gifts don't stop there...there are more...like the gift to discern between what the Holy Spirit may be instructing one to do or if it is false leadings...originating from the Works of Darkness.
There simply are many gifts the Holy Spirit has for each one of us, including speaking in tongues. Speaking in an unknown language usually falls into 2 categories: 1) a prayer language that gives a believer the ability to "pray through" a particular situation for an individual(s) that come from deep within with words that our native language is not adequate enough to express, and 2) a public speaking of an unknown tongue or language that is followed by the interpretation of what was said into the known tongue, the vernacular...bringing vital strength into the lives of believers (the church).
Regardless of which gifts are exercised and used, the origin of all these gifts is from only one source...the Precious Holy Spirit!
And it is this Spirit who decides which gift a believer receives, what purpose these gifts might be, and the timing as to when these marvelous gifts are to be utilized.
These are all made available to us...because of....Him!
The Holy Spirit provides us as believers in Him ways to help assist those that have real needs...each one of us bearing gifts within that reach out to others.....
Gleanings from 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
This power within a believer in Christ Jesus is due to the Grace that operates within their very souls, that is, in the hearts, the minds, and the wills of those who have given themselves to the One who bore all our sins...by the Way of the Cross.
Along with this, there are also distinctive varieties of service and ministries within the church (the body of believers) that are of help and strength to anyone in need of God's power and touch in their lives. Yet, with all the various gifts and operations of the general church ministry, the source originates from only One...the Gracious and yet Powerful Holy Spirit!
The reason these spiritual gifts are given to us by the Holy Spirit is simple enough...for the need and benefit of others. Gifts we receive enable us to serve one another in many unique ways, and the accomplishments provided through the distribution of these gifts not only sustains lives around us,
but it can inspire and energize lives as well.
Every believer is given a gift(s) and with the use of the gift bestowed, produces a living evidence the Holy Spirit is at work within each individual heart.
Examples of the gifts coming from the Holy Spirit into our very lives include: the ability to give wise advice to others (the gift of Wisdom), while another may have received the gift of knowledge...a special knowledge that gives keen insight and specific direction on a given situation.
Another believer may be given a special gift of faith, the kind of faith that overcomes adversities and demonstrates a wonder-working type of power. And yet others may have a gift that offers healing...to the sick, perhaps performing miracles that reach beyond our own normal human limitations.
There are other gifts of the Holy Spirit that is endowed upon a believer that has prophetic insight, that is to interpret the Divine Will and purpose of God...in the lives of others. And the gifts don't stop there...there are more...like the gift to discern between what the Holy Spirit may be instructing one to do or if it is false leadings...originating from the Works of Darkness.
There simply are many gifts the Holy Spirit has for each one of us, including speaking in tongues. Speaking in an unknown language usually falls into 2 categories: 1) a prayer language that gives a believer the ability to "pray through" a particular situation for an individual(s) that come from deep within with words that our native language is not adequate enough to express, and 2) a public speaking of an unknown tongue or language that is followed by the interpretation of what was said into the known tongue, the vernacular...bringing vital strength into the lives of believers (the church).
Regardless of which gifts are exercised and used, the origin of all these gifts is from only one source...the Precious Holy Spirit!
And it is this Spirit who decides which gift a believer receives, what purpose these gifts might be, and the timing as to when these marvelous gifts are to be utilized.
These are all made available to us...because of....Him!
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