GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

” IT IS THE ONE AND ONLY SPIRIT, WHO DISTRIBUTES ALL THESE GIFTS, HE ALONE DECIDES WHICH GIFT EACH PERSON SHOULD HAVE.” 1 COR. 12:11

” A SPIRITUAL GIFT IS GIVEN TO EACH OF US SO WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER.” 1 COR 12:7

Our Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever. He has never changed and will never change. In 1 Cor. 12:11 he specifically tells us that the Holy Spirit distributes gifts from God and he alone decides which gift each of us will receive. As we read 1 Cor. 12: 7 he is very up front in telling us that we each receive a spiritual gift from God. We receive these spiritual gifts so that we can help each other, strengthen each other and encourage each other as we live in this world. These gifts consits of: the ability to give advise, a message of special knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophesy, discernment, speaking in tongues, and interpretation. Some in our world today believe and teach that these gifts are not for us today but were only for those in the times of Peter and Paul. I believe that these gifts are available to us today. If we believe that our God in heaven is the same yesterday, today and forever, then nothing has changed, for our God has not changed. We must believe that we receive and not allow doubt to enter. Our faith and the persistence to build and increase our faith allows us to tap into these great gifts of our God. It is not a sin to disagree but I will say that the Lord is offering us the ability to live lives of strength, joy, happiness and a closeness with him that can only be obtained through total commitment and belief. It is so important to continue to build our faith in Jesus and what his word has to offer. We must believe that we receive because God in our Source! PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS HOLY AND TRUSTWORTHY WORD!