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Gift of Spirit
Gift of Spirit
U N DE RS TAND
&
the Activate
Gifts of the
Spirit
House of David Ministries Inc.
Valleystream, New York
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the King
James Version of the Bible.
Foreword
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are not natural Gifts, most often manifest their results in the natural realm. For
example; the Gifts of healing are a spiritual Gift, yet the results manifest in the
natural realm. I believe that the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are a restoration of
the original tools of dominion that God had given Adam. When Jesus walked
on the sea it was a miracle to fallen man, yet I believe it was basic dominion
to righteous man. Because Jesus was righteous, He had this miracle working
dominion power.
Beloved, it is important that you understand the function and operation of
the Gifts of the Spirit, for it will give you the ability to nurture and develop the
Gift(s) that you have been given.
The Foundation That You Must Have To Function In The Gifts Of The Holy
Spirit.
Faith is the basic foundational principle that you must have to function
in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit that may already be resident inside you. Many
function at the lowest levels with their Spiritual Gifts because their faith is at
a minimal level. Beloved, you will never be able to use what you dont believe
you have. Faith is a necessity. Let me help you build a tower of Faith for you
to place your Spiritual Gifts. The problem with our faith is condemnation and
self identification (equating the operation of Gods promises with what you feel
about yourself). Throw out the devils condemnation, as well as your estimation
of who you think you are, and stand upon the Rock of Righteousness, Jesus
Christ. The functions of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are not based on you, rather
on Christ righteousness that He gives to you. Just repent of all known sin in
your life and stand upon the righteousness of Christ, which gives you the right
to function in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit without hindrance, yet as the Spirit of
God wills. When the devil begins to point out your failures and other reasons
why you should doubt that you can function in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, then
open your mouth and declare I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
II Corinthians 5:21 says;
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in him.
Know that you are righteous, thus qualified to flow in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
and each time the enemy challenges you, your faith in Christ righteousness
will cause you to triumph over the enemies lies and condemnations. It is in
righteousness that you have dominion and access to the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Expect the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to operate in your life.
Just like righteousness is a factor in the Gifts operation, so is sin a factor. Sin
always decays our faith, so try and live Holy, and when you sin, confess your sin,
and repent, and God will cleanse you from all unrighteousness.
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in your life. You see you may have a Gift or Calling, while your life may not be
what it supposed to be in God. Romans 11:29 says;
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Although you may have that Gift or Call, without repentance it yet works or
functions in righteousness.
God may not take your Gift away from you, but it will be non-functional because
of sin.
To activate a dormant Gift you may need to address this question, why are the
Gift(s) not functioning in my life? Some reasons may be:
1. You may not have submitted the Gifts to God to use as He wills. To remedy
this, you must repent of self will and submit the Gift to be used as God wills.
2. A lack of faith. To remedy this, you must believe the righteousness that you
have through Jesus. Build yourself up with the Word of God (study, confess, and
meditate on it).
3. You may be ignorant regarding the function and operation of the Gift(s).
To remedy this, you need to study to show yourself approved. Gather as much
information about the Gift that is in your life, especially biblical examples, then
study and mediate on those scriptures. Also, read books that God is directing
you to read regarding that Gift.
4. There may be some sin in your life that must be addressed and repented of,
which hinders the function of that Gift. To remedy this, ask God to show you
what it is (if you dont already know), then confess it to the Lord and repent.
5. You may need a spiritual leader to lay hands on you, to stir up or release the
Gift(s) in your life. To remedy this, ask God who you should be sitting under,
then do as the Lord says (make sure its God).
6. You may be trying to function in the wrong Gift. To remedy this, ask God
to show you what Gift(s) He has given you, and repent of trying to function in
something that God did not give you, for whatever reason that you were doing
it. I dont want to leave out the most important point, and that is, you should be
filled with the Holy Spirit. Ask God to baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
Not only dont we all have the same Gifts, but we dont have the same ability
to administer them, and they dont always operate the same way, as they do
with others. God does not want you to have a special formula that you follow,
that you saw someone else do, rather, He wants you to learn to depend on Him
regarding the Gifts of the Spirit, this is why He has made each of them unique to
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the people He dispenses them to. The Gifts function best by the direction of the
Holy Spirit and not by a formula.
All nine Gifts are miraculous in their function. There is one Gift that has both
supernatural revelation and supernatural utterance, and that is the Gift of
Prophecy, in which I will explain in detail when we examine each of the Gifts
individually.
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Gift or call on your life, then you need to ask God to give you a Gift of the Holy
Spirit, and to reveal to you clearly what it is. It is a good possibility that you
already have a Spiritual Gift, but asking Him to show you can be the very thing
that brings what you have to light.
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The Gift May Require You To Be Willing To Go!
Many Christians claim that they do not have a Gift, which may not be true
at all, rather the issue might be that they have not stepped out and tried to do
what they were called to do. You see, many Gifts require you to leave the safety
and security of your local Churches (the physical building). Beloved, to walk on
water, you must first move from the natural position of security on dry ground,
and take a spiritual step onto the water. The spiritual work will not happen until
you make a natural step from your secure comfort zone. You will not heal the
sick until you step out and go where the sick are.
Gifts manifest with service to God. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are for the
work of the Lord, and not for show. The work of the Lord is in all the world,
and not just inside the walls of the Church. Beloved, you need to meditate on
the Gifts and give yourself completely to ministering in them. I Timothy 4:14-15
says;
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with
the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting
may appear to all.
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condemnation. Remember this, whenever the devil tells you why you cant do
something, I want you to declare why you can, based upon your righteousness
in Christ Jesus. When he (the devil) says that you cant heal the sick because
of (whatever reason), begin to declare your right standing (righteousness) in
Christ, which restored your dominion, thus giving you the right to do so. The
Gifts are given to you to restore order, where the enemy had sown disorder.
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Gifts, Dominion, and Power Operate In Righteousness
Many Christians strive to walk in the spirit life. The life in the spirit (which
includes operating in the Gifts of the Spirit, having dominion and power) is due
to righteousness. Romans 8:10 says;
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life
because of righteousness.
Righteousness is the basis by which we have access to operate in the Gifts of the
Holy Spirit, dominion and power.
Before I can go any further in this lesson, we must gain a true understanding
of what righteousness is. So what is righteousness? In the Greek it is the word
dikaiosune (pronounced dik-ah-yos-oo-nay) meaning justification of character
or innocent. This is to say, that which was wrong in the sight of God has been
justified and made right. We are justified because of the sacrifice that Jesus
Christ made, in the giving of His righteous and sinless life, as a payment for our
sins. The shedding of His innocent blood paid the price needed for humanity
to once again have the opportunity to be righteous, or in right standing with
God. This happens when we acknowledge our sins (wrongs), repent (turn from
and feel remorse) for them, and ask forgiveness in Jesus name. Righteousness
in essence is right standing with God. Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary
Tenth Edition defines righteous; as acting in accordance with divine or moral
law: free from guilt or sin, morally right or justifiable.
We see that after this temptation, Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into
Galilee. It is important that you realize that the Holy Spirit had already come
upon Him (Luke 3:21-22), which would be similar to us being baptized in the
Holy Spirit, yet it was not until He was tested for righteousness, that He actually
walked in the Power of the Holy Spirit. Many Christians have been baptized
in the Holy Spirit, yet they lack the power. Today I present to you the missing
ingredient, Righteousness.
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basis. There are some sins of actions and some sins of the heart and mind. For
example: theft is a sin of action, while covetousness and lust is a sin of the mind
and heart. Both are sin, yet we often only recognize one, the sins of actions, as
sin. Jesus told the people, that if a man looks at a woman to lust after her he has
committed sin. Matthew 5:28 reads;
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her
hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
There is no question that the act of adultery is sin, but we must also accept that
the thought of adultery is also sin. This truth of sins of the mind and heart can
not be a truth for one point (adultery) alone, but must in fact apply to all other
areas of sin or disobedience to God. It is not just the act, but also the entertaining
of the thoughts. When I say entertaining of the thoughts, I do not mean that if
the enemy tries to tempt you with a thought, that you have now sinned, rather
when you begin to entertain or think on doing it, you have sinned. You must
cast down the enemies suggestions immediately, to avoid being led into sin, thus
unrighteousness. Many Christians live in a constant state of unrighteousness
because of their thought life. You can not hide what you consider little sins
from God. He (God) also sees and hears your words thoughts and attitudes.
Stay Holy!
Adams Dominion.
When God gave Adam dominion (Genesis 1:26-28), it was predicated or
based upon Adams righteousness or right standing with God. Adams dominion
was centered in life in the Spirit through right standing with God. When Adam
sinned, he became spiritually dead and separated from God, thus losing access to
His dominion, in which, as I have said was centered in life in the Spirit. Adams
dominion was based on righteousness. As long as Adam was in right standing
with God, he exercised dominion over the fish of the sea, over the fowl of the
air, over the cattle, over all the earth (including the elements like the winds,
rain, oceans, etc..), over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, and
over every living thing that moveth upon the earth (including germs that cause
sicknesses like cancer, aides, etc..) according to Genesis 1:26-28, which reads;
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him;
male and female created he them.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of
the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth
upon the earth.
When Adam sinned he lost his righteous stance and his dominion. This is why
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the enemy is always trying to get you, the Christian to compromise your stance
in God, even just a little. He knows that sin always causes us to lose our place of
dominion. Your sins, just as with Adams sins causes your dominion to be given
to Satan. Satan declared that dominion and power had been given to him when
he was trying to tempt Jesus in Luke 4:6, it reads;
And the devil said unto Him, all this power will I give thee and the glory of
them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomever I will I give it.
The only person who could have given Satan this power was the person who had
it before him. Who was that person? Adam! You too give the power that God
has given you to the enemy when you sin.
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The Doorway In.
When we examine the lives of those people in the Word of God (Holy
Bible) that moved in Gods power, we will notice that they were all righteous
(not perfect, but righteous through repentance and forgiveness). Gods people
are actually begging Him to walk in His power and move in the Gifts of the
Holy Spirit, while He (God) is seeking them to truly repent and become dead
to sin, thus becoming righteous and having access to His power and the Gifts
of the Holy Spirit, in which He has ALREADY GIVEN! The Lord told me that
people are asking Him for more of His power, and He is asking them for more
of themselves. When we die to sin and the flesh, we avail more of ourselves to
God in righteousness.
Beloved Christian, the doorway to Gods power and the Gifts of the Holy
Spirit, that you have yet to travel through, is righteousness. It is in righteousness
that these things which have already been given to you, and I, the Church, will
manifest. Adam had unhindered access to Gods Spirit in the Garden of Eden
and so the Gifts of the Spirit were already accessible to Him. Righteousness
causes reconciliation to God and restoration in the things that man through
Adam had had originally. Again, if you desire to walk in dominion, power and
the Gifts of the Holy Spirit you must be righteous.
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hinder Him from fully coming in, then you too, will have a personal Pentecost,
in which you will emerge in power, dominion and with the Gifts of the Holy
Spirit manifesting greatly, in, and through your life. The dominion, power, the
Gifts of the Spirit and the Sword of the Spirit (the Word of God) operate in
righteousness. To even gain breakthrough when you are declaring the Word of
God in a situation, you must be righteous to truly see breakthrough.
Many Christians have faith, but lack righteousness, while others have knowledge
and lack righteousness. Beloved you need righteousness, the Word of God, faith,
and prayer (in this order) to truly see breakthrough.
Gods Power, Dominion, And The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Are Accessible
Through Righteousness.
Everything that God has promised you, the Christian, is accessible through
faith and righteousness. The Anointing to heal the sick, to raise the dead, to cast
out devils, to meet needs, to cause the wind to cease blowing and the waves to
be calm, the Anointing to win souls to Christ, and more is accessible through
the door of righteousness and faith, but you must walk through it. God will not
make you do it.
Beloved Christian, sometimes we are not honest with ourselves about where
we truly are with God. For example: I know that when a righteous person prays,
there are results, because they are in right standing with God, which causes God
to hear and respond. Yet when most Christians pray, we get limited results,
rather than the constant breakthrough that is promised to us in Gods Word.
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James 5:16 says;
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (does much
good). Italics are mine.
Also I Peter 3:12 says;
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
When you pray, you should not have to plead with God to move, for He said He
would, but often our unrighteousness, both due to sins of thoughts and actions
hinder Him from moving on our behalf.
When we get righteous (And today will be that day for you beloved child of
God), we will find that Gods power, the restoration of our dominion and the
Gifts of the Holy Spirit will just begin to flow in and through us, by way of Rivers
of Living Water, when we speak, when we sing, when we pray for the sick, when
we ask God for a miracle, when we speak forth the promises and Word of God.
Beloved, you are not waiting for Gods power, dominion or the
Gifts of the Holy Spirit, rather they are already here, waiting for
you to get righteous. Do It Today!
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Faith To Activate And Operate In The Gifts Of
The Holy Spirit
Where is your mind? The reason that I ask this question is because you need
to be spiritually minded to truly have faith to operate in the Gifts of the Holy
Spirit. When we are spiritually minded we have life. Romans 8:1-6 says;
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the
law of sin and death.
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God
sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned
sin in the flesh.
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after
the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that
are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and
peace.
If you desire to walk in spiritual things, then it is imperative that you begin to
make spiritual things your priority. Set it first in your mind.
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important point.
Our faith to operate in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit is increased when we are in
right standing (righteous) with God. Sin often hinders God from moving in our
lives, so repent of all sin and live holy. Yes you can do it! The Holy Spirit who
lives within you gives you the ability to live a holy life.
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Once you have identified the call and Gifts in your life, seek Gods wisdom and
direction regarding how to function in it. God will answer you, for His Word
says in Jeremiah 33:3;
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty
things, which thou knowest not.
Again, a lot of people fail and thus lose faith, because they are trying to
operate in the wrong Gift. Seek out the Lord to get clarity regarding the Gifts
and callings in your life, and then function in them.
You must be functioning in the right Gifts and calls to see increase from the
Lord. Many get frustrated and quit because the dont see increase, supernatural
provisions and power in what they are doing. This is because they are trying
to operate in the wrong Gift or calling. Dont let your heart lead you, or what
everyone else is doing, rather ask God and submit (tell Him that you are willing
to function in) what He has called you to do.
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For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and
of a sound mind.
Fear steals the power in which the Gifts of the Holy Spirit manifest, it steals the
atmosphere of love that they manifest in, and steals the discipline (sound mind)
that you need to operate in the Gifts Of The Holy Spirit.
Some Christians are afraid that when they ask God for a Gift of the Holy Spirit
that the enemy will instead give them something. These kinds of thoughts are
fearful. Know this, that every good Gift comes from God. James 1:17 says;
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down
from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of
turning.
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ask God for it. You should also ask to get clarity about the Gifts that you may
already have in your life. There is something that I want you to get in your spirit
today, and that is, if you have asked God for a Gift Of The Holy Spirit, then He
will either give it to you, show you what it is that is hindering that Gift from
operating in your life, or redirect your request to help you line up your petition
with His will. God does not lie (Numbers 23:19), if you have asked Him, then
He will do it. You must believe that God will do what He said He would do.
Matthew 7:7-11 says;
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a
stone?
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how
much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them
that ask him?
If you have asked for a Gift, then expect that God will do it. Get into prayer
to hear what God wants to say to you regarding that Gift. Prepare yourself to
receive it, by listening and obeying the voice of the Holy Spirit.
Afflictions!
Often the Gifts of the Holy Spirit operate and function in times of affliction.
Dont be afraid of affliction that comes for Christ sake. You see the Gifts of
the Holy Spirit is one way that the Lord God lifts up a standard against the
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enemy, when he comes in like a flood. That flood usually contains some type of
affliction or persecution of Gods people. Isaiah 59:19 says;
So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from
the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of
the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
It is the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy Spirit who often uses His Gifts (Gifts of
the Holy Spirit) to lift a standard that the enemy cannot reach. Miracles are
that standard, healings are that standard, revelatory Gifts are that standard, and
Utterance Gifts are that standard.
Often the greater the affliction, the greater the demonstration of Gods power
through His people.
II Timothy 1:8 says;
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his
prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to
the power of God;
There is great afflictions that come with this Gospel, but there is also greater
power that accompanies it also.
If Gods Word says it, then it is so. ONLY BELIEVE AND THE GIFTS WILL
FLOW THROUGH YOU, BY THE DIRECTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!
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The Word of Wisdom
The Word of Wisdom is one of three revelatory Gifts (Gifts that reveal
something). I Corinthians 12:8 says;
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom
The Websters New World Dictionary and Thesaurus (2nd Edition) defines
wisdom as the quality of being wise; good judgment. To judge, you must discern
(tell the difference between). The Word Of Wisdom is truth revealed by God
concerning things that are not known naturally, which gives a person the ability
to discern or tell the difference regarding something that has happened (either
something that has been shown them via a revelation or told them by God or
one of His agents). Wisdom is often needed to make crucial decisions.
When we talk about The Word of Wisdom, we must understand that
the employment or use of the word word implies that there is some kind of
communication or speech transpiring through this Gift of the Holy Spirit. This
communication or speech proceeds from God. The Word of Wisdom can be
receiving the wisdom of God, as well as discerning or interpreting the wisdom
and words of God that is spoken or communicated to others, as well ones self.
The Word of Wisdom reveals Gods wisdom regarding a matter. This helps us
to discern or judge what should be done, as well as showing us the obstacles,
blessings, or other circumstances that we will encounter, if we do, or do not obey
the Word that is being communicated. The Word of Wisdom most often gives
information, but it can also give direction or proper judgment. In the book
of Genesis, Joseph speaks revelation to Pharaoh regarding his dreams. Joseph
explains to him that his two dreams are connected, he then tells him what they
mean, and gives him wisdom regarding how to prepare for what the dream
expressed would happen.
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shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of
it thirty cubits.
A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it
above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower,
second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy
all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing
that is in the earth shall die.
But with thee will I establish my covenant; an thou shalt come into the ark,
thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons wives with thee.
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into
the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
Of the fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping
thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to
keep them alive.
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to
thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
God gave Noah a Word of Wisdom regarding what He was about to do unto the
earth, with the instructions for what He wanted Noah to do. Remember, the
Word of Wisdom is not just knowledge, but instructions regarding how to act
on, or what to do about that knowledge.
I Kings 17:12-16 says;
And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful
of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two
sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it,
and die.
And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make
me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee
and for thy son.
For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste,
neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain
upon the earth.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and
her house, did eat many days.
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according
to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.
The Lord spoke a Word of Wisdom through Elijah to the widow, regarding what
would happen, while yet instructing her in what to do.
II Kings 5:9-14 says;
So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the
door of the house of Elisha.
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And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven
times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will
surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God,
and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters
of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away
in a rage.
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the
prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it?
How much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to
the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of
a little child, and he was clean.
Elisha gave Naaman a Word of Wisdom regarding what to do about his illness.
Naamans obedience to that Word determined if he would be healed or not.
Combination Gifts.
It is common for a person who operates in one revelatory Gift to also operate
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in the other two as well. For example: if you have the Gift Of Discerning Of
Spirits, God may give you a Word Of Wisdom also, so that you may know what
to do with the spirits that have been revealed to you. I have been blessed to
flow in the combination of revelatory Gifts, and I often find that when I have
awakened from a dream that two, and maybe all three revelatory Gifts were
functioning in the night season. Do not think it strange if this is occurring in
your life.
Just as the revelatory Gifts often operate as a combination or group, so God
may also, if He desires team you up with a specific person who may have another
type of Gift that may compliment yours, or may be needed to accompany yours.
God may also place you in a Church that opens a door for you to minister in the
Gift that you have. Remember, we are a collective body working together for
Gods purposes and not a solo act trying to achieve personal greatness.
You Must Submit The Operations Of Your Gift To The Holy Spirit.
If you have this Gift, then you should seek out the Lords wisdom regarding
how He wants you to operate in this Gift. God may have given you this Gift
to accompany a specific call on your life, or for the work (it does not matter if
you are called to be a minister, or if you are a regular lay person) that He has
given you. That work could be ministering the Word of Wisdom in Churches,
to leaders of government (like Joseph and Daniel), ministering it to individuals,
or in some other way that the Holy Spirit reveals to you. In any case submission
to the direction of the Holy Spirit is of utmost importance. If He tells you to
minister this Gift in one place and you determine that that is not what you want
to do, then you might find that the Gift will not function in your life. It may
be in you, but it is set to function in the right atmosphere and or place, so let
God lead you to who, where and what He wants you to Minister the Word of
Wisdom.
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say and to whom He wants you to say it to. Not everyone will be able to receive the
revelation that God has given you, either due to (spiritual immaturity, ignorance
regarding the function of Gods Gifts, rejection of what is being said because of a
dislike of how it makes them look, etc). Here is a guideline for this, with each
revelation that God gives you regarding spiritual things, seek the Lord in prayer,
to learn if He is just telling you information, showing you something that He
wants you to tell someone, or showing you something that He wants you to seek
Him for further information and instructions as to what to do. Gods direction
is always best, so please take it to the Lord in prayer, always.
1. God may give you the understanding and ability to interpret dreams and
visions through the Holy Spirit. The interpretation alone may give wisdom
regarding a matter. You may also administer the wisdom given in a dream by
giving Holy Spirit lead directions regarding what to do about the revelation
given in a dream or vision. Such was the case with Joseph who gives Pharaoh
wisdom regarding what to do about the famine that would be coming (Genesis
41:32-36).
2. You may be given a Word of Wisdom for a group of people and must declare
what they must do, such as Jonahs declaration for Nineveh.
3. You can administer the Word of Wisdom by acting or doing what the Lord
revealed to you regarding what you should do through the Word of Wisdom
given you. This can be any actions that line up with the Word of God. God
could give you a Word of Wisdom regarding the Gifts of Healing, telling you to
take clay and put it on the eyes of a blind man which will cause him to see.
Your obedience to administer this word, by acting on what was shown or told
you in the revelation, will manifest the declaration of that Word of Wisdom.
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The Word of Knowledge
The Word of Knowledge is one of three revelatory Gifts given by the Holy
Spirit. Nothing is hid from God in any place, or regarding any person, including
the thoughts and intents of each heart. Not only does God know everything, but
He is also a revealer of secret things. There are times when God will reveal to
me the intent behind a persons actions, that on the surface seem good, but the
persons intent may not be what they have shown outwardly. These revelatory
Gifts help address hidden things that God often deals with through His servants
in some manner. Now God does not just go around sharing everybodys
business, rather He is tactful in how He reveals secrets and to whom He reveals
them to. The three revelatory Gifts are often the vehicle that He uses to open up
the hidden things. I Corinthians 12:8 says;
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word
of knowledge by the same Spirit;
The Greek word of knowledge is gnosis (pronounced gno-sis), meaning
science. For our study we will define science as understanding. The Websters
New World Dictionary and Thesaurus defines knowledge as the fact or state of
knowing, a range of information or understanding, and the body of facts.
The Word of Knowledge reveals Gods knowledge (information) regarding
something, some place, someone, etc.., that the person operating in this Gift most
often does not know naturally. This Gift reveals to the person who has it, what is
actually happening as it truly is in the eyes of God, or what is going to happen,
giving the person understanding. For example; a person may do something that
is strange, but God can give you a Word of Knowledge before they even do it, so
that you may understand what is truly happening. For example; I once dreamed
that a minister in my Church was going to leave, and that there were two or
three spirits that were convincing him to leave. When I had awakened from the
dream I wrote down the dream and put it in my wallet, to give to the minister
when they would come to me. Sometime later the minister came to me, to tell
me that they were going to leave the Church, and I had understanding why
already. I pulled the dream out of my wallet and gave it to them, and it shocked
them to know that God had already revealed to me the reason behind their
actions. This dream did not tell me what to do, but it gave me understanding of
what was happening.
The Word of Knowledge is different from the Word of Wisdom, in that
the Word of Knowledge may give you information about a certain thing, with
no direction regarding what to do about it, while the Word of Wisdom gives
revelation often with instruction or wisdom regarding how to act on the revealed
information. Knowledge is information; while wisdom helps you discern or
judge what to do or how to act upon information. The Word of Knowledge
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could be what God knows about the future, past, or present, all of it is Gods
Knowledge and not Gods wisdom.
As with all Spiritual Gifts, the Word of Knowledge flows or operates best in
righteousness. Right standing with God because of the blood of Jesus, gives
us the right to operate in the tools of dominion that God has given to man. I
believe that these spiritual Gifts are part of those tools of dominion that are
restored to those who repent of their sins and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior. All that Adam lost is now given back to those who have right standing
through Jesus Christ righteousness.
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it is established or going to happen. Sometimes we can get a Word of Knowledge
or Wisdom, regarding what may happen if we do certain things, but when we
receive a word about something twice, that means that it will definitely happen
or that it is established (Genesis 41:32 tells us this).
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Acts 21:10-12 says;
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain
prophet, named Agabus.
And when he was come unto us, he took Pauls girdle, and bound his own
hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at
Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into
the hands of the Gentiles.
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought
him not to go up to Jerusalem.
The Holy Spirit never told Agubus to tell Paul how to avoid such a thing, for that
would have been a Word of Wisdom, rather it gave them information of what
would happen to Paul when he went to Jerusalem.
You Must Submit The Operations Of Your Gift To The Holy Spirit.
If you have this Gift, then you should seek out the Lords wisdom regarding
how He wants you to operate in this Gift. God may have given you this Gift to
accompany a specific call on your life, or for the work (it does not matter if you
are called to be a minister, or if you are a regular lay person) that He has given
you. That work could be ministering the Word of Knowledge in Churches, to
leaders of government (like many of the Prophets), ministering it to individuals,
or in some other way that the Holy Spirit reveals to you. In any case submission
to the direction of the Holy Spirit is of utmost importance. If He tells you to
minister this Gift in one place and you determine that that is not what you want
to do,
then you might find that the Gift will not function in your life. It may be in you,
but it is set to function in the right atmosphere, and/or place, so let God lead
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you to who, where and what He wants you to Minister the Word of Knowledge.
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Gift of Discerning Of Spirits
Along with The Word Of Wisdom and The Word Of Knowledge, The Gift
Of Discerning Of Spirits is the third of the revelatory Gifts. It is no lesser in
importance than the other two. This Gift does reveal things, just as the other
two revelatory Gifts do, but differs, as each Gift does in function. I Corinthians
12:10 says;
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits;
The Greek word for discerning is diakrisis (pronounced dee--ak-ree-sis)
meaning judicial estimation. It means judging of spirits. The word spirits in
the Greek is pneuma (pronounced
pnyoo-mah), meaning a current of air, or breath. It can refer to a human spirit,
angel, demonic spirit, or the Holy Spirit. From this we see that the Gift of
Discerning of Spirits is 4 fold.
Websters New World Dictionary and Thesaurus defines the word discern as
to perceive or recognize clearly. Those with the Gift of Discerning of Spirits can
perceive and recognize spirits clearly. This Gift can give the person in whom it
operates through, the ability to know who these spirits are, their function, and
purpose.
Spiritual Identification.
The Gift of Discerning of Spirits gives you the ability to identify the spiritual
root behind issues, by unveiling the spirit realm. This allows you to see clearly
what the Lord wants you to see, regarding spiritual activity, that has to do with
the issue before you. For example: many sicknesses are caused by demonic
spirits, this Gift gives the possessor of it the ability to identify, if it is indeed
a spirit causing the sickness, and most often the identity of that spirit. When
operating in this Gift we must always remember that both angels and demons
(devils) are spirits. Psalms 104:4 says;
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
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Revelations 16:14 (a clause) says;
For they are the spirits of devils
Although the spirit realm was not supposed to be foreign to us, it yet seems to
be strange terrain for most Christians. Because of this, many are fearful of the
spirit realm and the beings that function therein. When you have the Gift of
Discerning of Spirits you should not be afraid of spirits, rather you should have
confidence and know that these spirits (demonic) are under your authority or
subject to you. Luke 10:17-20 says;
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are
subject unto us through thy name.
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over
all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
God the Son (Jesus Christ) declared that He has given you power or authority
over all the power of the enemy, so dont be fearful of what you have jurisdiction
over. If you have this Gift and also have an understanding of your authority,
then you become a great threat to the enemys kingdom, and these demonic
spirits begin to hide and run from you.
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go forth without apology or fear, discerning the activity of demonic spirits and
casting them out with a word, the Word of God. Beloved, seek ye the best Gifts.
Ask God for this Gift, for it is needed in this hour.
How Can We Cast Out Spirits If We Have Not Discerned Their Operations?
Demonic spirits have established strongholds in the lives of many people, in
many communities, cities, nations, and ethnic groups, but how can we set them
free if we have not discerned or judged their operations? This Gift not only gives
a person discernment on a personal level, judging spirits that are operating in
individual people, but it can also give insight or discernment of spiritual activity
in territories and groups of people (this includes families, your job, etc..). To set
these people and places free, we sometimes must discern or judge what demonic
spirits we are dealing with. Jesus both discerned what spirits were in operations
and cast them out. Mark 1:23-26 says;
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he
cried out,
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth?
Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of
God.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he
came out of him.
As with this account, there are many accounts wherein Jesus identified through
discernment the operation of a spirit and He called them by their function,
casting them out.
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with the Lord. This will enable you to know Gods voice and hear clearly what
He is directing you to do, above the clamor and busyness of each day. To hear
the still small voice of the Lord, it may require that you have times of quiet
prayer. Do not neglect this very important component of the Revelatory Gifts.
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the activities of the Angels and giving the promises of God afresh to Jacob.
II Kings 6:16-17 says;
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that
be with them.
And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see.
And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the
mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
God opened the spiritual eyes of Elishas servant, so that he would be able to
see that the armies of the Lord that were not visible with the natural eye, far
exceeded in number the Syrian army that had come against them.
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I serve,
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God
hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Wherefore, sirs, be of cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was
told me.
The Apostle Paul had an Angelic visitation, which gave him confidence and
peace that God was going to bring him, as well as all the others on the boat with
him, through their ordeal.
Combination Gifts.
It is common for a person who operates in one revelatory Gift to also operate
in the other two as well. For example: if you have the Gift Of Discerning Of
Spirits, God may give you a Word Of Wisdom also, so that you may know what
to do with the spirits that have been revealed to you. I have been blessed to
flow in the combination of revelatory Gifts, and I often find that when I have
awakened from a dream that two, and maybe all three revelatory Gifts were
functioning in the night season. Do not think it strange if this is occurring in
your life.
Just as the revelatory Gifts often operate as a combination or group, so God
may also, if He desires team you up with a specific person who may have another
type of Gift that may compliment yours, or may be needed to accompany yours.
God may also place you in a Church that opens a door for you to minister in the
Gift that you have. Remember, we are a collective body working together for
Gods purposes and not a solo act trying to achieve personal greatness.
You Must Submit The Operations Of Your Gift To The Holy Spirit.
If you have this Gift, then you should seek out the Lords wisdom regarding
how He wants you to operate in this Gift. God may have given you this Gift to
accompany a specific call on your life, or for the work (it does not matter if you
are called to be a minister, or if you are a regular lay person) that He has given
you. That work could be ministering in churches, holding deliverance services,
ministering deliverance to those who have addictions and habits (drugs, alcohol,
sexual addictions, pornography, stealing, etc..), both to the individual, as well as
collective groups. He may call you to discern and bring deliverance to a specific
kind of demonic oppression, such as with mental illness. As you submit your
Gift to God, He will make things clear and direct you.
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emotions to the Holy Spirit, especially if it has to do with people who are close
to our hearts. In these cases we might do what we think is best, rather than
what the Holy Spirit tells us. The more we submit to God in every area of our
life (flesh, emotions and thoughts), the greater the opportunity of revelation
through this spiritual Gift.
This Gift is important for those with or seeking Evangelistic Ministries (or
any ministry that requires deliverance), intercession ministry (as with Daniel)
helping us know what to pray, with Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, etc.., helping
them to know what spirits or spiritual hindrances are in a place (territory) or
person that they may be required to minister to, or in.
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The Gift of Faith
The Gift of Faith is the first of three power Gifts (Gifts that do something).
The Gifts OF the Working Of Miracles and The Gifts Of Healing are the others.
I Corinthians 12:9 (a clause) says;
To another faith by the same Spirit;
To fully gain an understanding of the Gift Of Faith we must examine the word
Faith. The word Faith in the Greek is Pistis (pronounced pis-tis), which is
derived from the Greek word Peitho (pronounced pi-tho) meaning to persuade
or persuasion. Pistis means assurance, belief or faith. This faith means that you
are persuaded and have a strong conviction regarding what you are expecting
from God. The Websters New World Dictionary and Thesaurus defines faith as;
unquestionable belief in reference to God, complete trust or confidence.
There several different types of faith:
1) Basic or simple faith- Every believer gets a measure of faith. Romans 12:3
says;
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among
you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Every person has been given a simple or basic ability to believe God.
2) Saving Faith- This faith is needed to come to salvation through Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:8-10 says;
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy
heart: that is, the That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
The Gift Of faith is different from these types of faith. The Gift of Faith is the
ability to believe God for the impossible or miraculous, when no natural way is
possible. It is a supernatural act of God on behalf of the possessor of this Gift.
God moves in a miraculous way through the faith of the person who has this
Gift.
Those with this Gift have a supernatural confidence in God, that He will meet
their needs or request, regardless of the natural impossibilities that it looks like
from a human or earthly perspective. Lets use the Gift of Faith in a scenario
for salvation. Here is an example: When you believe God for the salvation of
a person (salvation is a miracle of spiritual resurrection) who does not think
they need God and lives their life for total physical pleasure, who has been told
of Christ salvation and has constantly rejected it, then if you have the Gift Of
Faith, you can believe God, that no matter what that person might be saying,
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God is yet going to bring them to complete salvation. This person will see the
manifestation of salvation in the life of who they believe God for, for God will
work miracles on behalf of their faith.
As An Evidence Of God.
This is a supernatural Gift Of Faith, which is given to believe God for the
miraculous, usually for provision, and security while a person is in Gods service,
and not just a regular faith to believe God for personal wants and desires. This
Gift can be used for oneself as the Holy Spirit leads, but is most often used for
public ministry, both for the believer and unto the unbeliever. This is the kind
of faith that can move mountains, I Corinthians 13:2 says;
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand mysteries, and all
knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
and have not charity, I am nothing.
This scripture was referring to the Spiritual Gift OF Faith, which gives the
possessor of it, the ability to move mountains. Although all believers can have
mountain moving faith at any given time, through the developing of their faith,
this Gift gives it to the believer for the service of the Lord.
This Gift is a demonstrative Gift, and gives irrevocable proof regarding
who God is, and His ability to do the impossible without any human help or
intervention. If you desire this Gift, then you should understand that the person
who has or seeks this Gift, must have strong Godly character and spiritual
maturity, giving them the ability to never accept credit for what God has done,
rather always attributing the results of this Gift to the Lord God.
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always have to regularly operate in a particular Gift for God to sometimes
manifest that Gift in your life. God can turn a Gift on in your life, as the need
for that Gift in a particular circumstance may arise. If no one is available to
minister with you, who has a Gift that is needed to accomplish Gods will in a
matter, then God can, and will, at His discretion, allow that Gift to operate in
your life for His glory.
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than it was wont to be heated.
And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery
furnace.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats,
and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery
furnace.
Therefore because the kings commandment was urgent, and the furnace
exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound
into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and
spake, and said unto his counselors, Did not we cast three men bound into
the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of
the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of
God.
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace,
and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the
most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
These three men put their faith in Gods supernatural ability to deliver them
from this seemingly impossible circumstance. They had never seen God deliver
anyone from this kind of dilemma, yet they had a level of supernatural faith
and trust in God, to expect His divine intervention. I must address this, can
you imagine the expression of the king and his counselors, when they saw them
and Jesus walking in the midst of this inferno, with no harm coming to them.
When the King saw that there was a power greater than his own, he began to
pay homage to the God of these three Hebrew men, by calling Him the most
high God.
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fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto
them that had eaten.
The multiplication of the food was a divine act of God, caused by Jesus faith.
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A Strong Prayer Life.
As with all Gifts of the Holy Spirit a strong prayer life is necessary to help
you to understand and know what God wants you to do with these Gifts. They
are not to be operated as you will, rather as He (God) wills, and to know the
will of God you must be in His presence. The more you stay in Gods presence,
the grater He can manifest these Gifts in your life. If you do not seek His face
regarding the operation of these Gifts, you will find that they will operate only
at a minimal level.
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3. Through petition (asking or requesting from the Lord).
4. God can show you a vision or dream, or He can give you a word to establish
what He wants you to believe for.
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The Gift Of The Working Of Miracles
The Gift of the Working of Miracles is the second of three power Gifts (Gifts
that do something). The Gifts Of Faith being the first and The Gifts Of Healing
is the other. I Corinthians 12:10 says;
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits;
When we are endeavoring to understand this Gift, we must ask What is a
miracle? A Miracle is an extraordinary event manifesting a supernatural work
of God. The Greek word for miracle is dunamis (pronounced doo-nam-is). The
word dunamis is derived from the word dunamai (pronounced doo-nam-
ahee), meaning to be able, or to make possible, and to be of power. When Jesus
said that, with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26), He was declaring
and saying, that all things could be done because of the miracle working power
of God. We know this because the word that Jesus used for possible was the
Greek word dunatos, which is taken from the word dunamis. So when Jesus
said that with God all things were possible, He was actually saying, that with
God all things are miracle power. Gods miracle power makes all things possible.
Now the Greek word dunamis means force, miraculous power, abundance,
might, power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work. Dunamis is violent,
because it takes by force, from the enemy. The Websters New World Dictionary
And Thesaurus defines a miracle as an event or action that apparently contradicts
known scientific laws. It can be a marvel or supernatural occurrence.
Because this Gift is not the Gifts of Miracles, rather the Gift Of The Working
Of Miracles, we must also define and gain an understanding of the word
working. For this I will again use the Greek language into which it was
written. The Greek word for working is energema (pronounced en-erg-ay-
mah), meaning operation, working or active. This word has in it, the root word
energeia, in which we get our word energy. Energy is derived from action. So
the Working of Miracles is actions that bring about the miraculous force, power,
and wonderful works of God.
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Its In Obedience.
When you work or act in faith, by following the instructions that God has told
you, then your work or action in faith causes a miracle to happen. You work, or
act in obedience and God causes the miracle to happen by His power and might.
The obedient actions of the person with this Gift, causes Gods supernatural
power to be released. Again, the Gift of the Working of Miracles is released
through an act of obedience to Gods directions. If you do not work, or act as
the Lord instructs, then there will be no miracle released.
Your obedience to act, or work as God directs, releases your faith for God to
send a miracle, and for you to grab hold or pull the miracle into manifestation.
Remember, if God tells you to take an action (in essence do a work) for a miracle,
then do it, for He often requires your work (action) to release the miraculous
provision to meet whatever need that may be before you.
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turned the water into wine), miracles of resurrection, and special miracles
(handkerchiefs and aprons were anointed for healing and deliverance by Paul
the Apostle), and more. Some miracles are the result of an action involving
the spirit realm. Binding and loosing can cause miracles to happen, due to the
release that it causes in the spirit realm, through this action. Although casting
out or binding spirits require faith, it is often the working of a miracle, due to the
vocal action of commanding them to leave.
For those who have this Gift or seek it, it is important that you gain an
understanding that the need for miracles is usually an outgrowth of some crisis.
If you have this Gift you should be prepared to experience and see crisis on a
regular basis, for it is through these issues that God releases this Gift to function
in you. Often this is how many identify that they have this Gift, when they begin
to see crisis after crisis, issue after issue arising. This may be happening to you
and around you, to cause you to begin to seek Gods wisdom in exercising this
Gift.
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and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen,
and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained
not so much as one of them.
29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea;
and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
God required Moses to work a miracle, by stretching out his rod over the sea.
That act of obedience moved the hand of God to empower the action.
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And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in
the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that
it was now full.
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow:and they awake
him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And
the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no
faith?
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is
this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Jesus worked a miracle by rebuking the wind and speaking to the sea to be at peace
and still. His words were the actions behind this miracle.
As with all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, I want to reiterate that they function
with accuracy, when we, who posses these Gifts, have a strong prayer life, or are in
communication with God on a regular basis.
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or vision, what He wants you to do to work a miracle. Stay in His presence to get
His directions.
God may use you to administer this Gift in many different ways, or He may have
one particular way that He wants you to administer this Gift each time.
Remember, God is the miracle worker, and you are His instrument that He uses to
manifest the miracle in the earth. I believe that God wants to release miracles in
the land through His people.
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The Gifts of Healing
The Gifts of Healing is the third of three power Gifts (Gifts that do something).
The Gifts of Faith being the first and The Gift of the Working of Miracles is the
second. I Corinthians 12:9 says;
To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the
same Spirit;
Before we progress further into this lesson, we must gain an understanding of
the word healing. The Greek word for healing is iama (pronounced ee-am-ah),
meaning cure, to effect a cure or healing. This word comes from the root word
iaomai (pronounced ee-ah-om-ah-ee), meaning to make whole. The Gifts of
Healing purpose is to both effect a cure and make people whole, regarding sickness,
infirmity or disease. The Websters New World Dictionary And Thesaurus defines
heal as to make or become well or healthy again; to cure (a disease), mend, as
a wound. It can also mean restore, renew, fix, repair, regenerate, make healthy,
remedy, revive, rebuild, resuscitate, etc..
A Pluralistic Gift.
The Gifts Of Healing is a pluralistic Gift, meaning that there are many types
of healing Gifts in this one Gift. I believe that sin and sickness is not greater in
magnitude (power) or in multitude (number) than righteousness and healing.
This causes me to believe that for every sickness that Adams original sin caused,
Jesus Christ righteousness gives a cure for. So when we ask how many Gifts of
Healing are there? I can say with confidence, that for every sickness and infirmity
that exists, there is a Gift of Healing to remedy and cure them. I believe that there
are Gifts Of healing for every blood disease, every form and cause of paralysis,
for deafness and muteness, every form and cause of mental illness, for palsies, for
every disease, for the lame, for bone and muscle disorders, for fevers, blindness,
deformities, seizures and every sickness known or unknown to man. The devils
wickedness cannot outdo Gods goodness, which He often expresses through
healing.
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you do, the success that you will have, will further build your level of faith, thus
increasing the Anointing on your Gift.
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Not only did God use Isaiah to heal Hezekiahs sickness that was a deadly one, but
God gave him proof by causing the earth to turn back its rotation. God reversed
the rotation of the earth 10 degrees (He turned back time) just to prove to His
servant that His word would come to pass.
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wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be
forgiven thee.
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their
hearts,
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God
only?
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned
within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your
hearts?
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or
to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,
(he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all;
insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw
it on this fashion.
Here Jesus speaks a word to the palsied man, and he obeyed and was healed,
through the Gifts of Healing. Obedience by the sick person is often needed, acting
on the instructions given them to do.
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And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his
feet and ankle bones received strength.
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple,
walking, and leaping, and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the
temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had
happened unto him.
Peter offered him such as he had. What did he have? The Gifts of Healing and the
Name of Jesus.
Instructions
Another important, but often left out facet of this Gift, is the instructions to
those being healed, in how to stay healed. Teaching people the scriptures on faith
and healing, and explain to them how sin is the root cause of sickness is necessary.
You must instruct people to live holy and stay in right standing with God, by
confessing and repenting of their sins as quickly as possible.
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The Operation Of The Gifts Of Healing (how you functions in you)
1. God may reveal to you, through an audible voice, the still small voice, or through
one of the revelatory
Gifts (dreams, visions) what He wants you to do and/or what sicknesses a
person may have.
2. You may have a burden by the Holy Spirit to pray for someone.
3. God may send people with certain sicknesses to you. Ask God to do this for
you.
Dont doubt that God has given you what He has told you or shown you.
Never think that the healing is based on your merits, rather always know that it
is Christ righteousness. It is not you that is the healer, it is God. Regarding this
Gift, the devil will always try to get you to look at your unworthiness and why
you are not qualified to do this, but dont look at that, rather keep your eyes on
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Christ righteousness. Jesus Christ gave you His righteousness, causing you to be a
righteous vessel fit to be used by God to heal the sick.
I believe that God wants to release healing in the land through the Gifts that He
has placed in His people. Go and heal the sick.
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The Gift of Prophecy
The Gift of Prophecy is the first of three Utterance Gifts (Gifts that say
something). The Gifts of Divers Kinds of Tongues being the second and The Gift
of Interpretation of Tongues being the last.
I Corinthians 12:10 says;
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy,
To better understand this Gift, as well as the two other Utterance Gifts we must
define the word inspiration, for these Gifts function by inspiration of the Holy
Spirit. Inspire means to stimulate or impel, to motivate as by divine influence or
to arouse (a thought or feeling up in someone). The Holy Spirit inspires those with
this Gift to speak what He (the Holy Spirit) has put upon their hearts. I Samuel
10:10 gives us an example of this, it reads;
And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met
him; and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
This scripture tells us that the Spirit of God came upon Saul and He (the Holy
Spirit) inspired him to prophesy.
The word prophecy in the Greek is propheteia (pronounced prof-ay-ti-ah),
meaning prediction. It is derived from the word prophetes (prophet), which
means a foreteller, and an inspired speaker. Prophecy is God speaking through
someone a prediction, while the Gift of a Word of Wisdom (which many people
confuse with The Gift of Prophecy) is God giving information (His wisdom) and
direction regarding what to do with the wisdom He has given.
This Gift gives the ability to speak or foretell (predict) by inspiration of the Holy
Spirit. The Holy Spirit will put words in your mouth or heart, to foretell or declare,
and cause you to be inspired to speak them. Prophecy is often a declaration of a
statement or prediction made by God, through His servant with this Gift, of what
will be.
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a wicked spirit in high places).
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prophesying. I Thessalonians 5:20 says;
Despise not prophesying.
Many people despise or are afraid to flow in the Utterance Gifts because they are
not sure if the inspiration to speak, was from God, their own hearts desires, or the
devil. Beloved Child of God, do not be afraid to flow in Gods Gifts. If you want to
not be deceived by the devil, then ask God to show you the open doors in your life
that the enemy would try to use to exploit or misuse this Gift. When God shows
you the open doors in your life (they may be sins or habits that you have, that make
you open to the enemies wiles or tricks), then repent of any sin (ask God to forgive
you in Jesus name), and ask God to help you close all open doors, so that you may
be used by Him without error. Be willing to receive what God will show you.
Impartation.
Often the impartation of Gifts is released through the inspiration given through
prophesying. The Book of I Timothy 4:14 says;
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the
laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
When Paul laid his hands on Timothy to charge him with spiritual authority, or
a spiritual office, he prophesied over him, declaring the impartation of certain
spiritual Gifts that the Holy Spirit was inspiring him to say, thus releasing them
to Timothy. This often happens in ordination services. I have personally had
experiences wherein I was ordaining or laying hands on people to charge them
with a spiritual office, when in praying for them, the Holy Spirit begin to move in
me, inspiring me to declare and foretell things that I had no idea that I personally
wanted to say. He may have me declare, foretell, and often charge someone with
an Anointing that only God knew that He was going to give a person.
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Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell
me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a
shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man
to his house in peace.
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would
prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting
on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and
on his left.
And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall
at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that
manner.
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will
persuade him.
And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I
will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt
persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all
these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the
cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto
thee?
And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into
an inner chamber to hide thyself.
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world began:
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate
us;
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy
covenant;
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our
enemies might serve him without fear,
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
And thou child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go
before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high
hath visited us.
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide
our feet into the way of peace.
John the Baptist father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied
concerning what God was about to do through Jesus Christ (redemption of His
people), and what his new born baby son was going to do and be called.
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The Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues
The Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues is the second of three Utterance Gifts
(Gifts that say something). The Gift of Prophecy being the first and The Gift of
Interpretation of Tongues being the last.
I Corinthians 12:10 says;
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning
of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of
tongues:
To better understand this Gift, as well as the two other Utterance Gifts we must
define the word inspiration, for these Gifts function by inspiration of the Holy
Spirit. Inspire means to stimulate or impel, to motivate as by divine influence or
to arouse (a thought or feeling up in someone). The Holy Spirit inspires those with
the Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues to speak what He (the Holy Spirit) has put
upon their hearts in a language other than their own.
In the Greek the word tongues is called glossa (pronounced gloce-sah),
meaning a language, specifically one that is not naturally acquired. One of
the Websters New World Dictionary and Thesaurus definitions of tongues is a
language or dialect. The word divers means several or a variety according to the
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. To put it plainly, the Gift
of Divers Kinds of Tongues is the ability to speak in a language or languages other
than your own natural one that you have not learned. This can be other (known)
languages or unknown languages. It was God who created the various languages
in Genesis 11:1-9, which He dispersed to humanity, reads;
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain
in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them
thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach
unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the
face of the whole earth.
And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of
men builded.
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language;
and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which
thy have imagined to do.
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not
understand one anothers speech.
So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth:
and they left off to build the city.
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Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound
the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad
upon the face of the earth.
When I look at the Word of God and see that there are times that people spoke
in unknown languages, I realize the greatness of God, in which He did not give
mankind all languages, rather He kept some unknown to man. It is the pride of
men to think that we have mastered, and are aware of all languages, which we did
not create. The master of language is God, who has reserved some to be unknown
to man, in which he releases to them to speak, as He wills.
The Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues seems to be two fold in its design. There
are other tongues or languages known to man, and unknown tongues or languages
that are not known to man. Many may have the prayer language of tongues (both
known and unknown), but everybody does not function in the Gift of Divers
Kinds of Tongues as a public ministry.
The Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues in a public ministry is for the purpose of the
hearers (even if it is only one person that the Gift is addressing in the audience).
It is for that group or individual to hear and understand a message from the Lord,
through the mouth of the person with this Gift.
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Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and
strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful
works of God.
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What
meaneth this?
These people who were hearing what was being said were unbelievers. Because
they heard these men, who were Galileans speak in their own languages, at one
time, it gave them evidence and proof of the wisdom and might (ability) of God,
who is able to do such things. The administration of the Gift of Divers Kinds of
Tongues caused the ears of these unbelievers to be open to hear the Gospel of Jesus
Christ (Acts 2:14-41).
Sometimes we can read a scripture and not realize the awesomeness of what
God did. When each of the disciples spoke, they were heard in all the languages
of the people who were there. There were at least 15 different people groups or
countries represented there, and each disciple was heard by all of those people, in
their own language. For example; when Peter was speaking, they all heard him in
their languages, if 12 of them were speaking at once, every hearer could hear all
twelve in their native languages. This Gift is so awesome, in that God can have
you speak a word in English, and everyone else will hear it in their own, or other
languages.
It is the Spirit of God that gives the utterance, or the words to speak for this
Gift. Acts 2:4 tells us that they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. They opened their
mouths and the Holy Spirit gave them what to say. You must be yielded to God
and immersed in His presence to receive clearly His utterance. If you are filled
with other worldly things, then you will utter or speak from those things, the same
thing applies to being filled with the Holy Spirit. When you are filled with the
Holy Spirit and spend time with Him, you will increase the function of this Gift.
Sometimes Christians have too many other things going on to hear clearly and be
inspired to speak what the Holy Spirit is trying to utter to them.
Again, this Gift is a proof that God is the God of all mankind, through His
command of their languages, and by allowing His servants to speak those languages
that they do not know, to reach the hearer with the message of salvation. This
Gift is a sign to unbelievers proving that God, the Living God, is the God of all
languages, kindreds, peoples, and tongues, causing their ears to be open to hear
what God is saying through the bearer of this Gift. I Corinthians 14:22 (a clause)
says;
Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that
believe not:.
The person who has this Gift to administer to the unbeliever in public ministry
should not only speak in Divers Kinds Of Tongues, but they should also have a
knowledge of the meaning of salvation and know how to extend it to others. The
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Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues can often present the Gospel in another tongue
or language, unknown to the speaker, but is most often used as a sign to open the
ears of the hearers to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This Gift in the public
ministry is used to declare a thing. When the Holy Ghost fell on the Disciples in
Acts 2, they declared what the Holy Spirit was functioning them to say, which was
the wonderful works of God (Acts 2:11).
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God, and its not meant for human understanding. I Corinthians 14:2 says;
For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but
unto God: for no man understand him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh
mysteries.
What men consider babbling, God has established and recognizes as language, in
which He (God) uses to speak mysteries. In the above scripture and in many other
scriptures we see unknown tongues. If unknown tongues were a foreign language
that we did not understand, then this scripture would not be true, because there
would be some men that would understand it. The above scripture says that when
someone is speaking in an unknown tongue no man understands. Through this
point we have established that there is a difference between other tongues (known
languages) and unknown tongues (languages that are not known to man).
In the Gospel of Mark 16:17 we read about the tongue, it says;
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out
devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
This scripture says that all believers shall have the sign of speaking with new
tongues, yet Paul asked in I Corinthians 12:30 (b caluse), do all speak with
tongues? How can this be? Many Christians dont believe that the tongues
spoken of in Mark 16:17 means languages. Some suppose that it means speaking
now truthfully, without blaspheming, and with integrity. This would be a wrong
assumption. The Greek word for new in Mark 16:17 is Kainos (pronounced
kahee-nos), meaning freshness. The Greek word for tongues here is the same
Greek word used in I Corinthians 12:10, which is glossa meaning languages,
and not what many claim to be moral or decent speech. Then why did Paul ask,
do all speak with tongues? Paul was not referring to the prayer language of
tongues, rather to the public ministry of the Gifts of Divers Kinds of Tongues. Not
everyone has this as a public ministry Gift.
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Biblical Operations Of The Gift Of Divers Kinds Of Tongues.
Old Testament Examples
Genesis 11:1-9 (given as a scripture earlier in this lesson.) God caused the people
of the entire world to speak in a diversity (divers kinds) of languages or tongues.
The Administration Of The Gift Of Divers Kinds Of Tongues (how you give it
to others).
1. The Lord may give you inspiration to speak forth aloud in a public service
(church service), declaring what He wants to say to that assembly of people, or
particular person in that church or assembly of believers. If no one interprets then
you should stop. The Lord can use you to interpret, if He desires.
There should not be more than 2 or 3 people speaking in tongues in a public
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service. These 2 or 3 must still speak in an orderly fashion, and not all at once. I
Corinthians 14:27-28 says;
If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by
three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him
speak to himself, and to God.
2. God may cause you to be inspired to speak to a particular person who knows
the language that you are speaking.
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The Gift of Interpretation of Tongues
The Gift of Interpretation of Tongues is the third of three Utterance Gifts (Gifts
that say something). The Gift of Prophecy being the first and The Gift of Divers
Kinds of Tongues being the second.
I Corinthians 12:10 says;
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning
of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of
tongues:
To better understand this Gift, as well as the two other Utterance Gifts, we must
again define the word inspiration, for these Gifts function by inspiration of the
Holy Spirit. Inspire means to stimulate or impel, to motivate as by divine influence
or to arouse (a thought or feeling up in someone). The Holy Spirit inspires those
with the Gift of Interpretation of Tongues to speak or interpret what He (the
Holy Spirit) is saying through the person who is speaking in unknown or other
tongues.
To gain understanding of this Gift, I will define for you the key word in this
Gift, interpretation. The word for interpretation in the Greek is hermeneia
(pronounced her-may-ni-ah), meaning to translate.
The Gift of Interpretation of Tongues gives the possessor of it, the ability to interpret
what is being spoken in an unknown (language), or other (known language)
tongues, that the possessor of the Gift does not know naturally. Again, this Gift
causes the possessor of it to be able to interpret unknown and other tongues as the
Holy Spirit leads. This Gift must have an unknown or other tongue (language),
through either a spoken or written word given so that it can interpret. If it does
not, then this Gift has no function or role. Often the person with this Gift has the
Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues also functioning in their lives.
A Misconception.
This Gift does not give the person the ability to understand all languages, as some
believe, rather to understand and interpret as the Holy Spirit reveals it to them.
This Gift does not interpret what people are saying in a foreign language, rather
what God is saying through people in an unknown or other tongue (language).
For Edification.
This Gift in public ministry in the Church should be for the edification (building
up) of the Church.
I Corinthians 14:12-17 says;
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may
excel to the edifying of the church.
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may
interpret.
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding
is unfruitful.
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding
also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the
room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understand
not what thou sayest?
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
This Gift works with the Gift of Divers Kinds of Tongues for the edification of
the Church. When a person speaks in an unknown or other tongue and there
is no one to interpret, then it is like speaking to the air (I Corinthians 14:9), but
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when there is an interpreter, then the tongues has fulfills its purpose in giving
understanding of what the Lord is saying through the person with the Gift Of
Divers Kinds Of tongues.
You Must Have Faith And Confidence That You Are hearing From God.
You must have faith that you are hearing the translation correct from God. This
happens through the confidence you gain, knowing that you have confessed and
repented of your sins and knowing that you are righteous (right standing with
God). This knowledge gives you the assurance that the words that you are hearing
during the operation of the Gift of Interpretation of Tongues, are the Words of the
Holy Spirit.
There are times in which I could be praying during a public or private prayer,
wherein the Holy Spirit will begin to open my mind as to what He is saying
through me, and then I begin to interpret what I am saying by the leading of the
Holy Spirit.
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beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass
like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the
most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it
whomsoever he will.
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou
knewest all this;
But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought
the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy
concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver,
and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know:
and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou
not glorified:
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy
kingdom, and finished it.
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
This was not a known language, but God gave Daniel the interpretation of its
meaning.
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Exercising The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are meant to be used. When God gives you a Gift,
He does not expect you to suppress them, rather to allow them to flow in, and
through your life. If you have identified that you have a Gift of the Holy Spirit,
then you must trust God and ask Him to lead you out into the function of this Gift.
Do not be afraid to exercise it, as God presents to you opportunities.
Below are some ways in which a Christian can be used in exercising the Gifts
of the Holy Spirit. By no means is this an exhaustive list of ways that God can use
a Christian in the exercising of the Gifts. Yet I want to set up biblical boundaries
for the exercising of the Gifts. Because the devil and our flesh can both deceive
us, I must state that you should not try to exercise these Gifts outside of the ways
that the Bible has stated. Often, because we see someone else doing something,
we automatically feel that it is okay to follow, especially if it is someone who is a
popular Christian. Please do not base the exercising of the Gifts in your life on the
popularity of some other person, who may not be lining up with the Word of God
in how they are ministering. People are not a guideline in the exercising of the
Gifts of the Holy Spirit, rather the Word of God is. Beloved, if its not in the Word
of God, dont do it. The crowd does not always follow the Biblical Word of God,
but the true servant of God must.
There are three arenas in which we will be examining to exercise the Gifts Of
The Holy Spirit in, and they are: 1) In a public service. 2) Ministering them to
individual leaders and Christians. 3) Ministering them to non-Christians.
In A Public Service
The first thing that you need to understand is that you must be lead by the Holy
Spirit in the ministering of these Gifts, in all the arenas. Regarding ministering
in a public service, it is a good thing to make your leaders aware of the call on
your life, and your desire to minister the Gifts in the service as needed. If they
are in agreement, then you are free to minister as the Holy Spirit wills. If they
are not in agreement, then you should ask the Lord to show you what He wants
you to do. There may be a problem with you, the church, or the leader, that is
hindering your ability to minister the Gifts in the services. Beloved, please dont
automatically say, its not me, its the Pastor. If you wont take the time to seek
the Lord, consider the situation, and examine your heart, then most likely its you.
God may yet be developing you into greater levels of maturity, wherein He can use
you to administer this Gift in a public service. Remember, God did not intend for
every person with a Gift to minister in a public Church service. There are different
arenas that God is sending His people to. If you are called to minister in a public
service, keep things decent and in order, and do not try and control the leaders and
the service, for your Gift was not intended for that purpose.
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Revelatory Gifts In A Public Service
1. You can raise your hands and be recognized by the leadership and stand and
declare what the Lord has shown you. This revelation, whether it be a dream,
vision, or discernment of spiritual activity, should pertain to the Church, if you are
making the revelation public. Please seek the Lord out to if He wants to make what
He has shown you public to the Church.
2. If you are a Pastor or ministry person, you may give the revelation when you
are up speaking.
3. Often in the public service the need to giving understanding of the revelation is
important for direction, comfort and edification of the hearers.
4. You can also ask your leaders permission in advance to have the opportunity to
give this revelation to the congregation.
5. In some Church services the testimony service can be used to speak.
6. You can give instructions regarding the revelation, if it is a Word Of Wisdom.
7. God can lead you to interpret a revelation or revelations in a public service, if
that need arises.
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inspires you to say that.
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2. You can reveal to them what the Lord has told or shown you, in the way and
time that God has told you to tell them. Always seek the Lord in regards to how
to deliver the revelation.
3. You can give them Gods instruction regarding what to do, if it is a Word of
Wisdom.
4. You can give interpretation of their dreams, as the Holy Spirit leads. Remember,
not all dreams are from God, so seek Gods direction, before trying to interpret
what they mean.
By no means is this the only way the Holy Spirit ministers the Gifts of the Spirit.
It is important that you know the Word of God, so that you can know the ways in
which the Holy Spirit will and will not work, regarding the Gifts.
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TONY OWENS BOOK LISTING
1. Discipleship I
2. Discipleship II
3. Discipleship III
4. Discipleship IV
5. Faith That Causes Revival
6. Faith To Be Healed
7. Faith To Cast Out Devils
8. Faith To Raise The Dead
9. Faith To Release The Power Of God
10. Faith To Understand & Operate In The Gifts Of The Spirit
11. How To Build Your Faith
12. How To Build Your Faith To Win Souls
13. How To Engage In Spiritual Warfare Victoriously
14. How To Establish A Ministry
15. How To Have A Supernatural Ministry
16. How To Pray In Faith
17. How To Walk In Miracles, Signs & Wonders
18. Righteousness The Doorway To Power
19. The Acts Of A Christian
20. The Book On Eternal Life
21. There Is Power In The Word
22. Understanding The Five-Fold Ministry & Various
Ministry Callings
23. Walking In The Impossible
24 When Jesus Comes
25. Understanding A Blessing & Curses
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