FEBRUARY 28
UNDERSTANDING THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
OLUBI JOHNSON
1 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV)
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal”
We are on the verge of the greatest outpouring of the power of God that the earth has ever seen. Consequently, God does not want His people to be ignorant about spiritual things and in particular about the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
There are 3 categories of gifting in the body of Christ;
1. Vocational gifts are natural talents that can be activated at will (Ex.35: 30-35; 36: 1,2).
2. Ministry Gifts are anointing that enable saints to function in the offices of the Apostle, Prophet, Teacher, Pastor and Evangelist (1 Cor. 12:28-29, Eph. 4:11).
3. Spiritual Gifts or the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are temporary anointing initiated by the Holy Spirit (as He wills) and not by faith (1 Cor. 12: 7-10).
There are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit categorized in 3 groups (1 Cor. 12:4-11).
1. Revelation Gifts: They reveal something when in manifestation. The word of wisdom, word of knowledge and the discernings of spirits, which give the ability to see, hear or smell into the spiritual realm by a special divine grace.
2. Power Gifts: These, when ministered by the Spirit, accomplish a task. They are the gift of (special) faith, the workings of miracles and the gifts of healings.
3. Utterance or Vocal Gifts: These are the gifts of prophecy, diverse kinds of tongues and interpretations of tongues, which say something when in operation.
The way in which a particular gift of the Holy Spirit operates in the life of one Christian may differ from another because there are diversities of operation (1 Cor. 12:6). However, every manifestation of the Holy Spirit will bring profit and edification to the body of Christ, and will be done in due order (1Cor.12:7; 14: 12, 26 & 40).
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