WALKING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

WALKING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

1^st Corr 12:7-11   But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

¹⁰ 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:

¹¹ But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

Spiritual gifts are given to each person by the Holy Spirit that are special abilities to be used to minister to the needs of the body of believers.

There are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit. Each gift has its purpose. The purpose is to build up the Body of Christ which is the Church.

Each gift is different, and one gift is not superior to another. Having one or more of these gifts is a big responsibility. You must never use the gifts as a means of manipulation or for your own self-serving interest.

Anyone can claim to speak for God, and the world is full of false teachers.  Don’t be quick to accept the words of all who claim to speak for God. Test their credentials by listening how they teach about Christ.

2 Peter 2:1-2   2 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

² And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

False teachers are people who don’t have the Holy spirits directive wisdom. Some teachers are led by demonic spirits and only give half-truths. Your spirit tells you when a teacher is speaking Gods word.

All Christians have faith; some however have the spiritual gift of faith. This kind of faith is an unusual measure of trust in the power of God. No matter what gifts a person has, each gift is given by the Holy Spirit.

The church is composed of many types of people from a variety of backgrounds, with a multitude of gifts and abilities. Despite the differences all believers have one thing in common, faith in Christ.

When we become a Christian, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in us and we are born into God’s family We have all received the same spirit, this means that each one of us may have different interests and gifts, but we are united by the spirit into one special body.

Ephesians 2:12-13   ¹² That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

As Christians we need to get involved in the lives of others and not just enjoy our own relationship with God.  Our spiritual gifts are not just for self advancement: they were given to us for serving God and enhancing the spiritual growth of the body of believers.

The more we become like Christ Jesus the more love we will show to others. Spiritual gifts are given in order to build up, serve and strengthen fellow Christians… the church.

In eternity we will be made perfect and complete and will be in the very presence of God. We will no longer need our spiritual gifts; they will come to and end.

Knowledge is the accumulation of facts. Understanding is the arrangement of facts. You can have knowledge but knowledge is just information.  Until information is accessed by understanding, you’re just collecting data.

We must proceed from information to illumination or understanding. We must understand how to apply Gods word to our lives and Understanding only comes through the wisdom and insight or illumination of the Holy Spirit.

1^st Corr 2: 4-7   And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

⁵ That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

⁶ Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

⁷ But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Not with the wisdom of man, but with the Spirit of God. You will never have the kind of wisdom God wants for you until you get spiritually minded and walk in the Spirit and be led by the Spirit. The spirit of God is a life force with divine energy that makes your mind and spirit alive.

Be enlightened with the illumination of the Holy Spirit and walk in the faith so that you can believe for the impossible to become manifested.

Be led by the Holy Spirit,                                                                                                     Brother Andy