2.3.4 聖靈的恩賜與生命
By: Ming
Thank you Lord!
Do you understand? We had warfare recently, and as a result, we found that everyone thought that the real warfare was to have spiritual authority to cast out demons, but in fact it is something different. Many people have experienced it during the process of learning, and many testimonies were sent to my mobile phone. Many people were released during this period, whether it was the release of family finance or the release from family bondage. It turns out that spiritual warfare requires learning and knowing how to do it. It is not about gathering a group of people, rushing to the front line with all our strength, and then shouting, keeping binding demons, no. The first step is for the Holy Spirit to work within us shining upon our lives to deal with our problems, after which we can witness overcoming. As for today's topic, I know some of you have heard it. Thank God, it is actually very stressful to stand on this podium. Everyone knows about my situation recently. I currently have to take care of my husband, who cannot take care of himself. To describe my life as extremely nerve-wracking is not an exaggeration. Two weeks ago I had an instinct that God would call me to preach on the stage. I had an instinct, but I didn't get up. One morning, He spoke, and He said that this month is your turn. Then, in order not to preach, we all played our own tricks. I would do it too, because I was really too busy, so I looked for a speaker, and I had already planned and checked that he would definitely not leave Toronto. I also colluded with his assistants and assumed that he would come, but it turned out what I didn’t expect. I waited and was thinking I might be able to pass this week and do not have to come to preach. Finally, he sent me an email on Friday morning and said, sorry but suddenly I have something urgent this very Sunday. He has to go to the United States today. Any other time would be fine. Then I know that it is not easy for me to obey, because I know that every time we prepare, we encounter many situations. Thank God, God has mercy on me and gave me this topic - spiritual gifts. I have shared some of them, so there is no difficulty for me to prepare. I prepared it on Saturday.
Today we talk about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In fact, God began to tell me that it was proper to share this topic a few months ago, because many of us have begun to have outstanding gifts, but after the gifts come out, we don’t know how to use them or what to do with them. So today let’s look at a scripture first, in (1 Corinthians 12:4-12). I want you to read it, because I will talk about these verses repeatedly. Can we read together? " There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ."
Gifts, they have a driving force. We all know that gifts build up others but not ourselves. Gifts have a driving force, which is love. Without love, we cannot talk about gifts.