Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1ST , APRIL 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 31:25-54, 32; Luke 8:40-56, 9:1-9; Psalm 40:1-8
FIRE SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:
2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
MEMORY VERSE:
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal." –1 Corinthians 5:7
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTE:
The
gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to us from our heavenly Father to
enable us to do His will.
PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC
WORD FOR TODAY:
Receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit to fulfil your divine purpose, in the
name of Jesus.
THE MESSAGE:
1 Corinthians 12: 1 says, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.” Verse 4 adds, “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.” These passages of the Bible talk about spiritual gifts. If there are spiritual gifts, there must also exist physical gifts or what you may call natural gifts. All these gifts, whether natural or spiritual, are created and given by the Almighty God.
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Natural gifts are different from spiritual gifts. God has blessed us with gifts that came naturally with us from our mother’s womb. We were born with them. So, they are part of us to enable us survive and fulfil our destinies on earth. Some of them include writing, researching, networking, innovating, and so on. It is our responsibility to discover and use our natural gifts to serve God and our fellow men. 1 Peter 4:10 says, “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
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It is when we get born again and baptised with the Holy Spirit that we can receive the gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12: 1-10). These spiritual gifts help to highlight our natural gifts and make us more useful in the service of the Lord. A man without the Holy Spirit will manifest his natural gifts according to the flesh because they are not evidence of the move of God’s Spirit or His power.
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Many people regard the natural abilities of men as the power or move of the Holy Spirit. This is wrong because natural abilities can never empower a man for God’s work. We know that the apostles couldn’t act until they were endued with power from on High (Acts 2). To be effective for God, we need the gifts of the holy spirit.
Beloved, I enjoin you to covet the baptism of the Holy Spirit, His fruit and His gifts. As you receive and operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, you will reign in life and fulfil your divine purpose, in the name of Jesus.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. Father Lord, baptise me with the gift of the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus.
2. I shall not be an empty and useless Christian, in the name of Jesus.
3. O Lord, make me a profitable and fruitful servant in Your kingdom, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. Let the revival fire of God come upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
5. Every situation in my life that does not glorify God, change by fire, in the name of Jesus.
6. Divine intervention, locate me now, in the name of Jesus.
7. My destiny shall not be wasted, in the name of Jesus.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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