RCCG Open Heavens Devotional Saturday 26 January 2013
GIFTS MUST BE PROFITABLE
By Pastor E. A. Adeboye
Memorise: "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal" 1 Corinthians 12:7
Read: 1 Corinthians 12:7-10
Bible in one year: Ephesians 4-6
Action point: One reason some people seek for more gifts of the Spirit but fail to receive, is because the ones they have been given have not yielded any profit to the Giver.
A Bible character, who shined
brightly wherever he went, was Joseph. Pharaoh declared ¡n Genesis 41:38-39, that
the reason for his uniqueness was the presence of the Spirit of the living God
¡n him. The Holy Spirit cannot be inside of you and you would be seen as an
ordinary fellow. Are you born again and have experienced the baptism of the
Holy Spirit? If yes, then you are not ordinary! You have the potentials to be extraordinary.
Any believer, who is still living an ordinary life when he or she has the
supernatural God on the inside, is simply a potential waster and a God-hoarder.
Such a fellow I ¡s completely opposite of what the world needs to see today. If
you have the Holy Spirit inside of you, to what extent have you stirred up the
supernatural ¡n your life?
One common classification of the
gifts of the Holy Spirit outlined ¡n 1 Corinthians 1 2:7-1 0 ¡s into
three groups, with each group having 3 gifts each. First are the power gifts,
these are: the gift of faith, healing and the gift of the working of miracles.
Second are the vocal gifts which include the gift of divers tongues,
interpretation of tongues and prophecy. The third category being that of the
revelational gifts is comprised of: the word of knowledge, the word of wisdom and
the discerning of spirits. Through personal study, I came to the conclusion
that five of the gifts are revelational gifts. Pure prophecy ¡s an offshoot of
divine revelation, and it ¡s impossible to accurately interpret tongues except
the Holy
Spirit has revealed its meaning
to you.
“But the manifestation of the
Spirit is given to every man to profit withal” 1 Corinthians 12:7
From this scripture, we
understand that God the Holy Spirit is profit oriented like a business man. The
Holy Spirit is the One who releases His gifts to His children. He does so not just
for fun but to obtain profit. He wants the Kingdom of God increased by the use
of His gifts. He wants God’s Kingdom enlarged by His gifts. He wants more souls
to be saved and to come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ through His gifts. Has
He given you one or more gifts? How have you utilized such gifts - to your
advantage or for His profit? As far as He is concerned, any gift He has given
to you which does not actively contribute to the profit of the Godhead is nothing
but i waste. Stop wasting His gifts! Repent and engage His gifts properly from
today.
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