#WordForTodayDevotional
Friday November 24, 2023
SUPERNATURAL GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT (4): FAITH
To another faith by the same Spirit? …
I Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)
Beginning from today, we shall discuss another three gifts we have categorized as the power gifts. The power gifts comprise of the gift of faith, the gift of healing and the working of miracles. They are categorized as power gifts because they do something. Let us discuss the gift of faith. The Amplified Bible reads, “To another (wonder-working), faith . . .” (1 Cor. 12:9). This gift of the Spirit is also called special faith. The Gift of Special Faith Is Not the Same as Saving Faith. Every believer already has general faith or saving faith, which is also a gift. Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” The faith that you are saved by is a gift of God, but it is not one of the nine gifts of the Spirit. Saving faith is given to you through hearing the Word, because the Bible says, “So then faith [saving faith] cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). The faith which we are talking about today — special faith — is something other than general faith or saving faith. It is a supernatural manifestation of the Holy Spirit whereby a believer is empowered with special faith, or wonder-working faith, and it is beyond simple saving faith.
The gift of faith is a gift of the Spirit to the believer in order that he might receive miracles. The working of miracles, on the other hand, is a gift of the Spirit given to the believer that he might work miracles. One gift receives, the other does something. It is also important to note that all of the gifts of the Spirit operate by faith — by ordinary faith on the part of the believer through which the gift is being manifested. In other words, a person must step out in faith and yield to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. That’s where simple faith is involved. This ordinary faith is the faith that comes by hearing God’s Word. Therefore, the gifts of the Spirit do not operate by the gift of faith, but they do operate by general or ordinary faith. Remember, the Bible says, “. . . If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark 9:23). The gift of faith — special faith — is also distinct from the faith that is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22). We read about the fruit of the Spirit, one of which is faith, in Galatians chapter 5. However, in the original Greek, the word “faith” in Galatians 5:22 could be translated faithfulness. The fruit of the Spirit are for character; the gifts of the Spirit are for power. Fruit is something that grows. Faith — or faithfulness — is a fruit that grows in the life of a Christian to establish him in godly spiritual character.
As you stay connected with the Holy Spirit, He will deem it fit to manifest this faith that will empower you to act and receive supernatural manifestation in your life and in the lives of others. Selah!
REMEMBER: The gift of faith is a supernatural manifestation of the Holy Spirit that empowers you to receive miracles.
PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your word to me today. I desire to function in the gifts of the Spirit according to Your Will. I ask that You help me to always maintain connection with Your Spirit, so I can be in the position to receive anytime according to His will in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!
PROPHETIC RELEASE: I see the gift of faith manifested in your affairs this season causing you to receive solution and intervention in that situation in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!
FURTHER READING:
Acts 12:6-11
ONE YEAR STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 19-20
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