“Beloved, believe not every spirit,
but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are
gone out into the world” 1John 4:1
LIGHT FOR THE
NOW: The Spirit of God does not reveal men
situation in order to shame them.
The activities of the spirits are
not without human cooperation. You cannot identify the spirits outside of human
activities. Spirits always seek to be believed and they are discerned primarily
by words. It takes a person who knows and has the understanding of God’s word
to identify false spirits at work in the life of a person or a ministry. No one
can understand the way the devil operates and is still outshined by the devil.
The Holy Spirit does not violate the Word of God as contained in the New Testament
(1Corinthians 12:3). Utterances from the Spirit that goes contrary to the Word
of God and goes against the character of God cannot be from the Holy Spirit.
For instance, God does not keep records of the sins of believers. Christ’s
resurrection is our justification. The gift of the Holy Spirit is not given to
shame people. This means that the Spirit of God does not reveal the situation
of men in order to shame them. The primary work of the gift of prophecy is to
brighten or lighten the countenance of a believer. It is also to inspire, build
up, encourage and comfort a believer (1Corinthians 14:3). The gift of prophecy
comes with inspiring teachings or preaching. The word of knowledge, word of
wisdom and the discerning of spirits are classified as revelation gifts because
their primary assignment is to reveal things when they are in operation.
You cannot discern the spirit if the
knowledge of the word of God is not at work in your life. As a believer and as
a child of God, you must be able to discern the spirits. To discern means to be
aware of the spirit in operation. It also means to be conscious of the spirit
operating in a person or place. This discernment is independent of the spirit.
It is via revelation. The gift of
discernment does not teach you anything on its own. You are only aware by
seeing, hearing or perceiving. There are two kinds of discernment. The first is
the discernment that is a product of the revealed knowledge (1Corinthians
2:14-15). The second is by the operation of the spirits at the spur of the
moment (1 Corinthians 12:10). The Spirit refers to spiritual matters only. It
also refers to spiritual symbols and spirit beings. The first spirit being is
God (John4:24). Man is another spirit being (1Thessalonians 5:23). There is a
spirit and soul inside man. Angels are also spirit beings. The Bible refers to
them as spirit beings. Demons too are
spirits. This is why the devil cannot die no matter how hard you pray for the
devil to die because he is a spirit and spirits don’t die.
INSTRUCTION: You need to know that a born again
child of God does not need deliverance.
PRAYER: Father, may I not go through life without the
revealed knowledge of you, in Jesus name.
QUOTE: The greatest need of the church is
not prayers but knowledge.
DAILY BIBLE
READING: MORNING: MARK 5; EVENING: 2CHRONICLES CHAPTER 34
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