How you doin? Boy, is this 12th chapter of 1 Corinthians right up my alley. Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Spiritual gifts, appointment from God, unity, and the internal work God has in me/us. COME ON!!!!!!! Some powerful reading here today. I'll take all of it.
Verses 4-6, "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men." I know that God has a work in me. I've experienced Spiritual gifts. Not nearly enough to quench my desire for the gifts. There is a work... not was a work in me. It's coming.
Verses 12-13, "Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink." I love these verses. Unity through the Spirit. As any good recovering alcoholic would, I notice drinking references. Jesus' prophetic act of turning water into wine as His 1st miracle is supported in verse 13. The intoxicating drink that is the Spirit. COME ON!!!!!!! Gods word is food. Gods Spirit is drink. I get a kick out of the worlds counterfeit. Liquor stores advertise beer, wine, and spirits. The key is lower case "s". God is not the bartender of (s)pirits of this world. He will serve up some (S)pirit. I've written before of the vision I had when I was following Jesus and He we walked up to a library were everyone was reading and it was calm and peaceful. I followed Him right in. Then we left and He lead me to a saloon. It was like you would see in a western flick. The wood shutter doors, people falling out of the windows, and everything. It was loud, rowdy and scary. Jesus walked right in and I stop. He turned to me and said "they're just serving up the Holy Spirit". So I followed Him in. AWESOME!!!!!!! "We were all given one Spirit to drink". COME ON!!!!!!! Not spirits... one Spirit. That's a good word. I love how Bill Johnson put it, "when God offers food, eat... when God offers drink, drink". That makes it easy for me. Drink up today.
PS Verse 1, "Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be ignorant."
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