Only
those in regular hand to hand combat
against
Satan and his kingdom,
will
constantly see their need of God's power
to
accomplish what He has commanded...
To
open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light,
and
from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness
of sins,
and
inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Act
26:18
The
early church had the gifts of the Holy Ghost...
and
God EXPECTS us to have them!
But
ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and
ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea,
and
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts
1:8
The
gifts of the Holy Ghost accomplish EVERYTHING the Holy Ghost
does--
They
convict of SIN...
DESTROY
the works of the devil...
REVEAL
the hearts of sinners and hypocrites...
ADVANCE
the kingdom of God...
and
EXALT the Lord Jesus Christ and testify of Him!
They
are given by GOD HIMSELF to arm you for the conflict...
Because
the battle is HOT on every side...
and
the WARFARE is Spiritual.
No
one can dis-arm you IF you possess these spiritual gifts
and
heavenly weapons!
No
one can render you defenseless!
Your
weapons are mighty!
Being
furnished directly from the heavenly armory…
Your
spiritual weapons and armor
were
MADE to be USED!
Their
potency, strength and effectiveness are unsurpassed…
FOR
the TASK at HAND!
You
MUST:
Subdue.
Restrain. Resist.
Withstand.
Put to flight. Drive back.
REPROVE...
And
to cause your adversary to RETREAT!
Furthermore…
YOU
have GREAT NEED of this heavenly ensemble…
For
the Captain of your Salvation…
has
placed you on the front lines…
of
this raging Spiritual battle...
And
HE expects you to FIGHT!!!
Art
thou ready, SOLDIER, to quit thyself like a man of WAR?
Art
thou endued with power from on high?
Art
thou ready to face the enemy?
Hast
thou donned the armor of the KING?
Hast
thou girded on the SWORD for the fight….?
***Why
don't we see more of the spiritual gifts in use today, you ask?
We
do not see our need of them.
We
do not desire them.
We
do not pay the price to obtain them.
GOD
is more than willing to give them...ARE YOU willing to pay the price
to receive and USE them?
Inspired
by: Bro. Micah Armstrong “Gifts of the Holy Ghost”
read his
blog here: http://brothermicah.wordpress.com/articles/
