Misled by a Voice
Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God.
1 John 4:1
Scripture reading: Matthew 4:1–11
The Christ life, the Christ power, the personality of His presence may be in you in such a way that you cannot doubt the Word of God. Amen
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Misled by a Voice
Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God.
1 John 4:1
Scripture reading: Isaiah 26:1–15
I read that the voice is full of peace and gentleness; it is willing to submit; it is without partiality; it is full of goodness and truth.
(See James 3:17.)
you can miss it because you have taken on someone else’s burden.
So you can miss the plan. Now, what is the plan? “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You” (Isa. 26:3). Examine yourself to see where you are.
Therefore, if these voices take away your peace, you will know they are not the will of God. But if the Spirit speaks, He will bring harmony and joy. The Spirit always brings three things: comfort, exhortation, and edification. He will make you sing “songs in the night” (Job 35:10).
Hindrances to Discernment
Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. Hebrews 2:1 Scripture reading: Hebrews 2
You will never be able to discern or deal with evil powers as long as there is anything in you that the Devil can touch. Before Satan can bring his evil spirits, there has to be an open door. Hear what the Scriptures say: “The wicked one does not touch him” (1 John 5:18), and “The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul” (Ps. 121:7). How does Satan get an opening? When the believer ceases to seek holiness, purity, righteousness, truth; when he ceases to pray, stops reading the Word, and gives way to carnal appetites. Then it is that Satan comes. So often sickness comes as a result of disobedience. David said, “Before I was afflicted I went astray” (Ps. 119:67). Amen
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Deliverance
Come out of the man, unclean spirit! Mark 5:8
Scripture reading: Isaiah 58:1–12
With the gift of Discerning of spirits, you are in pursuit of divine thought, divine character, and the holy, inward intuition that guides you in knowing what to do. The Lord of Hosts is in you and with you.
The gift of discernment is not criticism. Amen
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Discernment versus Judging
To another discerning of spirits. 1 Corinthians 12:10
Scripture reading: Romans 2:1–13
Discernment is a very necessary gift to understand. Most people seem to think it is a discerning of human persons. It is amazing to find that many people I come across seem to have a tremendous bent toward “discerning” others.
There is a vast difference between natural discernment and spiritual discernment.
God save us from criticism! When we are pure in heart, we only think about pure things. When we are impure in heart, we speak and act and think as we are in our hearts. The pure in heart see purity. Amen
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The Ministry of Longsuffering
You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth. Psalm 86:15
Scripture reading: Galatians 5:19–6:3
A fruit of the Spirit that must accompany the gifts of healing is longsuffering. The person who is persevering with God must always be ready with a word of comfort. If the sick one is in distress and helpless and does not see everything eye to eye with you, you must bear with him. Our Lord Jesus Christ was filled with compassion and lived and moved in a place of longsuffering, and we will have to get into this place if we are to help needy ones. Amen
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The Gifts of Healing
To another gifts of healings by the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:9 Scripture reading: Psalm 65
It is actually “gifts” of healing, not the “gift” of healing. Gifts of healing can deal with every case of sickness, every disease that there is. These gifts are so full that they are beyond human expression, but you come into the fullness of them as the light brings revelation to you.
The divine gifts of healing are so profound in the person who has them that there is no such thing as doubt, and there could not be; whatever happens could not change the person’s opinion or thought or act. Amen
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A Questionable Word
To one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:8 Scripture reading: Ecclesiastes 9:13–10:10
There is the word, the word of wisdom. One word is sufficient; you don’t need a lot. One little word from God is all you require. You can count on it; it will never fail. It will bring forth what God has desired. May the Lord give wisdom to you so that you may “rightly [handle] the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15), walk in the “fear of the Lord” (2 Chron. 19:7), and be an example to other believers (1 Tim. 4:12). Amen
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A Questionable Word Part One
To one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:8 Scripture reading: Ecclesiastes 7:1–12
Remember, when David went wrong he only went wrong because he violated the holy communion and knowledge of what kept him. What was it? What was the word that would have saved him? “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife” (Exod. 20:17). He had to break that law to commit sin.
I do thank God that we are called to perfection, whether we come into it at once or not. If you miss the mark of holiness ten times a day, fortify yourself to believe that God intends for you to be holy, and then stand again. Amen
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Use the Gifts Wisely
We make it our aim…to be well pleasing to Him. 2 Corinthians 5:9 Scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 5:1–17
While it is right to desire the best gifts, you must recognize that the all-important thing is to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit Himself.
The Lord does not want us to “come short” in any gift (1 Cor. 1:7). But at the same time, He wants us to be so filled with the Holy Spirit that it will be the Holy Spirit manifesting Himself through the gifts.
When believers are operating in the gifts of the Spirit properly, you must see that the spiritual conditions in the place lend themselves to it and that the people are falling in line with you. Then you will always find it a blessing.
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