The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit

Today we are going to put our faith to the test

What good is faith unless you use it , and how can you use it unless you know how it works?

There are so many supernatural events that are going on behind the scenes right now that Paul writes us that he doesn’t want us to be unaware of them ,

This is one of my favorite things about God.

Because I know that God is constantly ,almost in secret , behind the scenes fixing the problems we face.

We can’t always see it but somehow, someway He straightens things out and somehow, someway He makes them all work out .

This is what faith is,

Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Faith is knowing that God is working on me and my situation right now , behind the scenes , where I can’t see , and knowing He is because some way somehow He makes everything work out.

1Corinthians 12: 1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. 2You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led. 3Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

What Paul is saying is I want to show you how God is working in your lives, in ways you didn’t even know .

First he says for one moment I want you to remember that life you left behind, the things you used to think were important . How you used to act and trash talk about others .

Remember when you didn’t know God , you weren’t even aware of Him, but whenever something new came along, wether it was a movie or a car or a phone , you dropped everything and it was a must have.

But then he asks this simple question ,

Where are those things now?

How did those things , those must haves help you out of your hard times .

Where are they in your valleys, did any of them they ever answer your prayers.

Where were they in your darkest time? Remember how lonely it was?

Then he says, use your common sense for a moment.

Each and every time you cry out for help, it is the Spirit hears your voice and delivers it up to God

In your lowest moments, in our weakness, and panic, when we don’t even know how to pray, the Spirit interprets our hearts delivering the message to deep for words

1Corinthians 12: 4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

Each person is unique and special, each person, each creation is an absolute work of art by God

But here is where it really gets wild,

The more bizarre , the more strange people seem the better it all things work.

Peter calls us peculiar people

When your situation seems makes no logical sense, and things are upside down and backwards, open your eyes and expect the unexpected

Have you ever been in a horrible place , I mean a day when everything possible is blowing up

And then all of a sudden the weirdest, the most oddest person shows up

And you say oh no , not now

God sends a mad scientist to fix our crazy situation

God will use the most coarse people to put ypour bad situation back on course

Who is God going to send into a fire, someone who can’t take the heat or someone who has already been burned,

Fearless people who stare in the face of danger and say back off I got this

If you suffered a great personal loss God doesn’t send someone who cant identify, he brings you someone who can first hand know exactly where you are

God uses all kinds of people in all kinds of His ministries

The Greek word for ministry is diakonía

It means Spirit-empowered service , guided by faith

"the Lord's inbirthed persuasion"

God knows what you need before you even ask and the Spirit sends someone with a full knowledge lead by the Spirit for His work

1Corinthians12:8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.