Bible Verse of The Day – 1-21-26

Acts 19:6 (NKJV) 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

While Paul was in Ephesus, he found some disciples in the area. He asked them a very important question; did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?

They answered that they did not. And they admitted that they didn’t even know about the Holy Spirit.

How many of us today know about the Holy Spirit and the gifts He has for us to walk in? Are we trying to do God’s work without Him?

Paul laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. And they prayed in tongues and prophesied.

We can see here that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was not limited to the day of Pentecost. These believers were clearly not in the upper room with the others when Paul prayed for them.

But they received the Holy Spirit on this day, an unspecified period of time after they had come to believe.

Paul also spent time teaching the Corinthians that there are gifts of the Holy Spirit.

He wanted to help bring order to the meetings regarding the use of these gifts.

He addressed the fact that various spiritual gifts have been given to each one. And then he named the gifts or manifestations of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:7-10 (NKJV) 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

As you can read here, these gifts were given after the day of Pentecost for people who were not in the upper room.

Paul named them each; word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, different kinds of tongues, and interpretation of tongues.

You can see that tongues was a gift among those he listed.

As Paul addressed the Corinthian believers, He was teaching them how to keep order within the church while moving in the gifts.

1 Corinthians 14:27-32 (NKJV) 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. 30 But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

The people who received these gifts were believers; followers of Christ. They are not given to unbelievers.

If we are God’s children, these gifts are for us today, to bring edification to the body and to glorify our Father in Heaven.

Acts 11:16 (NKJV) 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Let us diligently seek God, to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and walk in the gifts that He gives to empower us for service, to witness, for spiritual warfare, and for boldness to speak truth, bringing glory and honor to Him!

We will finish this tomorrow!

Amen.

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