But the
manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one
is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by
the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of
healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another
prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues;
to another the interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:7-10).
“The
working of miracles” is one of the manifestations and gifts of the Spirit. When
that gift is in operation in your life, the Spirit of God causes you or guides
you to perform a miracle. There’s a wonderful example of such in the Old
Testament, where the sons of the Prophets came to Elisha to help them retrieve
a borrowed axe which had fallen into the river. The Bible says Elisha cut a
piece of wood, dropped it in the water, and the axe head came afloat (2 Kings
6:6).
How did he
know what to do for the axe head to come to the surface of the water? That was
the Spirit’s leading. Elisha worked a miracle when the other folks didn’t know
what to do about the situation. On another occasion, a widow lost her only son
and pleaded with Elisha for help. The Bible says, Elisha “...walked in the
house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child
sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes” (2 Kings 4:35). Again, how
did Elisha know what to do to bring the child back to life? That was the gift
of the working of miracles in operation!
If you want
to work with God for your financial success, for instance, you must have the
thinking of the miraculous. As long as you think impossibility, you can’t work
miracles. You must have a different mind-set. The miraculous isn’t based on the
wisdom of this world. When there’s a seemingly “impossible” situation, and no
human mind can comprehend a way out, trust the Holy Spirit for the working of
miracles.
Always,
your desire should be to be synchronized with the Holy Spirit; filled with the
knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. That way, your
life will be the expression and manifestation of the supernatural.
PRAYER: Dear
Father, I thank you for granting me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, to
know you more and to walk according to your Word. As I yield to your guidance,
counsel and promptings, my understanding is enlightened to function with the
precision and accuracy of the Spirit, in the working of miracles, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY: John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the
works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do;
because I go unto my Father.
Mark 9:23
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that
believeth.
1 YEAR
BIBLE READING PLAN: 1 John 1-2:1-14 Ezekiel 43-44
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
2 YEAR BIBLE
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