Prayer:
My heart is eternally grateful to you Almighty Sovereign God, for bringing me to life through faith in your Son Jesus and placing me in your bloodline along with the rest of Jesus Christ your body. The greatest joy is that He has blessed me with His imprint, which has become a permanent, irrevocable fingerprint, and taken up residence within my heart, so enabling me to pursue my heavenly calling stronger as my character develops in a manner that becomes more and more like Jesus Christ. Throughout my daily life, I pray your Holy Spirit will guide, lead, and direct me and that I will learn continuously to understand the quiet promptings of your Holy Spirit, in order for me to be able to recognize them as I read your Word and pray to You. May I discern your quiet, gentle voice in the scriptures each day, and may I have the wisdom, knowledge, and complete understanding to discern your spiritual prompts when you have seemingly prompted me to enlighten and guide me through your words of guidance and advice.
It is my true desire to live a life that is pleasing to my almighty Creator and that Glorifies Him in all I do. Therefore, I pray that I maintain a compassionate-filled spirit and cultivate a commitment to learning so as to follow your path. My sincerest thanks to you, that your Holy Spirit indwells me in all its ramifications; Thank You, my unfailing and steadfast God, the depth of my gratitude goes out to you for your amazingly intimate relationship with me, the covenant, power, authority, and the strength of your Holy Spirit indwelling me. May your Holy Spirit always be with me, Lord, and that there is never a time in existence when I disengage from your word or misuse it in some way that quenches the power of the Holy Spirit. As a result, help me to know that my communication with you is continuously a conduit for dialoguing with you. Indebted to You, Father, as You refine and make me into the being that You would have me to be through Your Holy Spirit, it is my joy to praise Your holy name. Let me never lose sight of the prompting of your Holy Spirit, so that I may be free of obscurity, and never go silent on my ears from listening or have any problems of lack of comprehension or inability to hear your promptings. It would be especially helpful if you could never let me go on in my life without understanding how your Holy Spirit is leading me on for my good. It is You who continues to convict me of my sins and instill perseverance in my life, as I yield to your ongoing enlightenment, acculturation, and nurturing of the spirit within me.
Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Almighty God, for all the blessings I have received all the way through my life. At every step of this endeavor, You have been a great help to me and it is with great gratitude that I write this acknowledgment of You. As You continue to empower and discipline me through the powerful prompting of the joyously Holy Spirit, impart daily counsel and encouragement, and instruct me in the truths Your Spirit aims to convey. In the power of your word and the power of your presence, every gift you have given me has been put to work on my behalf and for the benefit of others. It is Your graciousness to give each and every one of your beloved children multiple spiritual gifts of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Furthermore, developing other gifts and nurturing them with the same spirit, and striving with eagerness to acquire an in-depth knowledge of everything You instruct me and them. As we become more receptive to your counsel, facilitated by your Holy Spirit, in the midst of his promptings, may we become increasingly in tune with you. May Your Holy Spirit strengthen us to learn to accept your plan for our life in this temporary earthly place by giving us the strength to say “Thy will be done, even if it means exchanging our comfort for sacrifice. We are praying to you in your presence as you have instructed, Almighty God always help us to worship you in reverence. As Christians, we believe that all of these spiritual gifts are the result of listening to the promptings of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We ask you, Lord, to help us in every way and to let us remain poised to project the love, joy, and endearing light you want us to, and may we never neglect your word. Let us all strive to be fully cognizant of all the different spiritual gifts we have been given so that as a body, we can serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Continue to edify in such a way as to glorify God and to be used by Him for His glory. My prayer is for this, in the mighty righteousness, powerful, and Holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
“For God be the glory forever through our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.” By Elda Sullins.
According to Acts 1:4 “On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
Acts 2:1-13 “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
According to 1 Timothy 4:14 “Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
As stated in Romans 12:3–8 “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
1 Corinthians 12:14-26 “Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
As stated in 1 Peter 4:9-11 “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
In Luke 9:23-25 “Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?
It is stated in Colossians 3:14-15 “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Ephesians 4:11-13 “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:27-28 “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.