"Be filled with the Holy Spirit,"
is a commandment of the Lord. The enemy is afraid of Spirit-filled people who
have the gifts which you read about in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14. He has had
great success in making the matters dealt with in these chapters material for
quarreling amongst Christians. Don’t argue—but obey, and never forget 1
Corinthians 13, for if you have all the gifts and no love—you have nothing.
If I
were to speak with the combined eloquence of men and angels I should stir men
like a fanfare of trumpets, but unless I had love, I should do nothing more. If
I had the gift of foretelling the future and had in my mind not only all human
knowledge but the secrets of God, and if, in addition, I had that absolute
faith which can move mountains, but had no love, I tell you I should amount to
nothing at all.
1
Corinthians 13:1-2 Phillips
Lord, I need the riches of Your
gifts in the serious spiritual battle of this time. Thank You that I am living
after Pentecost. Hallelujah!
J.B. Phillips New Testament—Copyright © 1962
edition by HarperCollins The New Testament in Modern English by J. B.
Phillips
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