Our NEW nature- 9 FRUITS vs 9 GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

 1 Corinthians 12:8-10

To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.

So here is the list of supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit:

1. Word of wisdom
2. Word of knowledge
3. Faith
4. Gifts of healing
5. Prophecy
6. Miracles
7. Discerning Spirits
8. Tongues
9. Interpretation Of Tongues

Word Of Wisdom

A word of wisdom is a beautiful gift from God that helps bring clarity to a confused person or situation. This is a gift from the Spirit as it edifies other people and empowers them to walk in the fullness of God. 

Being able to give a word of wisdom can encourage, uplift and guide.

Psalm 37:30

The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.

Proverbs 24:6

For by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

Word Of Knowledge

As a word of wisdom edifies and guides, a word of knowledge instructs, teaches, and sheds light on hidden darkness.

This gift is not the same as a word of wisdom although they go hand in hand.

Wisdom guides from insight and experience to deepen understanding.

knowledge is a collection of facts and information. Wisdom gives a person the power to use the tool of knowledge.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.

Being able to impart knowledge allows you to speak into a person’s life the things that are relevant to them for that very moment. 

We need to pray for this more.

Faith

Is there much to say about faith? Many might ask “how is faith a gift?”

It is simple. Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6)

Having faith is something many of us struggle with. At times we are on the highest mountain and other times we are low to the ground. The truth is, faith is not easy to maintain.

Jesus said we can move mountains with faith.

David’s faith in the power of God is what gave him the confidence to take down Goliath.

Faith is a gift. when the church uses it, it gives believers the power to bring the unseen into reality.

Faith tears down spiritual walls.

Gifts Of Healing

When you hear “gifts of healing” I’m sure what comes to mind first is physical healing. This is not the only thing in our lives that needs healing. 

We need more than physical healing. 

Many need mental, emotional, trauma healing and most of all…spiritual healing.

This gift allows you to minister God’s healing power into broken lives that need restoration.

Jeremiah 33:6

Behold, I will bring health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Prophecy

Unfortunately, many have abused the gift of prophecy. There have been people over the years who have told untrue prophecies that have led many away. This is why we must have discernment (coming up).

The truth is, every prophetic word that is spoken in this day must align itself with scripture. If it does not, reject it.

2 Peter 1:21

Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

The gift of prophecy used today points all things to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Revelation 19:10

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Miracles

The gift of miracles allows Christians to serve in the commandments of Jesus in Matthew 10:8.

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!

Take the apostle Paul for example:

Acts 19:11-12

God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.

God is still doing these things to this day. Faith allows us to tap into this world of miracles through the power of God.

Discerning Spirits

Earlier we spoke about prophecy and the importance of recognizing a true prophecy. Discernment is the gift of the holy spirit that the church needs to pray for most.

Jesus warned us that many false prophets would come into the world. 

Matthew 24:11

And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.

The gift of discernment allows us to recognize and test the spirits to know what’s of God and what’s from satan. 

If there is any gift on this list to pray for, it’s this one.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Tongues

Speaking in tongues is the ability to speak to God through a prayer language given by the Holy Spirit.

This prayer language is personal to you and is for your edification. With that said, it is important to understand maturity when speaking in tongues. It is a gift of the spirit that Paul advises us to use with wisdom (1 Corinthians 14).

Acts 2:4

And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

Interpretation Of Tongues

This is the ability to understand the spiritual tongues spoken by a person and interpret it into a message that edifies the church.

This gift is important to pray for.

 Many people can speak in tongues but few can interpret the message for building up the church.

1 Corinthians 14:4

A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church.

So we need to look at works of the flesh, to confess them and put these things off  they are:

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:19-21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Fruits 🍌 of the Holy Spirit:

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”

Galatians 5:22-24 KJV