Spritual Gift or the Spirutual Giver
It is absolutely necessary to understand that the Holy Spirit is He, not “it.” The Spirit is not an impersonal force, a sort of spiritual electricity. The anointing of God is not just power or gifts but the Holy Spirit Himself. When people first stepped into modern history, speaking with tongues, they were called “the tongues people.” 2 In fact, the memory of those people is still among us, and they carried an impressive godliness whose motive was service, not sensation; the Giver, not the gifts. They longed to know Jesus better and to be more Christlike, not simply to have power for its own sake. Their daily desire was to “let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who … made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant … and became obedient” (Phil. 2:5–8). Many laid down their lives for God. When Jesus healed the sick, it was not just sheer voltage power He wielded, but it was also the power of His conquering love. He healed the sick by His str...