Discerning The Spirits

...The ability to distinguish between spirits,...(1 Corinthians 12:10)

This is one of the Gifts of the Spirit of God, given in 1 Corinthians 12.

Why is this important?

Because every living person is motivated by a spirit.

They are either motivated by the Spirit of God

Or by the only other motivating spirit, Satan and his demonic hoard.

Those who belong to Christ are motivated by the Spirit of Christ.

Everyone else is motivated by the spirit of Satan to one degree or another.

That is the essence of man's “fallen nature.”

Apart from Faith in Christ everyone stands condemned and deceived.

Whoever believes in Him [Christ] is not condemned,

But whoever does not believe stands condemned already

Because he has not believed in the Name of God's One and only Son.

This is the VERDICT: Light [Christ] has come into the world,

But men loved darkness instead of Light [Christ]

Because their deeds were EVIL. (John 3:18-19)

Everyone who does not love Christ loves darkness

And their deeds are EVIL;

They are motivated by the EVIL spirit of Satan.

Therefore, it is critical to understand what motivates those around us;

To discern who belongs to Christ and who does not.

Not all who claim the name of Christ belong to Christ.

There are weeds growing among the wheat [Matthew 13:24-30];

Those who claim the name of Christ but who are of the devil.

Today, we see the Apostate Church claiming the name of Christ

But defying His Word.

We see those who claim the name of Christ who support Abortion Murder,

Homosexual marriage and other things that defy the Word of God.

None of these belong to Christ.

Those who love Christ and belong to Christ, obey Christ. (John 14:15)

His Word is ABSOLUTE and inviolate; as unchangeable as He is. (Heb. 13:8)

God is a Spirit and the Father of ALL spirits. (John 4:24)

He is all seeing and all knowing.

The discerning of spirits is a “gift” he gives to those who love Him,

Which enables them to “see” as He sees;

To “see” into the spirit realm and understand the spirit of another person.

This is not continuous but given on an as needed basis.

One does not need to discern those

Who are clearly not of Christ by their actions.

Their actions speak for them; their “fruit” speaks for them, beyond words.

Satan masquerades as an angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14)

This fact makes it difficult sometimes to know the spirit

Behind what appears to be an angel of light.

Unless you are close enough to Christ for Him to enable you so “see,”

You may well be blinded to the masquerade of these “angels of light.”

This is where the discerning of spirits of crucial,

Otherwise you may be deceived.

Christ did not judge by what he saw or heard:

He [Christ] will not judge by what He sees with His eyes,

Or decide by what He hears with His ears;...(Isaiah 11:3)

In other words Christ Jesus decided

By what He saw and heard from His Father.

That is how we as Christians are to be.

The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, leads us into all TRUTH. (John 16:13)

The Anointing of Christ teaches us ALL things:

But you have an Anointing from the Holy One,

And ALL of you know the TRUTH. (1 John 2:20)

See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you.

If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. (1 John 2:24)

As for you, the Anointing you received from Him remains in you,

And you do not need anyone to teach you.

But as His Anointing teaches you about ALL things

And as that Anointing is real, not counterfeit--

Just as it has taught you remain in Him. (1 John 2:27)

If we remain in Christ Jesus He will give us the “gift” of discerning spirits.

We will know who belongs to Christ and who does not by His Spirit.

He is the VINE we are the branches:

I AM the VINE; you are the branches.

If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit;

Apart from Me you can do nothing [discern nothing]. (John 15:5)

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this corrupt generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!