For
we were all baptized by One Spirit into One Body--
Whether
Jews or Greeks, slave or free--
AND WE
WERE ALL GIVEN THE ONE SPIRIT TO DRINK.
(1
Corinthians 12:13)
Now
on the Final and most important Day of the Feast,
Jesus
stood forth and He CRIED IN A LOUD VOICE,
If
ANY MAN is THIRSTY, let him come to Me and DRINK!
He
who believes in Me—who Cleaves to and Trusts in and Relies on
Me--
As the
Scripture has said, Out from his innermost being
Springs
and Rivers of Living Water shall flow (continuously).
But He
was speaking here of the Spirit,
Whom
those who Believed—Trusted, and had Faith—in Him
Were
afterward to receive.
For
the (Holy) Spirit had no yet been given;
Because
Jesus was not yet Glorified (raised to Honor).
(John
7:38, 39, AMP)
Now
about the Spiritual Gifts
(The
special endowments of supernatural energy),
Brethren,
I do not want you to be misinformed.
You
know that [when] you were Heathen,
You
were led off after Idols that could not speak—habitually--
As
Impulse directed and whenever the occasion might arise.
Therefore
I want you to understand
That
No One speaking under the power and influence
Of
the (Holy) Spirit of God [ever] can say, Jesus be cursed!
And
No One speaking can [really] say, Jesus is [my] Lord,
Except
by and under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit.
Now
there are distinctive Varieties and Distributions of Endowments
[Extra
ordinary powers distinguishing certain Christians,
Due
to the power of Divine Grace operating in their souls by the Holy
Spirit]
AND
THEY VARY,
But
the (Holy) Spirit remains the SAME.
And
there are Distinctive Varieties of operation--
Of
working to accomplish thing--
But
it is the same God Who Inspires and Energizes them ALL.
But
to Each One is given the Manifestation of the (Holy) Spirit--
That
is, the Evidence, the Spiritual Illumination of the Spirit--
For
good and profit.
To
One is given in and through the (Holy) Spirit [the power to speak]
A
Message of Wisdom, and to another [the power to express]
A
word of Knowledge and understanding
According
to the same (Holy) Spirit;
To
another (wonder-working) Faith by the same (Holy) Spirit,
To
another the extraordinary powers of Healing by the One Spirit;
To
another the working of Miracles, to another Prophetic Insight--
That
is, the Gift of Interpreting the Divine Will and Purpose;
To
another the ability to discern and distinguish
Between
[the utterances of true] spirits [and false ones],
To
another various kinds of [unknown] Tongues,
To
another the ability to Interpret [such] Tongues.
All
these [achievements and abilities]
Are
Inspired and brought to pass by One and the same (Holy) Spirit,
Who
apportions to Each Person Individually [exactly] as He chooses.
For
just as the Body is a Unity and yet has many parts,
And
all the parts, though many, form [only] One Body,
So
it is with Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One.
For
by (means of the personal agency of) One (Holy) Spirit we were all,
Whether
Jews or Greeks, slaves or free,
Baptized
[and by baptism united together] into One Body,
AND
ALL MADE TO DRINK OF ONE (HOLY) SPIRIT.
(1
Corinthians 12:1-13, AMP)
Therefore
with Joy will you draw Water from the Wells of Salvation.
(Isaiah
12:3, AMP)
For
I will pour Water upon him who is Thirsty,
And
floods upon the dry ground.
I
will pour My Spirit upon your offspring,
And
My Blessing upon your descendants [John 7:37-39; Isa. 35:6,7.]
(Isaiah
44:3, AMP)
Wait
and listen, EVERYONE who is Thirsty!
Come
to the Waters;
And
he who has no money, come buy and eat!
Yes,
come, buy PRICELESS [spiritual] wine and milk
Without
money and without price
[Simply
for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing]
[Rev.
21:6, 7; 22:17.]
(Isaiah
55:1, AMP)
But
whoever takes a Drink of the Water I will give him
Shall
NEVER, NO NEVER, be Thirsty ANY MORE.
But
the Water that I will give him shall become a Spring of Water
welling
up (flowing, bubbling) CONTINUALLY within him
Unto
(into, for) ETERNAL LIFE.
(John
4:14, AMP)
Who
will reside with Christ in Eternity? THE THIRSTY!
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
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!
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