2) Discernment of spirits
Discernment is not only a Spirit-on-us gift but also an ability that the
Spirit-in-us possesses. The discernment from the Spirit-in-us operates by
spiritual senses. We may feel as if there is oppression when around some person
or as if someone's hug left a uncomfortable residue.
Some may even feel ill when around certain people or totally drained after
just a few minutes with another person. These are operations of the spirit-in-us
and we must strive to understand what each feeling means. Even a check or uneasy
feeling is a result of the inward spirit. Everyone has the ability to mature to
the point of discerning through the spirit.
The gift of discernment is far different. It can and will work in conjunction
with the inward discernment but does not have to. We may see the Holy Spirit
move and hover over a person or
demons moving in and out of another's eyes. The
presence of angels can be discerned as well as when Jesus is walking among the
body. We may even see wicked disembodied spirits that defend their respective
areas. It is not easy to divide where the discernment from in-us stops and the
discernment from on-us begins. Some may see black spots on a person or have
visions of creatures that inhabit them. Certain odors may be present which
indicate a demons presence. For as many people that have the gift of discernment
there may be that many ways to discern.
3) Gifts of healing
When talking about the gift of healing we are saying that the person so
gifted is given an ability to effect a healing over a person and have the
healing materialize. Some people have abilities to bring healing only for
certain problems while others can bring healing to many problems. This includes
the ability to drive out demons that are causing the malady and the regeneration
of the physical body. Jesus not only cured physical problems present from birth
but also used spittle mixed with dirt to recreate eyes. JOH 9:1 And as He
passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.... 9:6 When He had said this, He spat
on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
9:7 and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is
translated, Sent). And so he went away and washed, and came back seeing.
Jesus performed healing of many illnesses and infirmities. MAT 15:30 And
great multitudes came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled,
blind, dumb, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and
He healed them. It was not only accidental or natural problems that Jesus
healed but also injuries that were inflicted by man purposely. MAR 5:25 ¶
And a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, 5:26 and had endured much
at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not
helped at all, but rather had grown worse, 5:27 after hearing about Jesus, came
up in the crowd behind Him, and touched His cloak. 5:28 For
she thought,
"If I just touch His garments, I shall get well." 5:29 And immediately
the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed
of her affliction. As well as: LUK 22:50 And a certain one of them
struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 22:51 But Jesus
answered and said, "Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and
healed him. We must not limit to what extent the gift of healing is
affective. Healings can happen over great distances and to great numbers at one
time. Jesus declared that we would do greater things then what he did, so let's
stretch our faith and see what God can do.
We can be healed and get healing for others through the spirit-in-us, but it
is more a result of inner faith than the gift of healing. This kind of healing
requires a maturity of faith which needs to be nurtured and cared for.
