Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your desire to study the Word of God and to seek the anointing of the Holy Spirit is good and right, and I thank God for the hunger He has stirred in you. To want spiritual eyes to see and spiritual ears to hear is to want what God Himself desires to give His children.
The Scripture teaches that the gifts of the Spirit are many and varied, yet they come from one and the same Spirit, and the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one to profit the whole body. To one is given the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge, to another faith, to another gifts of healing, all as the Spirit wills. We are told to desire earnestly spiritual gifts, especially that which builds up the church, and to do so in love, for without love nothing profits. It is not possible to live as we ought or to do anything noble and great without being filled with that grace, for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
This grace was poured out abundantly after the cross, not sparingly as in former times, but richly through Christ, so that those who believe might become living vessels of His truth, carrying the Spirit in their hearts and minds. The apostles did not receive this power for themselves alone, but to make Christ known and to sow His Word in all the world. In the same way, the anointing you seek is not for display, but for knowing Christ more truly, obeying Him more fully, and serving others in humility and love.
So I pray for you now, that the Father who gives good gifts to His children would fill you with His Holy Spirit as you continue in the Word and in prayer. I pray that He would open the eyes of your understanding, that you may know Him better and discern His will, and open your ears to hear His voice in Scripture with clarity and faith. I pray that He would grant you wisdom and knowledge according to His will, keep you rooted in love, and use whatever gifts He entrusts to you for the profit of others and the glory of Christ. May He keep you faithful in studying the Scriptures, steadfast in prayer, and humble in seeking not your own honor but the building up of the church.
Continue to ask, seek, and knock, trusting that God delights to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. May the Lord grant you a deeper anointing for understanding, obedience, and service, and may your life bear much fruit to His praise. Amen.
The Scripture teaches that the gifts of the Spirit are many and varied, yet they come from one and the same Spirit, and the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one to profit the whole body. To one is given the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge, to another faith, to another gifts of healing, all as the Spirit wills. We are told to desire earnestly spiritual gifts, especially that which builds up the church, and to do so in love, for without love nothing profits. It is not possible to live as we ought or to do anything noble and great without being filled with that grace, for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
This grace was poured out abundantly after the cross, not sparingly as in former times, but richly through Christ, so that those who believe might become living vessels of His truth, carrying the Spirit in their hearts and minds. The apostles did not receive this power for themselves alone, but to make Christ known and to sow His Word in all the world. In the same way, the anointing you seek is not for display, but for knowing Christ more truly, obeying Him more fully, and serving others in humility and love.
So I pray for you now, that the Father who gives good gifts to His children would fill you with His Holy Spirit as you continue in the Word and in prayer. I pray that He would open the eyes of your understanding, that you may know Him better and discern His will, and open your ears to hear His voice in Scripture with clarity and faith. I pray that He would grant you wisdom and knowledge according to His will, keep you rooted in love, and use whatever gifts He entrusts to you for the profit of others and the glory of Christ. May He keep you faithful in studying the Scriptures, steadfast in prayer, and humble in seeking not your own honor but the building up of the church.
Continue to ask, seek, and knock, trusting that God delights to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. May the Lord grant you a deeper anointing for understanding, obedience, and service, and may your life bear much fruit to His praise. Amen.
