GRACE GIFTS
Grace Gifts are called charismata in the New Testament. The Grace Gifts are not for the benefit of the believer! They are for the benefit of Jesus. The Holy Spirit gives gifts as part of His function to give us the beauty of the Lord, “He shall glorify me; for he shall take of mine, and disclose it to you.” (Gospel of John 16:14, Jesus speaking of the Holy Spirit)
The Holy Spirit gives gifts (favors, joy, graces, beauty) to rebirth, restore, return, remake, and perform in us the original beauty and present the Beauty of Jesus. It is our preparation as sons and daughters of the kingdom. It is our identity and inheritance.
As we return to Beauty (Jesus) we then operate with the supernatural gifts to have power to heal, have wisdom, knowledge, faith, miracles, prophecy, tongues, words of wisdom and knowledge, discernment, giving, silence, prayer, solitude, teaching, service, exhortation, love, etc. These are just normal Grace Gifts for normal Christianity.
(From ‘Beauty’ by Ben Fike ©)
“When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify me, for He will take of what is mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are mine. Therefore I said that He will take of mine and declare it to you.” Jesus