All Spiritual gifts come from the spirit of GOD, they are given to spiritual men and women of GOD to edify the church of JESUS CHRIST, and to help it come to maturity in the spiritual things of GOD, and the fullness of GOD in CHRIST JESUS.
Many people think talents and gifts are the same, but they’re not, for talents are nothing more than something you’re good at doing, and if you practice that talent long enough, then eventually you will get better and better at it with time.
Your talents do not edify or help the church of JESUS CHRIST, because they are your talents, and you are in control of them.
For talents and talented people are for sale, they sale their talents for money, prosperity, material possessions, and fame, and they use their talents to make merchandise out of people.
Gifts come from the spirit of GOD, they accompany the Holy Spirit of GOD, they edify the true church of JESUS CHRIST, and they are given to spiritual men and women of GOD without repentance.
And when GOD gives gifts unto men without repentance, then that means GOD knew exactly what he was doing when he gave those gifts unto men, for GOD is not a man that he should LIE, neither is GOD the son of men that he has to repent.
Now everyone of the face of this earth is born with some type of talent, but not everyone has the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
And the difference between talented people, and people who possess the gifts of GOD is this, talented people use their talents to promote themselves, they sale themselves and their talents for money, gain, prosperity, riches, fame, material possessions, and selfish ambition.
But those who possess the gifts of GOD, they use their talents to promote the gifts of GOD, and everything they put their hands to is meant to bring glory unto GOD, whether it’s through their talents or their gifts.
Brothers and sisters, the Holy Spirit is the greatest gift of them all.
(Luke 11:9-13) JESUS SAYS, And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
(Ephesians 4:7-16) But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Wherefore he said, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Brothers and sisters, this word tells us GOD gave gifts unto men, GOD is the only one who gives some apostles; and some prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of CHRIST JESUS.
Brothers and sisters, the apostle Paul is saying in this word, that GOD gave his real apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, as gifts to the church.
For the real sons of GOD are led by the spirit of GOD, and they can only do what the Holy Spirit leads them to do, for they are led by the spirit of GOD.
(Romans 8:11-17) But if the Spirit of him that raised up JESUS from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you.
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if you live after the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
(John 16:12-15) JESUS SAYS, I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father has are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Brothers and sisters, the gifts are men and women of GOD whom GOD gives to the church of JESUS CHRIST, and all those gifts are led by the spirit of GOD, and they can only do what the spirit of GOD leads them to do, for they are led by the spirit of GOD.
And those gifts who are led by the spirit of GOD, they are not selfish like talented people are, and neither do they promote themselves like talented people do.
For they are the sons of GOD, and they are led by the spirit of GOD, they only do what the Holy Spirit leads them to do.
For just as the Holy Spirit leads and guide you into all truth, they also lead and guide you into all truth, just as the Holy Spirit does not speak of himself; neither do they speak of themselves, but whatsoever they shall hear, that shall they speak: and they will shew you things to come. They shall glorify JESUS: for they shall receive of JESUS, and shall show it unto you, the same as the Holy Spirit does, for they are the sons of GOD, who are led by the spirit of GOD.
(1 Corinthians 12:4-12) Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these works that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
(Romans 11:29) For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
(1 Corinthians 12:27-31) Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Brothers and sisters, the more excellent way is JESUS, for JESUS is love, and love is the more excellent way for you to obtain all the gifts of GOD in CHRIST JESUS!
Brothers and sisters, when men wrote the bible they did not write the bible in paragraph or chapters, they were written as the Holy Spirit led men to write!
And when the Apostle Paul said I will show you a more perfect way, then his next word began to speak of LOVE, which we call the LOVE chapter…
(1 Corinthians 13:1-13) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not LOVE, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not LOVE, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profits me nothing. LOVE suffers long, and is kind; LOVE does not envy; LOVE does not vaunt, LOVE is not puffed up, LOVE does not behave itself unseemly, LOVE does not seek her own, LOVE is not easily provoked, LOVE thinks no evil; LOVE does not Rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; LOVE Bears all things, LOVE believes all things, LOVE hopes all things, LOVE endures all things. LOVE never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abides faith, hope, LOVE, these three; but the greatest of these is LOVE.
Brothers and sisters, JESUS is LOVE, JESUS is the fullness of GOD’S LOVE housed in a living vessel.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when JESUS which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abides faith, hope, LOVE, these three; but the greatest of these is JESUS/LOVE.
Brothers and sisters, all my writings and poetry are just talents I am good at, and I can use my talents to draw people to me, but instead I use my talents to promote the gifts of GOD in me, and they both draw people unto GOD, and bring glory unto GOD.