Verse 31 says to covet earnestly the
best gifts. Then in 14:1 it says to follow
after love and desire spiritual gifts. The
"best gifts" mentioned in 12:31 are the
ones you need at the time. Chapter 13
is very simple. Nothing works without
faith, and faith works by love. That's
what "get your house in order" means.
No one can have a fuss right before
they leave the house and expect the
gifts of healings to manifest in the
supermarket a few minutes later. It
just doesn't work that way.
Let's go to the key issue. Read
Galatians 5:22-25. These are spiritual
And then, look at John 17:26:
7 BUT THE MANIFESTATION OF THE
SPIRIT IS GIVEN TO EVERY MAN TO
PROFIT WITHAL.
8 FOR TO ONE IS GIVEN BY THE SPIRIT
THE WORD OF WISDOM; TO ANOTHER
THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE
SAME SPIRIT;
9 TO ANOTHER FAITH BY THE SAME
SPIRIT; TO ANOTHER THE GIFTS OF
HEALING BY THE SAME SPIRIT;
10 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:
11 BUT ALL THESE WORKETH THAT ONE
AND THE SELFSAME SPIRIT, DIVIDING
TO EVERY MAN SEVERALLY AS HE WILL.
26 ...THAT THE LOVE WHEREWITH THOU
HAST LOVED ME MAY BE IN THEM,
AND I IN THEM.
5 AND HOPE MAKETH NOT
ASHAMED; BECAUSE THE LOVE OF
GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR
HEARTS BY THE HOLY GHOST
WHICH IS GIVEN UNTO US.
forces resident in the born-again
human spirit. Of course, the Holy Spirit
is all these things, and we are born of
His WORD.
What is the first spiritual force on the
list? LOVE! Now go to Romans 5:5:
So why are there not more of the fruit
talked about in Galatians 5:22-25 in
manifestation than the fruit of the
flesh? Spiritual fruit must grow and
develop. And, like anything else in the
spirit realm, it starts with planting it as
a seed and exercising faith by believing
it in your heart and saying it with your
mouth.
Say out loud: "All nine fruit of the spirit
in my heart are growing. I walk in love
(Ephesians 5:1-2). The joy of The LORD
is my strength (Nehemiah 8:10). I have
the peace of Jesus (John 14:27) which
passes all understanding (Philippians
4:7). I am long-suffering (or patient),
