The Gift of Discernment

UV 3756/10000 The Gift of Discernment Beloved, do not believe every spirit ( speaking through a self-proclaimed prophet); instead test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets and teachers have gone into the world. I John 4 v 1 We need to have the spirit of discernment to recognize who is sent by God and who is not of God. The touchstone is whether the spirit of the person acknowledges that Jesus came to the Earth both fully human and fully God. A spirit of a person that denies either that Jesus was fully human and that He is fully God belongs to the antichrist. We need to recognize the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit and His still, quiet voice speaking to us behind our ear, “Go this way, or that way”. The Holy Spirit is the One who is in us who is greater than the one in the world- the enemy of our souls. We need to discern when people teach or speak twisted truths and doctrines that are not of God. The spirit of truth is of God while the spirit of error is of satan. The people who know God personally will listen to us while those who do not and have no such desire will not heed what we say. We need to discern the needs of the people we are teaching and serve them with the apt portion of scripture to meet that need. We also need to discern the subtle ways of the enemy to deceive or delude us and ensnare us. Discernment is a gift of the Holy Spirit. If we earnestly desire it and seek it wholeheartedly, asking the Lord in faith, He will give us the spirit of discernment. Discernment is an important aspect of wisdom and the word promises that if we ask the Lord,the only wise God, He will generously give us of His wisdom. With the spirit of discernment, we will be able to understand the attitudes and inner thoughts of the people we are dealing with in our everyday life, avoid threats and dangers, pitfalls the enemy has dug on our paths to make us fall. Discernment will enable us to speak the apt word for the apt occasion.