I am going to deal somewhat with 1st Corinthians Chapter 12. I am not going to go in detail on the gifts of the spirit as such, because other then the nine gifts of the spirit Paul stated very specifically verse 4. Now there are diversities of gifts but the same spirit. Verse 5, and there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. Verse 6; and there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

Now I know that a little while back, I wrote a couple on the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church. Lets take a glimpse into the business world and you will discover that every business has it, an administrator, Hospitals. Hotels, government, etc..

I just use one in particular, the Hospital. The administrator in a Hospital sees that things are done in order, staff is kept updated on events, patients are informed through the administrative work. While yet it is channeled through other individuals. So the Holy Spirit is the chief administrative force in the church to see that things are carried out as planned.

Now I’m going to make a statement here, that maybe some would not agree with. I periodically visit other churches that is evangelical, and I listen to the voices I hear from various congregations and I will go far enough to say that if they allowed the Holy Spirit to do what He wants to do we would not see so many empty pews as we see on any given Sunday. Of course I refer to this island of Newfoundland and I guess it is somewhat world wide. God has a plan and has had a plan from the beginning and He sent the Holy Spirit to see that plan was carried out. For the Bible says, It is not in a man to order his steps.

(Isaiah 55 8:9) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the Heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. You may ask why I would quote this scripture. Simply because man can do his own thing, organize, program and everything else, but Jesus said I will build my Church. While I know that God has called men and women to work for Him, but we must be led by the Holy Spirit to accomplish that which God hath so ordained.

Who hath been His counselor, or His adviser; God asked Job. Where was he when He laid the foundation. Lets allow the Holy Spirit to administer to us that which God hath planned and everything else will fall in place. Even in the old testament, unless they received instructions, they didn’t go to battle. When they did go to battle on their own they lost the battle.

I don’t believe we should see churches closing. The Lord showed me recently, of a building where seats had to be brought in to accommodate the people. I will stop there but I know God still wants to move among His people so lets allow the Chief Administrator to carry out orders and to put in place whom God so desires.

There are a lot of areas where the Holy Spirit wants to minister and manifest His presence. I try to put things in the most simple way so that the wayfaring man should understand. The scriptures are not complicated