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are A-L-L IN PART! The secret of the ministry of Jesus, then, was that it was not in part, NOT IN LIMITATION! In the realm of that which is in part, in limitation, one cannot meet every need that arises. “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” (I Cor. 12:29-31). Does it say in I Cor. 12:8: “To the WHOLE CHURCH is given the word of wisdom?” No, it says, “To ONE,” to one member of the body of Christ. “To ANOTHER the word of knowledge,” or faith, healing, prophecy, etc. In other words, there is a distribution here, a selection, so that everyone does not have all the gifts. How can you meet every need if you don’t possess all the gifts? And how can you meet every need, even in the area of the gift you do possess, if your gift is IN PART? You can’t! You can try, you can fast and pray, you can think positively, you can boast of your faith and inheritance in Christ, but you can’t meet every need, solve every problem, in the gift realm which is in part! In that realm it is always just a word here, a miracle there, a failure there, a success here, a failure there. But the ministry of Jesus was not in the gift realm, nor in the realm of New Testament Church economy, but His was the ministry of a SON OF GOD in all the power and glory of the Father! For many years now there has been a great moving of the Spirit of God across the land and around the world. It has manifested itself through many movements on various levels. We have witnessed great evangelistic ministries, the divine healing ministry, the restoration of the New Testament Church order with its five-fold ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, the nine gifts of the Spirit, and confirmation of the ministries through prophecy with the laying on of hands. But I can testify to you that none of these ministries have come within the range of the ministry of Jesus Christ. No matter which of the healing evangelists you watched, no matter what prophets you heard, no matter what miracle, sign or wonder, it did not measure up to the ministry of THE SON OF GOD. We kept saying, “We have the same anointing, the same Holy Ghost, the same power, and we can do all the works Jesus did!” And as hard as we tried, and as much as we wanted to 14
elieve it, it still just wasn’t true! We had the same anointing alright, and the same Holy Spirit, and the same power, but, we had it BY MEASURE – not WITHOUT MEASURE, as did Jesus! This puzzeled me for many years. Then one day the Spirit drew my attention to a scripture in Isa. 11:1-2. “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.” This does not say that Jesus would receive a “gift” of “the word of wisdom.” It says that what He received was the SPIRIT OF WISDOM. It doesn’t say that Jesus had a “gift of healing” or a “gift of miracles.” He received, instead, the SPIRIT OF MIGHT. Jesus didn’t have just a “gift” of “the word of knowledge.” He possessed THE SPIRIT OF KNOWLEDGE! Not a fragmentary word of wisdom here, or a fragment word of knowledge there, or a gift of healing operating tonight and a gift of prophecy operating tomorrow night. No! Upon the firstborn Son rested all the fullness of the sevenfold Spirit of Sonship, even as Isaiah prophesied of Him, saying, “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding; The Spirit of Counsel and Might, The Spirit of Knowledge and Fear of the Lord.” This sevenfold Spirit of God is the fullness of the wisdom, glory, nature and power of God. This is the Spirit WITHOUT MEASURE. This is the SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD. This is the sevenfold BRIGHTNESS OF GOD’S GLORY! “Not by might, nor by power, but by MY SPIRIT, saith the Lord!” (Zech. 4:6). This is why Jesus Christ could heal every disease, could cast out every kind of devil, could raise the dead – even after they were decayed and stinking – could discern every thought and intent of men’s hearts, could command all the 15
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