Sunday – August 27, 2023, Elul 10, 5783
IMPARTATION – PART TWO
Greetings dear friend, saints of God, and welcome back to A Well of Truth. Today I will be talking about a topic I don’t believe I have visited before which is “Impartation”. Perhaps you have been part of an “Impartation” service or at least heard of this. The idea is that one person usually the Pastor or a visiting Minister announces they will be imparting some spiritual gift or gifts they possess with those upon whom they lay hands in this “Impartation Service”. Before moving forward please take a moment to share this teaching as widely as possible by every means available to you. Thank you so much for sharing. My featured picture for this series is of a well with water and a bucket full of water presumably about to be drawn from the well. Commonly in Scripture water is referring to the Word of God. Water cleanses and gives life, likewise the Word of God cleanses and gives life.
In a recent conversation, the person brought up that they were in a meeting where the speaker during alter service was going around the room “praying over people to impart Spiritual Gifts”. I have heard of this before and even been present in an “Impartation Service”. The question that immediately rose up in me was, where is this taught or demonstrated in the Scripture? Are there examples in Scripture of one person laying hands on another and imparting a Spiritual gift like healing, decerning of spirits, prophecy, or other gifts? Let’s give some thought to one more aspect of this. Are the “gifts of the Spirit” part and parcel of the Holy Spirit or something given that can be exercised at will? Let’s use the example of a car. Once the gift (car) is given is it necessary that the Holy Spirit drive the car and can we drive the car at will. I am not talking about a literal car, the car represents healing, prophecy, etc. What about this Scripture?
Romans 11:29 (KJV)
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
This was spoken, written, in the context of the redemption of Israel, however, God is no respecter of persons. Now, let’s consider the question, do the gifts of the Spirit come through a person to another, through a person to another by the agency of the Holy Spirit, or directly to a person by the Holy Spirit with the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Three options, where does the Truth lie.
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 (KJV)
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.
So, these gifts are divided among the saints by whose will? The will of God! Let’s look at the Five-Fold Ministers.
Ephesians 4:10-12 (KJV)
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Jesus, the Great Shepard, appoints the under shepherds by the agency of the Holy Spirit, not a denomination or a congregation.
Acts 13:1-4 (KJV)
1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. (Bold added)
3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. (Bold added)
Lord willing, I will pick up right here next Sunday.
Authored By: Dr. David R. Wood, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
2 Chronicles 20:20 b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (KJV)
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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