We are to covet the best gifts. When you desire the manifestations of the Spirit you will have them. God is not going to give you something that you don’t desire. How can you believe in healing when you don’t hear about it?
How then shall they call on him in whom they have
not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:14
So then faith cometh by hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17
As we preach about the
manifestations of the Holy Spirit you develop an interest in them. You begin to
desire them. As your desire grows, they begin to manifest. I realize where the
people have not been taught, they don’t have many miracles.
It is going to happen to you desire
it. God is not going to give you something you don’t desire. God is not going
to give you something you don’t even think about.
There are other demonstrations of
the presence of the Holy Spirit apart from the listed manifestations in 1
Corinthians 12. These are not bunched together in one list and I call the “ the
unlisted manifestations of the Holy Spirit”.
WHY PEOPLE FALL UNDER
THE POWER
One of the commonest unlisted
manifestations of the spirit and power of God is falling down. Falling down is
often caused by the wine, the wind and the rain.
1. The
Wine of the Spirit
The new wine is often seen as a
type of the Holy Spirit. In the natural, over-indulging in wine can lead to
falling, shaking and trembling!
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it
is but the third hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken by the
prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will
pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh.. Acts 2:15-17
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but
be filled with the Spirit; Ephesians 5:18
2. The
Wind of the Spirit
The wind bloweth where
it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it
cometh, and withered it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John
3:8
The wind is known to pull down
trees and even houses. The wind of the Spirit does the same. It is time to
believe that these things are real. Do you remember when Jesus breathed on His
disciples and said, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit?”
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and
said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: John 20:22
Do you remember when the Holy
Spirit came into the upper room as a mighty rushing wind? The Holy Spirit
operates like a wind. Recently, at one of our miracles services, I was laying
hands on all of the people who had come to the altar. One of my pastors later
testified. He said, “As you approached me, a wind began to blow on me. It was a
supernatural wind.” he marvelled, “The Holy Spirit is so real.”
3. The
Rain of the Spirit
Rain is known to pull down trees
and houses as well. Many people run from approaching rainstorms. God says He
will come to us in the form of rain.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the
LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as
the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Hosea 6:3
Eight Examples of
Falling under the Power
All through the Bible, we see
people falling under the power of God.
1. The
falling of the priests at the dedication of the temple
It came even to pass, as the
trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising
and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets
and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying,
For he is good; for his mercy
endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house
of the LORD; SO THAT THE PRIESTS COULD NOT STAND TO MINISTER BY REASON OF THE
CLOUD: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. 2 Corinthians
5:13-14
The glory of the Lord at one time
filled the temple so much so that the priests, the trumpeters and the musicians
couldn’t stand anymore. They all went down because of the glory of the Lord.
These things happen. They are real.
The glory of God can be manifested
at different levels. It can come over you to a point where you cannot stand.
You must pray to experience the power of God so much so that you cannot stand.
I want to experience the glory of God. You should desire to get the place where
these people did. When they were worshiping, the cloud of glory filled the
place so much so that the trumpeters and the priests could not stand. It was
not that they did not want to stand. They could not stand.!
2. The
falling of the soldiers who arrested Jesus
Judas
then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and
Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Jesus
therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said
unto them, Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto
them, I am he.
And
Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said
unto them. I AM HE, THEY WENT BACKWARD, AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
John 18:3-6
What happened as
soon as Jesus said “I am He? The attackers went backwards and fell to the
ground. Everybody fell under the anointing. There was no usher to support them
there was nothing to protect them as they went backwards and fell down. Wow!
You realize right there that the Holy Spirit was in action. That alone should
have frightened the soldiers away.
3. The
falling of the Apostles Paul’s entourage on the road to Damascus
Why
should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the
dead?
I
verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name
of Jesus of Nazareth. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the
saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief
priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
And
I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and
being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Whereupon
as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests. At
midday, O King, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shinning round about me
and then which journeyed with me.
AND
WHEN WE WERE ALL FALLEN TO THE EARTH, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and
saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard
for thee to kick against the pricks. Acts 26:8-14
Paul described
how he and his companions fell under the power on the road to Damascus. When
Paul’s companions saw the light around them, they all fell to the ground. That
was a manifestation of the Holy Spirit. When people fall under the power,
everybody wonders if it is real. No matter how many times people see it happen
they still watch and wonder. Sometimes you can see from the way people fall
under the power that something unusual has happened to them. Some kind of power
has struck them! I keep wondering about it myself even though I see it happen
over and over again.
I remember I was
speaking to a lady whom I had prayed for. Later, she told me what had happened
to her when I was ministering to her. She described how she had fallen down
during the ministration.
I asked her, “Do
you normally fall under the power?”
She said , “I
never fall, I am not the falling kind. “She thought that there were some types
of people who were prone to fall under the power.
She continued,
“I don’t fall but this time I fell and I fell again and again. I fell so many
times and I did not know what was happening to me. I was completely powerless
to control myself and stand on my feet. I simply could not stand when you
touched me.
It is indeed a
wonder. Falling under the power will make you wonder what is going on. Falling
under the power is a sign and a wonder. People who fall under the power are not
necessarily healed. When people fall, they may be healed or not healed. They
just fall. It is a sign and it is a wonder! It is a manifestation of the Holy
Spirit.
4. Balaam’s
ass fell at the sight of the angel of the Lord
And
when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and
Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
Numbers 22:27
The falling of
Balaam’s ass at the sight of the angel refutes allegations that when people
fall under the power they are psychologically induced to do so. How could the
donkey have been psychologically manipulated to fall down at a particular time?
When the donkey came into contact with the spirit realm, he simply fell down.
This is what happens to many people. They are not manipulated or
psychologically caused to fall down! They just have a spiritual experience that
makes them fall down.
5. Eli
fell at the mention of the ark of the Lord
And
it came to pas, when he made mention of the ark of God, that HE FELL FROM OFF
THE SEAT backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for
he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
1 Samuel 4:18
This experience
of falling down also does refute the allegation that if people are made to fall
down by the Holy Spirit, they will not hurt themselves. Some people would say
that if the power of the Holy Spirit makes someone fall down, the person should
come to no harm. However, we have seen numerous cases of people falling under
the power and getting hurt.
This is nothing
new and Eli even died after falling under the power and breaking his neck. It is
important to have good ushers to prevent people from getting hurt when they
fall under the power.
6. Ezekiel
fell at the sight of the glory of the Lord
As
the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the
appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the
likeness of the glory of the LORD.
And
WHEN I SAW IT, I FELL upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezekiel 1:28
7. The
Apostle John fell at the sight of the Lord
And
WHEN I SAW HIM, I FELL at his feet as
dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the
first and the last. Revelation
1:17
To “Fall as dead” means that
Apostle John dropped to the ground suddenly. To “fall as dead” is not a composed and dignified fall. To
“fall as dead” means to collapse uncontrollably to the ground. When the power
of God is moving, you will see many people fall to the ground as though they
are dead.
8. Daniel
fell as God spoke to him
So he came near where I stood: and WHEN HE CAME, I WAS AFRAID, AND FELL
upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of
the end shall be the vision. Daniel 8:17
Daniel also fell under the power
when he came in contact with spiritual things. Daniel was a prime minister and
he was highly placed in society. But he fell under the power when he came in
contact with spiritual realities.
Dear friend,
there is enough evidence in the Word of God for you to accept these
manifestations of the Spirit. Ministers must flow in the reality of God’s
power. Understand the Word of God and you will experience the richness in all
that god has for us.
Written By Bishop Dag Herward-Mills
If you are about to get married or
recently got married, I would like to say congrats and welcome you and
your spouse to a whole new world, a whole new life. Do you know why?
Newlyweds are like fresh students who just got admission into a
university. At first, you feel so happy that you have gotten the
admission and that you have arrived. But when the courses starts, the
assignments, seminars e.t.c, you then tend to dislike the university and
can’t wait to graduate. The same applies to marriage.
