SID: The, Steven, the Bible says that we are supposed to desire spiritual gifts.
STEVEN: Yes.
SID: What does that word “desire” mean?
STEVEN: In the Greek, it literally means to be boiling over. Some translations say, “white hot or on fire”. So God wants us to have the spiritual gift. Now some people said, well if the Lord wants me to have them, He’ll just give them to me. But in the Greek, it’s implied we need to go after them. Yes, God wants us to have them, but we have to pursue them. And when we pursue God and He sees that we really want these mighty gifts of the Spirit, He will release them into our lives and the church will be built up and many people will be blessed.
SID: You know, it specifically says we should go after prophecy.
STEVEN: Prophecy is a tremendous gift because prophecy, out of all the nine gifts, I believe is the easiest gift to have up and running in your life. It is so easy to prophesy. Whether it’s the simple gift of prophecy for exhortation, edification or comfort, or even deeper levels of prophecy, which begin to peer deeper into a person’s heart, the gift of prophecy is so easy to move in to. All you have to do is step out in faith when the Holy Spirit begins to move.
SID: I’m going to have Steven step out in faith. However, just as we came back from the break, I began to smell an aroma. In Israel, when Steven was praying for people, I could smell roses. It was the most wonderful smell. Okay. If I was to play a little game with Steven and say a word, except I know what he’s going to say, if I was to say the word “skunk”, tell me what comes to mind.
STEVEN: Well of course, that’s not a good fragrance.
SID: No.
STEVEN: Now see, when these gifts operate we can’t choose or tell the Holy Spirit how to manifest them. It’s as He wills. That’s how they’ll come forth. And He’s doing it now for our profit. Paul said that these gifts are for our profit, not our failure or for our demise. So they’ll put us over into victory. And so one time, I was in a conference and I was a guest speaker, but there were also many other speakers. Now I’ve been to tons of conferences, Sid, so nobody is ever going to know where this was at. Because when I was ministering, a speaker went up and began to minister, that I had never met. I wasn’t familiar with this person. But the moment they began to speak, the fragrance of a skunk went over the entire audience. I smelled the skunk. My wife turned to me and she said, she said, “Steven, I smell a skunk.” I said, “I know,” but I said, “I’m not in charge of the conference, but unfortunately, something is probably going to happen here that’s going to leave a stinky smell.” And some things did happen that almost—
SID: I’ll tell you what. We’re running out of time right now. There’s an urgency for you to pray right now for a release of the gifting that God has already put inside of people, and if God moves you into words of knowledge please be free.
STEVEN: If you want to receive the mighty gifts of the Holy Spirit right where you’re at right now, lift up your hands. A new measure of the anointing of God’s Spirit is coming on you now. Receive the gifts. The gift of prophecy is rising up within you right now. Somebody feels a burning in their hands. That is the gift of healing that has now been granted unto you. Somebody watching me just felt a mantel come right over your shoulders. Those are for the power gifts. Step out in special faith. Step out in gifts of healings and working of miracles. It’s yours. There are people watching right now all over the world who are smelling roses. God is giving you the gift of discerning of the spirits. Somebody is smelling flowers and beautiful floral scents. Lift up your hands and praise the Lord, for these gifts are being bestowed on you right now. And when the Lord gives a gift, He never takes it back. It’s yours for the rest of your life.
SID: You have to tell me, very briefly, you have seen Jesus’ face. What does he look like? What did you sense when you saw his face?
STEVEN: I’ve seen some beautiful paintings of the Lord that are close, but I’ve never seen a painting that’s got him just as who he actually really is. But he is the kindest person I’ve ever met. He is so kind. He is so humble. He has all of this power and all of this authority. He is the head of the complete church in Heaven and Earth, but he is so kind and humble.
SID: You know, did you hear that? How would you like your best friend to be the Creator of the Universe and his major virtue is he’s kind, he’s humble and he’s pure love? His name in Hebrew is Yeshua, in English, Jesus. If you will with your mouth say, “Jesus,” do this with me right now, say out loud, “Jesus, please forgive me for all of my sins. I believe your blood washes them away and now that I am clean, Jesus, come inside of me. I make you Lord of my life.” Amen.
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth