God is not dumb! He speaks to, as well as through, mankind via His Holy Spirit. The Apostle Paul points out this truth and explains how God does it in a letter to the Corinthian church:
"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
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." (1 Cor 12:1-11)
The Great Commission continues; therefore God is still speaking/leading through the spiritual gifts. When Jesus returns spiritual gifts will no longer be necessary because we will see and speak with Him face to face. (1 Cor. 13:10)
Until that time we are to earnestly pursue the God-given gifts. (1 Cor. 12:31) Why? Because in doing so we honor God by giving Him free reign to our voice to be used to lead, guide and direct both the unsaved and saved alike.
"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
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." (1 Cor 12:1-11)
The Great Commission continues; therefore God is still speaking/leading through the spiritual gifts. When Jesus returns spiritual gifts will no longer be necessary because we will see and speak with Him face to face. (1 Cor. 13:10)
Until that time we are to earnestly pursue the God-given gifts. (1 Cor. 12:31) Why? Because in doing so we honor God by giving Him free reign to our voice to be used to lead, guide and direct both the unsaved and saved alike.
