1 Corinthians 12:7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

This word only appears once in the ESV. Here is Strong’s definition. φανέρωσις phanérōsis, fan-er’-o-sis; from G5319; exhibition, i.e. (figuratively) expression, (by extension) a bestowment:—manifestation.

Note closely the term bestowment.

In the KJV there is a different Greek word used.

Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

That word is ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis, ap-ok-al’-oop-sis; from G601; disclosure:—appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation.

A revelation of a promise is a thing hoped for until that promise is fulfilled.

Expectation is not a manifestation.

The knowledge of hope and the impatience of vanity may very well produce in a person a false persona that is not the Spirit bestowed. Some are said to have faked it until they made it. This is not how the Spirit works. He reveals Himself by the will of the Father to the glory of the Son, Jesus Christ, not mankind’s manifestations.

What is manifested in mankind?

Sin in its varied forms. From pride of life all the way down to bestiality. Man likes to qualify sin as being worse than their own to make themselves feel good. All sin, no matter what form it takes, is abhorrent to God.

We inherit sin through our gene pool. We have no control over our genetic makeup.

We all have unknown maladies until diagnosed. Manifestations of the Holy Spirit is not a diagnosis.

The exact phrase “ears to hear” appears 10 times in the KJV.

Below are the exact phrase matches.

Deu 29:4

Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

 Eze 12:2

Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

Mat 11:15

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mat 13:9

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mat 13:43

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mar 4:9

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mar 4:23

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

 Mar 7:16

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

 Luk 8:8

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Luk 14:35

It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

This phrase only occurs twice in the old testament. It is only found in the synoptic gospels.

Does that term sound like an accusation? It can sound like an insult if we do not have ears to hear. Afterwards, it doesn’t matter any more.

Herein lays the lesson. It is easy to lose sight of what was in the glory of a new dawn.

Our former life can feel like a nightmare that we do not want to repeat, so we don’t want to go back to sleep. But is it that way for everyone? It is not fair to think everyone feels this way but some might.