“Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.” 1 Peter. 4:10.
Scriptures clearly teaches that, we have all been given at least one spiritual gifts or the other by virtue of salvation. Spiritual gifts are specific ways the work of the Holy Spirit is manifested in our lives. These gifts — on top of our interests, abilities, hobbies, likes, and dislikes — join together to form who we are and how we participate in the work God is doing all around us. These gifts are not designed for our selfish and self serving administration. We are not made to be who we are to serve just ourselves. God takes who He has made me to be and matches it with the needs of others to bless humanity, especially starting from your church community and the world around you and at large.
So what does it look like to really serve other people with our gifts? A good measure of our spiritual health is our depth of concern for other people. As we allow the Gospel to change our hearts, we will develop a deep care for other people. Our attention will begin to turn away from ourselves, to the needs of others. Eventually, our hearts are so in tune with what Jesus is doing around us, He begins to use us to meet the needs of others.
The Gospel is enacted through the local church all across the world. The church is you and I: people who love Jesus serving others by singing in the choir, ministering in drama, ushering, sanctuary cleaning, hospitality etc. Serving in the local church is a vehicle to discover how we are made and how the Lord can use us. Serving provides us the opportunity to know more about how we are created: our likes and dislikes, what we can do well and what we cannot. We can serve God more, while serving humanity. We discover more about ourselves and how He is growing us while He uses us to meet the needs of others. Make up your mind to be the best steward of God’s divine grace, don’t be an unprofitable steward.
FURTHER READING:
“Do not say to your neighbor, “Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time.” Pro. 3:28.
“And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.” Rom. 12:6.
DECLARATION:
Dear Heavenly Father, I come in the name of the resurrected Jesus, whose I am and whom I serve, I effect and enforce God’s original plans and purposes over and against the plans and purposes of Satan. I decree and declare that may steps are ordered of the Lord. I proclaim my days blessed in the order of Abraham. I proclaim all that concerns me and my destiny is secured in grace by God. Beautiful things that has been spoken concerning me and my destiny are finding supernatural manifestation this year in Jesus name, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Proverbs. 12:1-28.
Proverbs. 13:1-25.
Proverbs. 14:1-35.
Proverbs. 15:1-33.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“The Gift Of God In Good Hands Will Increase, The Same Gift In An Irresponsible Hands Will Diminish.”
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