What are Your Gifts?
The Gift of Weeding
He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work.
Exodus 35:35
Recommended Reading
Exodus 35:30 - 36:1
Jim didn't like teaching the boys class at church, but he pressed on dutifully because he'd been asked and he didn't want to disappoint his pastor. What he really liked, however, was using his day off to do yard work at the church. He devoted every other Tuesday to mulching, mowing, trimming, clearing, raking, planting, and weeding. He knew that the appearance of the church's lawn was important in attracting visitors to the Sunday services where they could hear the Gospel. But truth be told, he was a poor Sunday school teacher.
One day after talking with his pastor, Jim realized he didn't have the gift of teaching. He had the gift of weeding—well, the gift of serving, of helping. When he began working more fully within his areas of giftedness, he was happier; and so was everyone else.
The Lord has made each of us differently, with different passions, abilities, and gifts. We're happier when we're doing what God has called and gifted us to do. Others will be blessed, too, and the Lord will be honored.
Be good and true; be patient; be undaunted. Leave your usefulness for God to estimate. He will see to it that you do not live your life in vain.
Scottish preacher George Morrison
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Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity
1 Corinthians 12.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
Unity and Diversity in One Body
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into[c] one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many.
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
So what are your gifts and are you using them to further the body of Christ today?
My own gifts: Discernment, teaching, helps, counseling. I use them in my ministry to inmates (and others) where I teach the Bible to them and give spiritual counsel.
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No use in having a gifts, some jealous people at church who don't have them or don't understand will just tell you it is demonic and try to exorcise you. =)
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@■ Samantha A. Torrence
No use in having a gifts, some jealous people at church who don't have them or don't understand will just tell you it is demonic and try to exorcise you. =)
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