November 14, 2011 Monday Message:
“Christ has generously divided out his gifts to us.” Ephesians 4:7 CEV
When you become a follower of Jesus, you’re adopted into the heavenly family. Just as your earthly family bestows gifts upon you from time to time, so does Jesus. We call these, “Spiritual Gifts.”
You can’t earn them. You don’t deserve them. You can’t buy them. This is God’s grace-in-action, God’s unconditional love for his children — these are truly gifts.
God has a special plan for each of us, and we are given the spiritual gifts that “fit.” Your gifts are not my gifts, and my gifts are not your gifts — or they might be — it’s all up to God. No single gift is given to everyone, and none of us receives all the gifts. Therefore everyone needs to be surrounded by a community of believers, for when we use our gifts, the whole community benefits.
The Holy Spirit is in charge of allocation and distribution of Spiritual Gifts. "It is the one and only Holy Spirit who distributes these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have." 1 Cor. 12:11 NLT
So if you’re trying to find your spiritual gifts, seek the Holy Spirit. Remember Paul’s question, pointing us to the source or spiritual gifts: “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” Acts 19:2a NLT
May you connect with the Spirit this week.
Norton Lawellin
We’ll be looking at Paul and his church plant in Ephesus, Friday 7pm, at New Hope Center in Minneapolis.
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