Now there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but it is the same Holy Spirit who is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service in the church, but it is the same Lord we are serving. There are different ways God works in our lives, but it is the same God who does the work through all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church.
1st Corinthians 12:4-7
Let us do introspection today. Let’s look in the mirror and see what answers we get based on the Apostle Paul’s statement to the early church.
What is your spiritual gift? What gift has the Holy Spirit given you?
What kinds of service is your church providing? Are those services bringing honor and glory to the LORD (or to the church; to some individual; to you)?
How is God working in your life? What work is God doing in the lives of others through you?
What spiritual gift are you using, service you are giving, work you are performing to benefit the entire church?
One more level I want to take this introspection. 1st Corinthians 12:7 says, “…helping the entire church.” Don’t think of the church as the building where you go on Sunday but rather the Body of Christ. Think of it as all the saints … believers everywhere. How do you use your spiritual gift in Kingdom Building? What are you doing which effects the Body of Christ … the church universal?
After you have completed your introspection, this Thanksgiving week, pause to give God thanks for how He is using you to carry out His plan for His creation!
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