1 Corinthians 12:6
There are varieties of activities, but it is the same God
who empowers them all in everyone.
Spiritual gifts are bestowed upon us for the sole purpose of spreading the Gospel. These gifts are freely given to us by Almighty God for the salvation of others. When we try to teach, preach or evangelize by our own
strength and capability, we will be unsuccessful. The power is not in us. The power is in the Holy Spirit that is
within us. We must let the Holy Spirit
lead us and let the outpouring of the Holy Spirit be our product.
It is not our job to convert people. It is our job to have people drawn to us by
the way that we live our lives in Jesus Christ.
Even though our labors may be ordinary, if they are done as works of
faith, labors of love and with persistent hope in Our Savior, the Holy Spirit
will carry on and complete the work of Our Heavenly Father in His
children.
Once drawn to us by our walk with Jesus, the people around
us will have Jesus revealed to them as the way, the truth and the life. The supernatural work of salvation will begin through our simple natural acts of obedience to the Holy Word of God. Through
our living testimonies, those around us will be able to receive every good and
perfect gift of The Father.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for revealing Yourself to the world through
the obedient works of Your humble servants
who are so undeserving. We thank You,
Lord, for assigning to us various gifts, administrations and operations for us
to carry out in the name of Jesus. We
rejoice, Father, in knowing that the world can learn of Your good and perfect
gifts by observing the lives of those who have already accepted Your gift of
salvation and are obedient to You in the ordinary things of life. We pray, Lord, that Your grace will fill our
hearts so that the world will know You. We ask all these things in the name of the Captain of Our Salvation, Jesus Christ.
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