| “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” |
| —Romans 12:6 |
Do we realize we need each other in order to competently and effectively serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His Kingdom? We simply cannot strive to serve alone. We need the assistance and encouragement of our fellow believers in order to continue serving our Savior in the most loving, caring, and productive way.
That’s what the Apostle Paul was preaching about when he wrote the words found in Romans 12:3-8:
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.
If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
Let’s move out into this new day with a humble determination to work with our fellow follwers of Jesus, so that we can lovingly use the gifts God has given us for the benefit of others and to bring glory to the God who loves us.
Originally posted on Thursday, March 26, 2015
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