On page 38 section 38 I am drawn to how the speaker talks of the different people inside the body of Christ and how one must act with their spirtual gifts and blessings. The speaker is speaking about humilty and unity as " the strong are to not ignore the weak and the weak are to respect the strong. Rich men should provide for the poor and the poor should thank God for giving them somebody to supply their wants..." so forth and so forth. Then I think about well what has God given me that I can use right now? Who wants help from a college student who can barely keep it all together in one day? I refelected over it and reaped personal application. My spiritual gifts are like no others and it is not for me to determine when I use them because I have to remember who gave them in the first place. He has a divine appointment for me to use what He has given me for His glory. As it says in the last paragraph " To Him we owe everything, and therefore on every count we are under obligation ro return thanks to Him." We must use what He has given and what better way to start then help our brothers in sisters in Christ who in return could help us as well.
I commented on Daniel's and Wendy's post.
This is so encouraging that we each have been given unique gifts and talents in order to serve the body of Christ and function as one, collective unit. We cannot simply ignore or not believe that we have certain abilities and skills; if we did this, then we would be doing a disservice to other followers along with dishonoring God.
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DeleteWe are the body! Each of us has our specific gifts and talents that serve a purpose. I love that you pointed out the practical application to this- we should use those gifts that we have been given in service of the Lord!
DeleteThough talents may be similar, God uses us for unique purposes. We are made to glorify him in all that we do- not just in our talents, but in the littlest of things. It all matters when it comes to glorifying God.
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