Why God Gave You Gifts – Devotional for Saturday, February 26, 2011

 ¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:

Most Christians have, at some time, have been taught about the Gifts of the Spirit. We know that these gifts are not personal gives but gifts to serve Christ and his church. Yet we treat them like Christmas gifts showing preference for certain gifts and exhibiting more pride in the gifts we are given than in implementing them into our church. We treat the gifts as confirmations of our spirituality even knowing that these gracious gifts are meant to shape our churches into the image of Christ. That way, Christians will be encouraged and unbelievers will be drawn to the Savior. Perhaps most sadly of all we don’t deal with the issue of what happens if Christians do  not know or use their gifts?

What are your spiritual gifts? What are your family members gifts? When did you last use your gift? Do you recognize the gifts in others and encourage them to use their gifts?

On Sunday night, as we continue to explore Being the Church, we will consider “Why God Gave You Gifts.” Join us and be blessed.

Nick