Something from the Spirit can be seen in each person,
for the common good (NCV, 1 Corinthians 12:7).
Paul reminds us that everyone has a gift.
Here’s the thing: the gifts of the Spirit are not for
personal use. Your gifts are not for you; they’re for me, and my spiritual
gifts aren’t for me; they’re for you. To be fulfilled, I must share my gift
with the church.
Lots of people can preach better than me. Lots of people can
sing better. Lots of people can write better music. Many are more discerning,
more merciful, and more filled with faith. But when God put my spiritual gift
mix together, he made me just the way he wants me, and I’m the best me there is
in the whole world.
But even in being the best me in the whole world, I need to
remember that no matter how good a me I am, I’m still not you. We
were not meant to work in isolation, but in community. We really do
need each other. No one has every gift; not everyone has the same gift; but
everyone has a gift. And in God’s
kingdom, everyone’s a 10 at something! It is in joining our gifts together,
uniting for a common purpose that we function as the Body of Christ.
Every once in a while I’ll ask my church to repeat after me. This
is the body of Christ and I am a part of it! We’re in this together.
Together you are the body of Christ, and each one of you
is a part of that body (NCV, v.
27).
TODAY’S MEDITATION
It’s almost Christmas. What’s
your gift to the Body this year?
No comments:
Post a Comment