YOU ARE GIFTED

 

YOU ARE GIFTED

I Cor. 1:4 I can never stop thanking God for all the generous gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. NLT

Did you catch what Paul said here? He said he couldn’t stop thanking the Lord for all that He had given to the church at Corinth. Think about it for a moment. Think about all the various gifts that are found in your church family. Every believer has been given gifts to use in the Church. Everyone does what they can do for the common good of the body. As you identify the various gifts, including your own, take a moment and thank the Lord for them.

Every gift given in the Church is a vital, important gift for the functioning of the Church. Every gift helps to provide an environment where growth can take place in Christ. Every gift is to be used for the good of the body that Christ may be honored and glorified in their midst.

When gifts that are given by the Lord for the Church are not used, the body suffers. When gifts are used for selfish purposes and not for Christ, the body suffers. When gifts are not nurtured and developed for service, the Church suffers.

The Lord gives generously to the Church all that she needs for her to be complete and useful in Christ. No believer in Christ lacks gifts, and they should be used to edify others and bring glory to Christ. The Lord does not shortchange His Church but we do when we fail to do what we can do in her.

Satan wants you to believe that there is nothing you can do or that you can’t do anything well enough to make a difference in the Church. He is a liar. The Church needs you to do what you can do for her. The blending of the various gifts within her together makes a church strong and an effective witness in the world. God holds each of us responsible for doing what He has enabled us to do through and for Christ.