Gary Rich (23
Aug 2015)
"Anne Graham Lotz -
Equipped to Serve"
Equipped to Serve
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There
are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:4-5, NIV
What God commands you and me to do, He equips us for. It’s that
simple!
If you want to discover your spiritual gifts, start obeying God.
Responding to His command with “I can’t” is invalid, because He
will never command you to do something that He has not equipped
and empowered you to do. As you serve Him, you will find that He
has given you the gifts that are necessary to follow through in
obedience. Any of them. All of them. And if you lack any that
you need, God will bring people alongside you who have the gifts
that you don’t. Working together, you will accomplish the task
to the glory of God.
And that’s the body of Christ! That’s the church. Individual
members of the family, each obeying his or her call, exercising
the particular gifts the Spirit has given, so that our work is
not in vain but produces eternal results. So . . . get to work!
You’re equipped!
Blessings