Angels

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CURRENT RADIO SERIES Dare to Believe   CURRENT TV SERIES Angels

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:6-8 One undeniable truth that I find in the Scripture is that each member of the body of Christ is gifted in a very unique way. Some may have the gift of prophecy and are able to proclaim the truth of God with power and conviction. Some may have the gift of serving… others teaching… others exhortation… and so on. The point is that I am not you and you are not me. We are different! And God has made us different so that each of us can make a unique contribution to his Kingdom on earth. God wants you to be honest with yourself about what you can contribute to the body. He never meant for you to try and fit a square peg into a round hole. So many times I’ve seen faithful men and women of Christ who aren’t content with how God gifted them. So they end up getting burnt out in a ministry role that just wasn’t for them. So pray and ask God to reveal to you how he has gifted you specifically. When you begin to understand that and are comfortable with who you are, your life will make an even greater impact for Christ! Accept who you are and be who God made you. Passing the Buck by Dr. Paul Chappell “And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.” Luke 23:5–7 The famously blunt and plain-spoken Harry Truman was a relatively obscure senator from Missouri when President Franklin Roosevelt tapped him to be his running mate for his fourth term. The men only met twice in the eighty-two days between Roosevelt taking the oath of office in January and his death in April. Suddenly Truman was thrust into a position of great responsibility. Meeting with reporters shortly after he had been sworn in, Truman said, “Boys, if you ever pray, pray for me now. I don’t know if you fellas ever had a load of hay fall on you, but when they told me what happened yesterday, I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.” The Second World War was winding down, but Truman was faced with leading the nation to final victory over Germany and Japan. Among the difficult decisions he made was the one to drop the atomic bombs—a program so secret he hadn’t been briefed on it even as Vice President—on Japan to hasten the end of the war. Truman quickly learned that while there were many to advise him, there had to be a place where decisions were made and responsibility taken. He put a sign on his desk that read “The Buck Stops Here.” The temptation to pass the buck has been with us ever since the Garden of Eden. Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent. Instead of looking for ways to avoid responsibility and accountability, we need to be diligent and faithful in our efforts. Today’s Growth Principle:  If we accept responsibilities rather than trying to shift them to others, we can do great things for God.