You're
on Assignment
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
We are therefore Christ's
ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on
Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20, NIV.
TODAY’S
WORD
God has an assignment for
you that nobody else can fulfill. God needs you. He needs your gifts, your
smile, your love, your passion. You are a part of His divine plan. You have
something to offer nobody else can offer. Nobody has your exact personality,
your exact looks. There is something unique about you. Don’t wear that
“average” label. If you think you’re average, then you’ll be average. If you
think you’re ordinary, then you’ll live an ordinary, “get by life” and never do
anything great.
The truth is, there is
nothing ordinary about you. You have the fingerprints of God all over you. The
Creator of the universe breathed His life into you. He crowned you with His
favor. You have royal blood flowing through your veins. You have a destiny to
fulfill, something greater than you’ve ever even imagined. Embrace His truth,
embrace His love, and embrace the blessings He has in store for your future!
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Father, thank You for
equipping me and choosing me to be Your ambassador on earth. Help me to be Your
light and use my gifts and talents to lead others to know You in Jesus’ Name.
Amen.
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“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another” (1 Peter 4:10 NLT)
God uses my talents to test my unselfishness. You have to decide in life for whom or what you’re going to live. You’re either going to live a self-centered, miserly life or you’re going to live for something greater than yourself — the kingdom of God.
Faithful people don’t live for themselves. They realize that the talents God gave them are not for their own benefit; they’re to make the world a better place.
When God made you, he gave you all kinds of gifts, talents, and abilities. We call it your s.h.a.p.e.: your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences. These five things make you you. And God made you you. There’s nobody like you in the whole world, and he wants you to be you for his glory.
God shaped you to serve him, and there’s only one way to do that: by serving other people.
Faithful people realize that their talents are not for their benefit. You may have a talent for art and say that you do it “just because you love to do it.” That’s nice, but that’s not a good enough motive. God didn’t give you artistic ability just so you can love to do it. He gave it to you so you can use your art in some way to help other people.
Some of you have an ability to fix things. Some of you are good at math. Some of you are good at closing deals. Some of you are good at music. Some of you are good at organizing. And some of you are good at trimming and gardening.
God made us all different so that everything in the world gets done. If we all liked to do the same thing, there would be a whole lot left undone.
You are the steward of your talents, and God is watching to see if you use what he gave you effectively on Earth. If you use them effectively on Earth, he’s going to give you more responsibility in Heaven.
Have you ever thought about why didn’t God just create us and take us to Heaven? Why does he put us here on a broken planet for 80 or 90 years? He put you here because life is a test and a trust and a temporary assignment. He’s watching to see if you are faithful to use what he gave you here on Earth to bless other people.
The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:10, “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another” (NLT). God gave you talents, and he’s watching to see if you’re faithful with them.
Talk About It
- How are you using your talents to serve others?
- Test your motives in everything you do. For example, are you serving somewhere to help others and glorify God or so you will receive some notice or glory for yourself?
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