Bible Verse of the Day Monday February 19th, 2024

Psalms 84:11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

The essence of Spiritual gifts may be one of the more contentious issues in the church today. Opinions differ significantly about what they mean and how they are visible in the lives of God's children. Rather than focusing on the reality or the actuality of these gifts, it is more sensible to say Scripture talks about gifts in multiple places. Consequently, we can safely determine they are upright and essential. The real question then becomes not whether our spiritual gifts are physical or what they look like but what they are for.

We get glances and peeks for the objective or purpose of spiritual gifts throughout God's Holy Word. We see them in Acts, Romans, Corinthians, and Hebrews. While all these different passages tell us about Spiritual gifts and what they do, we still have one question: why? Why do Spiritual gifts exist at all? (Romans 1:11-12) These spiritual gifts come from God. They cannot be a resource of dispute because the God who bestows them is unified and one, and He gives them to create unity.

Thus, we should understand what they are; they are God-given gifts. We should eagerly seek them, be grateful for them, and appreciate every gift that comes from God because they are good. Sometimes, Christians spend too much time attempting to determine what the spiritual gifts are for rather than understanding how we can use them to help people around us. Thus, we should know what they are: they are God-given gifts. We should eagerly seek them, be grateful for them, and appreciate every gift that comes from God because they are good.

If someone is hurting and in need, we come alongside them and do what seems to be the most helpful. If our response is to be there for them and show them our concern, then our gift may be empathy. If our response is to try and resolve the problem, we may be peacemakers. We may be gifted in hospitality if we invite them to our home or offer them help in their time of need. If our response is to tell them to suck it up and get over it, our Spiritual gift may not be very relational. Paul's gift to the Romans was to encourage them with his faith. Thus, we see a spiritual gift as an expression of faith that God intended to strengthen the faith of others.

We should do everything as if we were working for God to complete the task to the best of our ability. We should always serve God with our actions, words, and thoughts. God bestows spiritual gifts upon us to use for the benefit of others and His honor and glory.