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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.Eph 2:9 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, November 7, 2021
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Diversity of Gifts Bible Verse:Ephesians 4:7-8,11-13 "Each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said, “When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people.” The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ." Message:
The line, “When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive,” is a little difficult to understand. Picture a playground bully bossing around smaller children. Jesus is bigger than the bully, and puts him in a cage, then tells the children that they can choose to be with Him instead of the bully. Some children realize that Jesus have ended their slavery by “making captivity (the bully) captive.” Yet, some children will continue to obey the bully out of fear.
punishment and forgiveness|photo of woman with chains looking into sun
Evil and death have ensnared us and hold us in captivity, but Christ is more powerful. He has captured and disempowered evil and death; he defeated death through His resurrection.
To those who choose Him, He has given gifts so that they might help the group whom he has saved from captivity. We know how different people are. Some people are good at speaking and persuading others, while some are shy or embarrassed when they speak. Some of us can sing, while some of us are tone deaf. Some of us have the gift of humility and can find joy in sweeping a floor in Christ’s service.
The point is, you DO have a gift to use in the service of Christ. We cannot bemoan the gifts that we lack. Nobody is perfect. We must find what gifts we do have and rejoice in them, being convinced that the only important thing in our work for Christ is the glory of God, not how much we impress others or how rare our gift may be.
Meditation : Prayer : May it please you, my good Lord, that there may come a day when I can repay a little of my great debt to you. O Jesus, strengthen my soul, you who are good above all good; and since you have inclined my soul in this way, show me how I may act for you, whatever it may cost, O Lord. Here is my life, my honor and my will; I have given them all to you and they are yours: use me to do whatever you want......Amen |
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