There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. -1 Corinthians 12:4 NKJV
I love the double gifting represented by spiritual gifts. Each is given to us and so that we can give it to somebody else. Wisdom is given and then given away. We are helped and our response is to help. The gift is never an end unto itself. It is a vehicle of serving and blessing that is transferred from one person to another. It is the work of the Holy Spirit.
The apostle tells us that "There are diversities of gifts". I love that. Once I thought that spiritual gifts were somehow limited to those delineated in the bible. Now I understand that these gifts are as diverse as God himself. Gifts change with the seasons of our lives. Often they deepen as we walk with God. Any so often we are surprised when they come.
Thank you Lord for the gift of your Spirit and the many gifts of grace that accompany that gift.
... this devotion is part of an ongoing series on words in the bible.
Good lesson for me...gifts are given to be given. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pearlie. Perhaps the best gifts that we receive are the ones that we can share?
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