Post by Woody Williams on Jun 1, 2023 7:36:36 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- I Corinthians 12:4-13
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Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are
varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of
activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in
everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the
common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of
wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the
same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of
healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to
another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another
various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to
each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members
of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in
the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks,
slaves or free — and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Devotional
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Unity in diversity - that is the life of the church. The Holy Spirit
manifests God's grace through the gifts of ministry and mission to
the whole church through various people. Each is a part of the whole
and works on behalf of the whole. We often have trouble with
diversity. We find it hard to accept the differences in gifts and
talents. Our egos long to be number one, not another number shared by
others. Surrendering to Christ, in whom we find our unity, allows us
to live in his compassion and humility and serve in whatever way the
Holy Spirit calls us to serve.
Prayer
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Awaken in me and use the gifts the Holy Spirit gives me to serve as
you direct, O Lord. Amen
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Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are
varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of
activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in
everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the
common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of
wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the
same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of
healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to
another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another
various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to
each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members
of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in
the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks,
slaves or free — and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Devotional
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Unity in diversity - that is the life of the church. The Holy Spirit
manifests God's grace through the gifts of ministry and mission to
the whole church through various people. Each is a part of the whole
and works on behalf of the whole. We often have trouble with
diversity. We find it hard to accept the differences in gifts and
talents. Our egos long to be number one, not another number shared by
others. Surrendering to Christ, in whom we find our unity, allows us
to live in his compassion and humility and serve in whatever way the
Holy Spirit calls us to serve.
Prayer
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Awaken in me and use the gifts the Holy Spirit gives me to serve as
you direct, O Lord. Amen