May the mumbling commence!
The Holy Spirit is our personal trainer, and our personal trainer gives us gifts – each according to the grace of God through Jesus Christ. Read the list from Ephesians chapter four:
He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christians in skilled servant work, working within Christ's body, the church, until we're all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God's Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ. (Verses 11b-13)
All heaven and earth are filled with the gifts of the Spirit! Are you an apostle of the Good News? Then do your part in making the body of Christ efficient in its growth. Are you a prophet? Then do your part to interpret the events of the day through the lens of Jesus. Are you and evangelist? Then go pronounce God’s work through Christ to those who have never known it. Are you a pastor or a teacher? Then use your skills to train others in their God-given work through Christ Jesus.
Each of these gifts is to build up the church so that it moves effectively to the flow of Christ and the Holy Spirit in a community. In using these gifts, we become fully alive like Christ. And we are most effective when we function together. It is a maturing process that the Holy Spirit helps along.
So, let us open our gifts from God. Let’s use them to glorify God and build up others.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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