READ RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME . FRIDAY, JULY 1ST 2016.
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the
end ye may be established (Romans 1:11).
Notice
that the Apostle Paul didn’t say, “…I long to see you that we may pray together
and ask God to impart you with some spiritual gifts”; no. Rather, he said, “…I
long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift….” Paul knew he
had something to give, contrary to what some people might think about
themselves; they don’t believe they have the gifts of the Spirit. “Nobody has
any gift; only God has a gift, so stop saying you have a gift,” they’d say,
thinking they’re being humble.
However,
that’s ignorance, not humility; and God doesn’t want us to be ignorant about
the gifts or manifestations of the Spirit. He said in 1 Corinthians 12:1, “Now
concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant,” because
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for the common good (1
Corinthians 12:7). 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 further highlights for us several
gifts and manifestations of the Spirit given to each one of us as the Spirit
wills.
Paul
had something to give, therefore, he longed for his meeting with the believers
in Rome, because of the effect it was going to produce in their lives and in
his as well. He said, “...That I may be comforted together with you by the
mutual faith both of you and me” (Romans 1:12). In other words, he’d be
comforted by the results of this spiritual impartation in the lives of these
saints in Rome.
We
need this in the Church today more than ever. Part of the reasons some
Christians are lukewarm and seem to be weak is that they’ve never received such
impartation of the Spirit. The Bible tells us how the apostles went about
confirming or strengthening the saints in the early Church (Acts 14:22). How
did they do it? It was through preaching and teaching of the Word, and the
demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit.
It’s
not enough for people to believe; they must also be confirmed, that is,
strengthened through the impartation of the gifts of the Spirit. We have
something to give; we’re not ordinary. Bless others with the gifts and power of
the Holy Spirit in your life.
PRAYER
Dear
Father, I thank you for the blessings of your Spirit in my life. Like never
before, I’m spreading the fragrance of Christ to my world, that they may
partake of your grace, and be blessed by the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit
in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further
Study: || Acts 14:21-23 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and
had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and [to] Iconium, and Antioch,
22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in
the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of
God. 23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed
with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. ||
||
Matthew 10:7-8 And as ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye
have received, freely give. ||
Daily
Scripture Reading
1-Year
Bible Reading Plan: Acts 15:22-35,
Esther 5-7
Esther 5-7
2-Year
Bible Reading Plan: 2 Corinthians 11:10-33,
Isaiah 20
Isaiah 20
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