OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SUNDAY-11/09/2016-SPIRITUAL SPECIALIZATION-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
SPIRITUAL SPECIALIZATION
Memorise
For I
say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to
think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly,
according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. Romans 12:3
Read
1st
Corinthians 12:4-12
4 Now
there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And
there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And
there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all
in all.
7 But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For
to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of
knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To
another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same
Spirit;
10 To
another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of
spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of
tongues:
11 But
all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally
as he will.
12 For
as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one
body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
KJV
MESSAGE
God in His infinite wisdom specifically
created the universe and everything in it with diversity in His mind.
Consequently, the difference between people, their special gifts, needs and
characters is obvious all through creation. Individualism stresses the
differences between people and recognises the special gifts of individuals. Now
the Bible teaches that the diverse gifts in the lives of individuals in the
body of Christ are specifically designed to be used for the benefit of all. To
this end, 1st Corinthian
12:4-6 say:
“Now there are
diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of
administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations,
but it is the same God which worketh all in all.”
We are encouraged not to personalise God’s
gifts in our lives, but rather to recognise that we are incomplete in ourselves
and we need cooperation and fellowship with others in the body of Christ to
function as a complete whole. God wants His children to live by this biblical
injunction so that no one will be proud, and to enhance mutual respect in the
Church of God, which will promote peace and unity in the body of Christ.
Physical and spiritual development will go on unhindered. Passages of the Bible
like Romans 12:6-8, would then
become realistic and practicable:
“Having then gifts
differing according to the grace that is given to us whether prophecy, let us
prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our
ministering: for he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on
exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth,
with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”
One person operates in the word of wisdom,
another in the word of knowledge; one is the gifts of healing, and yet another
in the working of miracles and prophecy. They should cooperate with each other
with the understanding that one and the self same Spirit is at work in each
individual to accomplish the ultimate purpose of God.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me
the unction to function with total humility and submission in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Jeremiah 36:1-38:6,
Psalms 55:16-23
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