By Using Your Spiritual Gift

Do you know your spiritual gift? Some people say that they really don’t need to know their gift. Well, maybe not. Then, let me ask you this? Are you using your spiritual gift? But you say, “How do I know if I’m using it if I don’t know what it is?” Ah, so maybe you should know what it is so you know whether or not you’re using it. OK, what am I getting at? Remember, this week’s topic is glorifying God. There are several ways to do that and one of them is to use your spiritual gift. The gifts can be organized into two categories. In fact Peter did that for us in his first letter. He wrote in 1 Peter 4:11,

“If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.”

God has given us spiritual gifts to bring glory to Himself. So, we can’t say, “I don’t know what mine is,” as though we don’t care nor can we say “I don’t have a spiritual gift.” If you are a believer in Jesus, you have at least one and you must use it for its intended purpose – to glorify God. That means that through the exercise of your giftedness others will see the glory of God – that is His character and nature. So ask God to help you understand and effectively use your spiritual gift this week.