1 Corinthians 12:14–18: For in fact the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.
Dorcas had a gift of sewing, and she used that gift under the lordship of Christ. She exercised it in the will of God. Dorcas and her gift were important in the early church, so much so that Peter raised her from the dead. She had a gift that was still needed. Simon Peter had a gift. He was the great preacher on the Day of Pentecost. God used him mightily. When God no longer needed his gift, he died—he was not raised from the dead. My friend, the Spirit of God is sovereign in all this. He is the One who determines what is important and what is not important. If God has called you to bake a cake or to sew a dress, then do it. That is a gift. The Holy Spirit wants us to use our gifts and to bring them under the lordship of Jesus Christ. 1
Application
- Your gift is usually what brings you the greatest pleasure when using it.
Thought to Share
Simplicity in serving is a very sacred discovery. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Lord, thank You for letting me do what I enjoy the most, all for Your glory.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (1 Corinthians) (electronic ed., Vol. 44). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
