Have you ever thought about why you are the way that you are?  Why do you have the gifts and talents and experiences that you do?  God has made us all the way we are for a purpose.  He wants us to all use our gifts to build up His church.  Paul writes his first letter to the church in Corinth and recognizes that God has blessed them with a wide variety of Gifts and talents.  Let’s look at his words in I Corinthians 1 together today.   

I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5 For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— 6 God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8 He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Paul notices that none of the gifts are missing from the church in Corinth.  That is one of the beautiful things about the way that God builds His church.  He brings together a group of people with a wide variety of gifts, talents, and experiences.  When we all use those it is a beautiful picture and a powerful force for the gospel.  I pray that God might give us all the grace and strength to use the gifts He has blessed us with. Watch and see the amazing ways He uses those gifts in the lives of others to build His church.

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave