We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously, if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Romans 12:6-8
Which of the gifts listed in Romans did you receive from
God?
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is
your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1
At Christmas time we are always thinking about gifts. Romans
tells of various gifts given to us from our God as he created us. We can use
our gifts from God every day. Marie Chapian wrote in a devotion in the Women’s
Devotional Bible the following:
“As a sacrificial act of worship, God expects us to be holy
and pleasing to him. When I was sharing Romans 12 with a group of young people,
one fifteen-year-old girl asked, ‘Does that mean that everything I do every
day—at school, at home, in sports, in art and with friends—all these should be
an act of worship to God?’
Another student replied, ‘How can I stay on my knees that long?’
We chuckled, knowing that we worship not only on our knees
but also as we live our lives. Our everyday lives are important to God,
important enough that he sent his Son to die on the cross so that Jesus could
live in us through each day—including the ordinary ones.
We can now say: ‘I’m going to school to worship God.’”
Prayer: Dear Lord, be with me today and tomorrow and all days so
that I may use my life to teach and encourage others. Amen.
Sandra Hilsabeck
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