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God has given His children spiritual gifts

Did You Know?

“God has given each of [His children] a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts. [We are to] use them well to serve one another” (1 Peter 4:10 NLT).
As children of God, we all receive at least one spiritual gift. These gifts are given by God so we can use it to minister to each other (and each other’s needs).
Do you know what your spiritual gift(s) are?
Spiritual gifts come in 2 forms – speaking gifts and ministering (or serving) gifts (1 Peter 4:11).
A list of spiritual gifts is provided in Romans 12:6-8. They include:
  • prophecy,
  • ministry/serving,
  • teaching,
  • exhortation/encouragement,
  • giving,
  • leading,
  • showing mercy/kindness
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Ephesians 1:3 NKJV

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The Lord daily loads us with benefits

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The Lord is our salvation and daily loads us with benefits
(Psalms 68:19)
What are some of these benefits, you may ask? Psalm 103 has a bunch:
  1. He forgives all our sins
  2. He heals all our diseases
  3. He redeems our lives from destruction
  4. He crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies
  5. He satisfies us with good things
  6. He renews our youth (makes us feel young and strong again)
  7. He does not treat (or punish) us as our sins deserve
So when you pray “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3), think about all the benefits God has already promised to provide to us.
Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with  benefits,
The God of our salvation!
Selah
Psalms 68:19 NKJV

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At BibleStorm, our mission is to illuminate hidden truth found in God’s Word (i.e. the bible). Our vision is to see people become more familiar with the bible, biblical themes and concepts and to develop a hunger/desire to learn more about God through His Word. We are doing our part to seek the kingdom of God and spread the good news of salvation through bible trivia. And to help people transform their minds through the living Word of God. Learn more about us.

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God is an ever-present help in trouble

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There is a popular song with the lyrics “He may not come when you want Him; But He’ll be there right on time”.
But is that statement actually true? What does the word of God say?
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. (Psalms 46:1 NIV)
[God] will not leave you, nor forsake you (Joshua 1:5)
For [God] Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. (Psalms 145:18 NKJV)
But you might ask, what about the time Mary and Martha asked Jesus to come to Bethany because their brother, Lazarus, was sick? (John 11:1-44). Isn’t this an example of God not coming when He was needed/wanted?
Well, 2 things apply to this unique situation. Jesus was in human form and so carried the Holy Spirit within Him, which limited His ability to be in multiple places at once. This is one of the reasons why He said He had to go back to Heaven so He could send the Helper (Holy Spirit) to us directly (John 16:5-11).
Secondly, Jesus intentionally tarried so that God would get the glory and the people would know that God has power even over death (John 11:4-6,40-44). As a result of this miracle, “many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him” (John 11:45).
So be encouraged. God certainly is an on time God. But that’s because He is right there with us no matter what we may face.

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At BibleStorm, our mission is to illuminate hidden truth found in God’s Word (i.e. the bible). Our vision is to see people become more familiar with the bible, biblical themes and concepts and to develop a hunger/desire to learn more about God through His Word. We are doing our part to seek the kingdom of God and spread the good news of salvation through bible trivia. And to help people transform their minds through the living Word of God. Learn more about us.

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God is Faithful

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But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 NKJV
He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
I Thessalonians 5:24 NKJV
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
I Corinthians 1:9 NKJV

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There Is A Time For Everything

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“There is a time for everything:
A time to hug and a time not to hug”
(Ecclesiastes 3:1,5).
I know it may be particularly challenging for many of us not to be able to be in physical contact with others during this pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Be encouraged. This season will not last forever. We have other seasons to look forward to (See Ecclesiastes 3:1-8):
  • A time to heal
  • A time to build up
  • A time to laugh
  • A time to dance

God knows we need more of these types of seasons in our nation and the world at large.

In the meantime, let’s pray for wisdom on how to navigate this season, for answers to be released in the earth, and for God’s name to be glorified ultimately at the end of it all. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Why can we have this assurance?

Because God has made everything beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

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At BibleStorm, our mission is to illuminate hidden truth found in God’s Word (i.e. the bible). Our vision is to see people become more familiar with the bible, biblical themes and concepts and to develop a hunger/desire to learn more about God through His Word. We are doing our part to seek the kingdom of God and spread the good news of salvation through bible trivia. And to help people transform their minds through the living Word of God. Learn more about us.