Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of song and lyrics from the group Plumb singing … Lord, I’m Ready Now … poignantly singing of letting go of our all and using our gifts for God’s glory.
Lance Brown - Speedpaint Christian Artist
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Highlight Verse[s]: Romans 12:6 [NLT] … 6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
… Whatever and however God has gifted us, in faith we are to use those gifts/talents for His glory.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Romans 12:3-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Paul, exhorts Christians to use all of our gifts/talents for God’s glory.
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Reference Passage : … 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul strongly exhorts the Church to use our God-given gifts for God’s glory.
Reference Passage : … Ephesians 4:7 [NLT] … 7 However, He has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ.
… God has give each of His children at least one gift to use for His glory.
Reference Passage : … 1Peter 4:10-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Peter confirms that each Christian has a gift or gifts which are to be used for God’s glory.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Xochitl Dixon, used the speed painter, Lance Brown, to illustrate using what talents/gifts we’ve been given to serve God and to glorify Him. … The ODB author wrote: As music filled the church auditorium, color-blind artist Lance Brown stepped onstage. He stood in front of a large white canvas, with his back to the congregation and dipped his brush into black paint. With smooth swipes, he completed a cross. Stroke after stroke with brushes and his hands, this visual storyteller created images of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. He covered the large patches of the canvas with black paint and added blue and white to finish a now abstract painting in less than six minutes. He picked up the canvas, turned it upside down, and revealed a hidden image—a compassion-filled face—Jesus. [See photo and link below]
Fellow Christian, in the reference scriptures above, the Apostles Paul and Peter confirm that God has given each born-again Christian gifts/talents; and these gifts are given by God to His children so that we can use them to glorify the Lord by using these special gifts.
My gifts are teaching and encouragement; and that’s why you find me here each morning doing my best to use my gifts in these devotional journal entries to glorify my God by teaching and encouraging others in these blogs which come from His word. Somewhat like Lance Brown, I’m trying to use my gifts to glorify God in His kingdom. So, how can you use your gifts today for our Lord’s work and to glorify Him in some special way today?
P.S.- To watch Lance Brown use his speed-painting gifting for God’s glory - USE THIS LINK ...
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for giving me (us) Your gifts to use for Your glory.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here can, and will, join me to use our gifts/talents today - and all days - for the glory of the Lord. … Amen
Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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