| 10. The gift of helping or service (1 Corinthians 12:28; Romans 12:7; 1 Peter 4:11)—a magnificent (and underrated) gift, exercised quietly and in the background. Many Christians with servants’ hearts perform acts of helping and service in the body of Christ, never receiving or asking for attention or acclaim. Though these saints are anonymous now, they will be among the greatest of saints in heaven.
The gift of helping is one of the most widespread of the gifts. It is the gift of lending a hand whenever a need appears. It is manifested in those who serve as ushers and treasurers in the church, in those who prepare the Lord’s communion table, who arrange the flowers and serve the dinners and stay after the fellowship meals to wash the pots, who help the poor and weak, who read to the blind, who nurse the sick, and who minister to others in quiet yet powerful ways. The Spirit of God is powerfully manifested in this gift because it is always exercised in Christ-like humility. The church could not exist without the free-flowing expression of the gift of helping.
Dostları ilə paylaş: |
