June 24, 2013
One of
Aesop’s fables is about an old crow who was out in the wilderness and became very
thirsty? He had not had anything to drink in a long time. He came to a jug that
had a little water in the bottom of it. The old crow reached his beak into the
jug to get some of that water, but his beak wouldn’t quite touch the water. So
what did he do? He started picking up pebbles one at a time and dropping them
into the jug. And as more and more pebbles accumulated in the bottom of the jug
the water rose in the bottle until finally the old crow was able to drink all
that he desired.
“God gave me
a gift, not for me but for you, and God gave you a gift, not
for you but for me. If you don’t use your gift, you’re depriving
me; if I don’t use my gift, I’m robbing you.” – Rick Warren
One of
Ripley’s "Believe It or Not" items pictured a plain bar of iron worth
a mere $5. The same bar of iron if made into horse shoes would be worth $50. If
it were made into needles, it would be worth $5,000. If it were made into
balance springs for fine Swiss watches, it would be worth $500,000. The raw
material is not as important as how it’s developed. God says we have spiritual
gifts, but their worth to Him will be dependent on how we develop them.
We each have
a natural talent. In our own hand it is a plain bar of iron. Think what it
could be if you turn it over to Christ. Imagine what could happen when we
discover our spiritual gift and join the two together.
The gifts are
given so that everyone may profit thereby (1 Cor. 12:7). It is given so that
the individual believer may be more useful and profitable to the entire Body of
Christ.
I pray that every good and perfect
gift you need to fulfill destiny will be released unto you today in Jesus Name.
Amen!
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