Ask, Seek, Knock
Matthew 7: 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
So what are the things you are asking for? When we read this scripture, we see that Jesus is saying that if we ask for something good that he will not give us the opposite of that. So if we ask for direction, he does not desire to give us confusion. And if we ask for purpose, he doesn’t want to give us despair. So we take hope in that verse, and in that promise—that his giftsare good.
2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
Here are some examples of Spiritual Gifts:
Administration; Creativity; Ability to discern what’s right or wrong; Gifted at growing disciples; Gifted at encouraging others; you have a passion or a skill for evangelism; You love to exhort (encourage) others; You have a strong faith; You have a simple faith; You love to GIVE; You have the ability to have passion and to serve others, You have the gift of praying for others; You are a leader; You have the gift of artistic expression— visual or performing arts; You have the gift of new ministries–a shepherd’s heart or skill set; You manage things really well; You’re a good steward; You’re a teacher; You’re wise. You give right counsel. You have the gift of healing; You can speak other languages; You can interpret other languages; You have the gift of a word of knowledge, that is given directly to you.
Upcoming: We will be looking closer at “GIFTS” and specifically, we’re going to try to help you determine what your spiritual gifting is; there will be a test you can take, it will be on the website, and in print, so keep praying for wisdom as we seek what God would have us do, and more importantly, who God would have us BE.