Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
Devotional
The Spirit gives gifts for the common good. Our talents and abilities are not ornaments but instruments for building others up. Faithful service means discovering, developing, and deploying what God has entrusted.
Gifts flourish in community. As we serve, feedback refines us and needs direct us. We learn that every member matters and every contribution counts.
Hiding our gifts starves the body; bringing them blesses the body. God multiplies what we surrender to His purposes.
Name one gift you have and one place to use it this week. Then take the next faithful step.
Scripture Insight
1 Corinthians 12:7 anchors today’s theme, showing how faithful with gifts flows from God’s heart and shapes our daily obedience. Read the verse slowly, notice key verbs and promises, and ask how this truth reframes your next act of service.
Heart Check
Where might pride, hurry, or self‑protection be dulling faithful with gifts in my life? What one attitude needs to shift so my service looks more like Jesus today?
Practice Today
- Pray a one‑sentence surrender: “Jesus, lead me in faithful with gifts today.”
- Identify one person to serve and one concrete way to bless them.
- Replace one complaint with thanksgiving as you serve.
- Take a 3‑minute pause midday to realign your heart with God’s presence.
Reflection: What would faithful with gifts look like in one relationship or task on my calendar today?
Prayer: Father, thank You for inviting me into Your work. Form faithful with gifts in me. Purify my motives, strengthen my hands, and let my service reveal Jesus. Amen.