GOD'S VESSELS 2

"FOR THE GIFTS AND THE CALLING OF GOD ARE NOT REPENTED OF."
Romans 11:29 (American Standard Version)

• Up next after salvation in a believer's life is the discovery of God's purpose or plan (2 Timothy 1:9).

• If you are preordained for salvation, It means you are preplanned for an assignment. It might not be to occupy the offices of Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, but you start from whatever part you are fixed or fitted into—and through your faithfulness you would be moved higher or promoted to other levels.
• You are called to serve in one capacity or another:
  a. Some are called to the five fold ministries.
  b. Some others are called to what could be considered help ministries (1 Corinthians 12:28).
• No one is called to spectate! Many are in the body of Christ today who are there only to spectate, without knowing their place or functions, they could not identify their functional roles in the Body.
• The point being made is that no one should be idle in the Kingdom!

• The gifts listed in the passage of the Bible, Romans 12:6-8, are found in every human being, believers in Christ, they are inborn gifts.
Every individual person or believer has at least one of these gifts, some are having two or more.
a. They are the ability to do certain things well.
b. The gifts are also called motivational gifts. They are about how you react to things generally in life.

• These gifts are refined and modified when someone gave his or her life to Christ Jesus—become born-again.
• When you discovered any of these gifts, you surely would know what you are to do in the Body of Christ. The discovery of the gifts in your life is one of the ways to know your place or function in the body of Christ:
  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. 7 IF YOUR GIFT IS SERVING OTHERS [ministering to others practically], SERVE THEM WELL. IF YOU ARE A TEACHER, TEACH WELL. 8 IF YOUR GIFT IS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS [an exhorter or encourager], BE ENCOURAGING. IF IT IS GIVING, GIVE GENEROUSLY. IF GOD HAS GIVEN YOU LEADERSHIP ABILITY, TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. AND IF YOU HAVE A GIFT FOR SHOWING KINDNESS TO OTHERS [mercy show-er], DO IT GLADLY" (Romans 12:6-8 NLT).

• If you can keenly look into your life, you would discover you have one of these gifts or more. They are built in you at creation by God, to bless others; build others up, help others, in whatever that may be God's purpose for their lives.

• Therefore, you should not be idle in the Body of Christ. You have gotten what to contribute in being a blessing to others.
• The gifts or ability are not to be buried or hidden. They are to be traded with (Matthew 25:14-19; Luke 19:12,13). The gift, or the ability, of yours, is a pointer to what you are assigned to do!

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

• Should there be any ailment in your body, receive your healing now in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• The hold of enemy is broken completely in your life in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
  Peace!
  TO BE CONTINUED

STEPS TO SALVATION
• Take notice of this:
IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).
a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).
b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).
c. As you took the steps A and B your name is written in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).

• If you took the steps As highlighted above, congratulations, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!