Proverbs 18:16 (RSV) A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. No one is born without a gift to bless humanity. Alot of gifts are locked up in us that require being discovered and stirred up. Many are using their own wrongly- to achieve self goals, to kill and destroy, to cheat others, to oppress, to enhance satanic works and so on. It is very pathetic that few are using theirs rightly. Whether spiritual or natural gift, no one is devoid of either. Have you any gift or special ability or talent? How have you been using it?
JOSEPH, the dreamer, God gave him special ability to interpret dreams. He interpreted the dreams of the Chief Baker and the Chief Butler (Pharaoh officers) in the prison. Little did he know that, that singular act would speak volumes for him in the palace one day. After two good years, King Pharaoh dreamt and no one was able to interpret the dream. At the end Joseph was remembered and so he was sent for. He made use of his God-given gift to interpret the dream. He became the Prime Minister of the land and several lives were saved from the famine that ravaged the land shortly after. Before then; he had opportunity to compromise his faith, but he refused to short cut his destiny and mortgage his life. He refused to bow to the desire of the flesh in the house of potiphar. Though he suffered for it, at the end holiness triumphed.
ESTHER; it was beauty that God gave her. She did not allow the death of her parents to stop her from being what God had called her to be. Through Mordecai's help and godly counsel,shewas brought up in the fear of the Lord. How did she use her beauty? She neither hawked her beauty nor give her body for material gain. though very beautiful, she was cultured. Hers was beauty with the fear of God. By the King's commandment, she took part in the selection of the new queen. One year of beauty enhancement therapy was given to all the selected queens-to-be. She surpassed them in beauty and godly character. She followed the instructions of Mordecai and Hegai to the letter. She was preferred.
Many of us today are rejected because we refuse to obey our parents, teachers, elders, Pastors, the word of God and the Holy Spirit. We refer to them as 'old school.' We snub the Holy Spirit, and reject His instructions. We don't care about what we wear-anything goes. We dressed to seduce and kill. We exposed those parts that should be covered. We resemble Jezebel in outlook though professed to be Christians.
BEZALEEL and AHOLIAB
Ex 31:2-6 (KJV) See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:3. And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4.To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5.And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.6. And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
They were given wisdom to assist Moses in the work of the tabernacle in the wilderness. God has given you also something unique to assist others and fulfilling a particular purpose. Have you discovered yours?
NEHEMIAH also had a unique gift that put him in a vantage position as the king's cup bearer. He knew how to mix wine to satisfy the king's taste. As the king's cup bearer, he had direct access to the king which at the end helped him concerning the rebuilding of the broken wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 2:1-8.
AHITHOPHEL, David counselor, was one of the king's right hand men and a close confidant. The Bible reffered to the counsel given by him as coming from the oracle of God. And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom, 2 Samuel 16:23 (KJV). He joined himself to a rebel. His counsel was turned into foolishness and he later died of frustration. 2Sa 17:23 (KJV) And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled [his] ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. Who are you using your gift to aid? Whoever you pitch your tent with, with respect to the use of your gift will either make or mar you. 1Co 15:33 (KJV) Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
MOSES and AARON Exodus 4:10,14-16.
The ability given to Moses was different from that of Aaron. The gifts were meant to complement each other.
You have something from the Lord which you need to discover. Gold is not found on the surface; the miner digs deep for it. Afterward, he polishes the gold with fire. You need to 'search' or ask for your gift, dig deep for it and polish it and put it to use.
YOUR GIFT IS GIVEN YOU TO BLESS YOUR GENERATION. USE IT WISELY!
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