1 Corinthians 12:4-11
"I believe in the Holy Spirit"
There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
This is one of several passages in the New Testament which lists gifts that the Spirit equips God’s people with. (Romans 12:6-8, 1 Cor. 12:28, Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Peter 4:10-11)
As you look through the list(s), which gifts do you resonate with?
Are there any gifts that remind you of someone?
Pray for God to equip the church with spiritual gifts. Encourage someone who you have seen these gifts in.
PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK
O Holy Spirit, as you hovered over the waters in the beginning, hover over us now by your abiding presence. Comfort us with your company, fill us with your fruits, grow us in your gifts, and unite us in your love. This we ask, O blessed Spirit, with whom the Father and the Son we worship and glorify, one God, world without end. Amen.