Daily Devotional
Born A Gifted Child
September 8, 2016
Now when you got saved, you got your spiritual gift. Just as you got your natural proclivities when you were born naturally, you get your supernatural proclivities when you are supernaturally born. Your spiritual gift is a salvation gift. When you were born-again, you were born a gifted child and “for by one Spirit have we all been baptized into one body.” (1 Corinthians 12:13)
Everybody has a ministry. Now, you may not yet have discovered it yet. A little baby that is born in the natural world has hands. Have you ever watched a baby discover his hands? When a baby is born, he doesn’t know that he has hands. But later on that baby can become an artist, a pianist, a violinist, or a surgeon as he learns how to use those hands. But that baby didn’t get his hands later on. The parents didn’t take the baby back to the hospital and say, “Now put the hands on.” The hands came at birth. The child has to discover his hands. The child has to develop his hands and then deploy his hands and put his hands to work.
When the Holy Spirit came into you, He did not come in empty-handed. When you were born, you were born a gifted child.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
