Micro Messages

WHAT CAN I DO TO BRING BLESSING TO OTHERS?

Are you any good at maths? Don't worry; this will be an easy test to answer. We all know talented people who seem to have it all: charisma; charm; good intellect; organizing ability; a multiplicity of skills like playing music, singing, leadership, good public speaking, prowess in sport and so on. We can't help thinking they are meant for bigger things. We, on the other hand, seem to be limited in our abilities. Sometimes you just do not see yourself as being worth too much to anyone. Don't kid yourself! God has made you the way you are so you won't need to worry about being a lesser servant.

Time for some maths! As I see it, if someone has five talents/gifts, for example evangelism, prophecy, helps, miracles of healing and administration, and only uses four then he/she has only given 80 % of what they can give. A person with just one talent, say, helps, and uses it non-stop, that person has given 100%. Right? Right!

You might be one of those who feel inferior in God's service because you have only one small gift to offer God. Stop hassling and let God use you and your gift to the full then you will score one hundred per cent with Him!

Okay, so this is not a great analogy, but I'm sure you get the point I am trying to put across. And I have scriptural support for the concept in Luke 12:48
'To whom much is given, much will be required’. Get it?

Every Christian is accountable to God for the usage of the talents and abilities that He has given them. Here are some more scriptures that have relevance:

1. Luke 21:2-4. Jesus was impressed with the widow giving all she had (100%). Comparing her with the rich who threw in bags of money, He said she had given more than they had! How come? Because they gave only some of what they owned, while she gave everything she had.

2. 1 Corinthians 12:11. Be satisfied with what you can do and do it to the best of your ability for God. Every Christian has at least one spiritual gift allocated as the Holy Spirit has determined (not usually by our choice). Some have a gift or gifts that develop into a huge, well-known ministry. Yours might be a smaller ministry, but don't feel inferior if all you can do is, for instance, visitation. Think of it like this: a ministry such as Dr. Billy Graham's can be likened to a giant searchlight that lights up the skies at night and is visible from many miles away. By comparison, yours might be a one on one ministry, comparable to a candle. But that candle can light up dark places where the big searchlight cannot reach, bringing hope to those in dungeons or hidden corners. And both Dr Graham and you are accountable to God for how you use your gifts in His service!

May the Lord help you to rejoice in whatever ministry He opens up for you - and you alone - to do.

Saint Ed.