Good Morning Friends,
NOTE: I started
writing a Monday through Friday morning devotional in 1996 and have written
them ever since. With retirement coming Sunday, I’ve decided to lay down this
ministry, too. It’s been my pleasure to offer these brief words of
encouragement and insight. I appreciate all the positive comments I’ve received
through the years. Blessings -- Steve
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the
same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are
different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now
to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” (1
Corinthians 12:4-7)
No two of us are alike. Our preferences are
different. Some like traditional music, some contemporary. Some prefer peace
and quiet, some want activity and noise. Some like to read and study, some like
to work with their hands doing something practical.
Our skills and abilities are different, too. Some
don’t mind speaking to a large group and others wouldn’t do that for any
reason. Some can add numbers quickly in their head and others struggle to do it
with a calculator. Some can listen to a furnace and immediately diagnose the
problem and some can’t even figure out how to work the thermostat. Some can
comfort a crying baby and bring it peace and others seem to set the babies
crying just with a look.
We’re different --- different preferences, different
skills and abilities. God has designed us for different places and different
tasks in His kingdom and He has provided what we need for those places and
tasks. Each of us is made different by God, but in each of us it is His power
that works in us in the unique ways He has made us. While each of us works in a
different way, we all are working for the same goal --- to glorify and please
the Lord.
We don’t have to all be alike. In fact, God
accomplishes far more through us because we are all different!
His, by Grace, Steve