As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. — 1 Peter 4:10

Jesus performed a lot of miracles during his ministry on earth. Even up until His trials and persecutions, He was still blessing people with His grace and love. Jesus has the ultimate heart for serving other people. We hear phrases like ‘the perfect example’ and ‘a willing servant’ used in association with His name and character. Similarly to Jesus, God blesses each of us still today with different gifts to be used to serve each other, and ultimately to serve Him.

When we share what we have and work together as the Body of Christ, we glorify God and help to further His kingdom. There is a whole chapter in 1 Corinthians that is dedicated to this very thing. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12 about different spiritual gifts that people have and how they work together. The Church body truly does function similarly to the way a human body does. Each part has its own purpose, and each part serves the others so that the body itself can thrive. What a dynamic and grace-filled God we serve that He would use His scientific creation of the human form as an analogy for us to study!

If we excel at one particular thing, we cannot take credit because no one would have any gift except by the grace of God; we cannot boast. But there is no point to keeping our gifts a secret, and not using them to help others in humility. When we serve God by serving other people, whether they are fellow-believers or not, we are witnessing with His gift of grace and showing His love.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your abounding grace and the gift of Your Son, Jesus to be an example of how to be a good servant. Help me to discover the gifts You have given me and show me how to share them with the people around me. In Your loving name I pray, Amen.