CHRIST IS THE GIFT

 

CHRIST IS THE GIFT There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 We must realize that God did not intend for us to take credit for our so-called spiritual gifts or ministries. Under God's sovereign arrangement, spiritual gifts and ministries and all such matters are just Christ doing His work through His Church. Christ is all spiritual things in Himself alone! He is our righteousness; He does not give us a righteousness apart from Himself. He is our holiness; He does not give us a power apart from Himself that enables us to be holy. He is our redemption; He does not give us a redemption apart from Himself. He is the Way; He does not open a way for us apart from Himself. He is the Truth; He does not present us a truth apart from Himself and then charge us to understand it. He is the Life; He does not give us something called life apart from Himself. Brothers and sisters, the more we go on in God's way, the more we will discover that there is only one grace among all God's graces. There is only one gift among all God's gifts. The grace is Christ, and the gift is Christ. ~Watchman Nee  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2