You are given a spiritual gift by God.

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers”…Ephesians 4:11

God has equipped you for the ministry. Whatever He has called you to do; He has gifted you for that particular ministry. God has given you everything needed to complete your call and ministry.

-           the spiritual office

-           the spiritual gift and ability

-           The grace to bear all trials and temptations in order to complete your ministry.

It is important to note what is meant by spiritual gifts. A spiritual gift does not mean the natural ability or talent of a person. God, of course, keeps natural abilities and talents in mind when He gifts a person, but spiritual gifts are special gifts given to believers. They are highly specialized gifts-gifts that are given to build up believers in the church and in witnessing and ministering to the world. The point to note is this: you have received a spiritual gift to carry out the ministry of the Lord upon the earth.

Note another significant point: Jesus Christ gives you the grace to use your gift. Grace means the strength, wisdom, courage, motivation, love, concern, care, power—all the favor and blessing—of Christ. Whatever is needed to use the gift, Christ gives you. He measures out the exact amount of grace needed for the maximum use of a gift.

What a glorious truth! What a spark of encouragement! You are gifted by Christ—gifted with a highly specialized gift. And you have the measure of grace—whatever measure is needed—to use your gift. Christ pours out His grace upon you, equipping you to carry out your task upon earth. This is significant, for it means that your gift is the gift of Christ. It is the very best gift for you. You should not be displeased with your gift, nor covet someone else’s gift. Christ has placed best gift—if you are truly His, yielded and committed to serve Him.

“And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having fits of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues”…1 Corinthians 12:28

“We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.  If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is  contributing to the  needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully”…Romans 12:6-8.