All Must Strengthen You
1 Corinthians 14:26 NLT
Well, my brothers and sisters, let’s summarize. When you meet together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must strengthen all of you.
When you read the full chapter of this scripture, the Apostle Paul was elaborating on the use of spiritual gifts and why God gave them to us. Every gift we have received from God is to be used to edify His church and bless His kingdom. God gives different gifts to different people as He sees fits. Not everyone will be a prophet or a seer. Not everyone can sing or serve. There are many anointed people who lack administration skills and can barely manage an organization or ministry and that’s OK because it is not their gifting. What we need is a discerning heart with wisdom to bring together the men and women who are gifted in different areas to build the church or ministry.
Whatever your gift is, it is solely to strengthen God’s work and not to tear down what He is building through other men and women. I pray for you that as you go through your week, you will seek God’s direction on how you can use your gifts and talents to strengthen His work on earth and especially His body. May the men and women who need your gift also find you so you can become a blessing to your generation. Let it be so and so it is in Jesus’ name. Amen!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Declarations For June 2023
Here’s what the Lord says for this month;
Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness,
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be raised and every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged places are a broad valley.
And the glory and majesty and splendor of the Lord will be revealed,
And all humanity shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it and it will be accomplished.
(Isaiah 40:2-5 AMP, Paraphrased)
I decree and declare that it is so and it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
Xoxo,
Lady Abena.
Unhealthy Comparison
The ‘B’ part of 2 Corinthians 10:12 CJB says, “...In measuring themselves against each other and comparing themselves with each other, they are simply stupid.” One of the things I love about the Word of God is that everything that will happen to a person in life, you’ll find a scripture that speaks concerning it.
One of the cankers of destiny is an ‘unhealthy comparison’. For reasons I’m still asking God for wisdom on, it looks as if most people do not understand the concept of the race of life. You are uniquely built, you have a unique assignment, your pathway and destiny in life is unique. That’s an understanding that when God reveals to you, you’ll find peace and wholeness in your life’s journey. There are a lot of things to admire about people, but your prayer should be that “God, please give me my portion and my own.” The root of envy and jealousy which eventually leads to evil is unhealthy comparison.
I pray for you this week, that the Spirit of God will search through your heart and wipe out any contention and unhealthy comparison in your life. May the Lord reveal your destiny path to you and engrace you with contentment and inner peace. I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.