December 11

Romans 11-13
Paul calls us to be transformed, and then he goes on to tell us how.  Each of us are given spiritual gifts that are to be used to the glory of God, and the building up of the church.  We should all seek out wise counsel on helping us to identify our strengths and weaknesses.  Once our talents are discovered, we should take whatever steps are beneficial in developing the gift to its maximum potential.  It’s sad to witness someone attempting to do something in which they are not gifted.  That same person could be using that for which they are gifted, and be so much more of a blessing to themselves and the church.  When I was a young Christian, I thought that I must sing bass at church, because that it what men sing.  Fortunately, a wise brother pulled me aside and suggested I sing tenor.  The end result was an improvement for all.  This is a weak example, but the concept is the same for any gift or talent.