WHY SPIRITUALITY?

 Why do we possess spiritual gifts?

Why do we possess spiritual gifts question? It is for the mutual edification of the body of Christ. For the building up of the body until Christ comes that which is perfect comes. Then that which is imperfect spiritual gifts will pass away you will no longer need them. We possess spiritual gifts for the benefit of the common good not for our own benefit only.

We are to seek greater gifts such as prophecy. That's why it says let him with speaks speak let him will prophesY prophesize and if anyone thinks he's a prophet etcetera. We are not to despise prophesying. We are to think of each other as better than ourselves in other words respect the gift of others. There are two errors in this: skift projection where we expect others to have our gifts or interpret others as having our gift. And also gift envy when we wish we had another person's gift and are not satisfied with the one we have. The great error people have is that they think they don't have a gift.

We are to do something as the opportunity from God gives rise. In other words, we don't refuse to do something just because we don't have the gift because we don't know if God may use us in that gift or not even temporarily. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance God doesn't take back gifts for instance. If someone has been called into the ministry and he falls into sin he may lose his ministry he may be despised, defrocked, rejected, and lost opportunity

But he still has that gift of preaching God could use them in other ways, maybe he would be a writer maybe you could start another ministry he still has that gift. The same thing with tongues people think if you have tongues you're a great spiritual person but that might be one of the least of all the gifts. It depends upon not how spiritual you are to exercise your gift. You can be carnal and speak in tongues. A person may only need to repent reviving one’s gift. Remember, gifts are given, fruits are grown, and talents are genetic.

Many people are guilty of neglecting the gift they have Paul says not to neglect the gift and use it to be faithful. Too much is given much is required. In this respect the hand could not say to the face I don't need you or the eye to the ear I don't need you we all need to tell her we all work together as one in the unity in Christ. We have many gifts but one spirit. In other words, it doesn't matter what your gift is it matters the spirit that you use it in. There is no greater gift than that sense in the fact that anybody can be faithful in the gift they have and receive a full reward. God does level the playing field here! We are to use the gifts when God opens the door of opportunity. That means the gift within us. We're not to neglect that gift but to be faithful to it so it grows and we mature in the gift.

Numbers 11/29 says, “Oh, that all the Lord's people were prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them.” God says, “I will pour out my spirit on all men,” today is the opportunity would always to have a chance to be used by God, not just the priest, not just an elite spiritual person but anybody can be told the spirit in the Old Testament the Spirit was not yet given. But today we all could be filled with spirit and the spirit falls in all we hear the word of God in faith. All who obey the Lord have received the Spirit—that's Acts 5/32.

Remember, we are gifted according to as the Holy Spirit wills not according to how we will we are to speak as the Lord leads us to speak. we are not lacking any spiritual gifts. Remember the spirit is like a down payment of our salvation and bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God this is a bonus we have the spirit the Old Testament Saints did not with few exceptions. Thus whoever renders service whoever speaks, whoever prophesied can do to the glory of God,Soli Deo Gloria!