FBC Gridley

The Bible makes it clear that God has given different functions to people in the church. 1 Corinthians 12–14, Romans 12:6–8, Ephesians 4:11–13, and
1 Peter 4:10–11 all discuss roles as well as spiritual gifts.

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Some are to preach, some are to teach, some are to work and make money, some are to witness and evangelize, some are to administrate and lead, some show mercy, some encourage, some serve.

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We could include all kinds of tasks that are not even mentioned in Scripture—all the way from music to computers or something. But only as each person fulfills their responsibility does the church function smoothly.

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God has designed each of us with different talents, but he has also created us with a free will. It is possible for us to slough off. It is possible for us to miss the purpose for which we are created, and the whole Christian community suffers.

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So it’s important that we ask ourselves: What is God’s design for my life, and am I fulfilling it to the fullest?

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Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

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But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Exodus 2:1-4

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