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OUR DAILY BREAD Tuesday, April 12, 1994
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Read: 1 Corinthians 12:4-25
YOU DON'T NEED A PULPIT
There are differences of ministries,
but the same Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:5
Champion figure skater Paul Wylie is a cum laude Harvard graduate
and a born-again Christian. His mother always wanted him to be a
minister, but he has decided to study law. He believes he does
not possess the gifts required for pastoral ministry. But he
insists--and rightly so--that whether he's performing on the ice
or reading in the library of Harvard Law School, he can serve his
Savior Jesus Christ.
"I think that every Christian is called to be a minister in his
place of work," he says. "So I try to be a minister wherever I
am. When people come up to me and ask questions, I tell them the
truth."
Whether we are figure skaters, law students, homemakers,
mechanics, nurses, bankers, or have some other job, we can serve
Jesus Christ. The New Testament doesn't assign the task of
ministry only to those who are officially recognized as pastors.
First Corinthians 12 indicates that every believer is spiritually
equipped for some kind of service (v.7).
We don't have to stand behind a pulpit to function as ministers
for our Savior. The task of ministering and the privilege of
serving have been assigned to everyone who has been born again.
Author: Vernon C. Grounds
I want, in this short life of mine,
As much as can be pressed
Of service true for God and man--
Help me to be my best!
Simpson
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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No matter how small it may seem, your work for Christ has great
value.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 4-6
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