The Gift of Helps

Friday, April 20, 2018

Yesterday we briefly talked about the Gift of Leadership and I ended with the question, “Can we all be leaders in the church?”

Have you ever been a part of a big family gathering where three generations of strong-willed women came together in the kitchen to fix dinner? Yikes! Not a place for the faint of heart!

The church doesn’t need a kitchen full of leaders. 

What is does need is leaders and helpers who are comfortable in their roles and who can carry out the Lord’s ministry in harmony. People to organize. People to do. 

Gifted helpers reach out to the downtrodden. They see a need and take care of it. They might build a ramp for the entrance to someone’s home. They might mow a sick person’s yard. They might be a crew leader at Vacation Bible School. They might help paint the church foyer. They might operate a television camera at church. They might do any number of things behind the scenes that really need to be done. 

We can all help in one way or another. But only the spiritually gifted have a true attitude of humility and grace as they encourage the Body of Christ through helping others. And all for the glory of God.