Jesus said to them,
“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket,
or under a bed, and not on a stand?”
Mark 4:21
Is there a difference between talents and spiritual gifts? Bach was a brilliant musician who channeled his God given talent of music into a spiritual gift of inspiring people to love, understand and obey God’s word. Whenever Bach composed a piece of music, he wrote the letters S.D.G. at the bottom of the music. Those letters stand for the words Soli Deo Gloria which means "To God alone be the glory". Bach was convinced that his music was a gift from God and that he had a responsibility to use his gift to bring glory to God. Do you use your talents and spiritual gifts to bring glory to yourself or to God? Do you regularly make use of your spiritual gifts and talents so that you improve them over time? Do you have any talents that you find are drawing you away from God? One of the sayings of Jesus was that the purpose of a lamp is to be seen and not to be hidden (Mark 4:21).
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““No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.”
Luke 8:16
A well, when pumped regularly, produces purer water. If neglected, and no one uses it, it changes into a source of pollution. Use keeps metal brighter, but disuse produces rust. For, in a word, exercise produces a healthy condition both in souls and bodies.
Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.Proverbs 8:33
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