For the Edifying of Christ

Ephesians 4:11-13(NKJV)

11And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 

12for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 

13till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 

God gives us all gifts to use.  How do we know this?  Because in more than one place in the Bible He says specifically that we all have different gifts.  And as I wrote about yesterday, God has a plan for our lives.  He has specific things for us to accomplish and He has given us the skills necessary to accomplish the works that He has specifically designed for us.    

 As the verse above says, some to be apostles, etc.  The point I'd like to make today is that God doesn't expect us to be jack of all trades so to speak.  What He does expect is that we become very good at the skills that He has given us.  We need to strive for excellence in the tradition of the Queen of Sheba. 

Now excellence takes work.  If we are going to put in all the work to be excellent there needs to be a reason.  What is our reason?

To be an edifying testimony to Jesus.  As you look at your life right now, would you say that all in all you are an edifying testimony to Christ?  If not, then why not start today.  Remind yourself throughout the day that everything you do is for Jesus and then ask yourself, am I striving for excellence in His name? 

Have a blessed day!