Living the Christian life can be like trying to break a rock. We
keep doing our best even though nothing much happens. Sometimes we get
discouraged bearing the same burden, resisting the same temptation, as
we go through life, but when we see the work we do for God and mankind
as a ministry, we can every resistance by continuing.
The word
ministry which today has been secularized and bastardized actually
originated from Christendom. In Christianity, ministry stands for a gift
- an individual manifestation of grace from God which us to serve Him
and thus play a vital role in His plan for the redemption of the world.
It is a spiritual commitment of one's gift and opportunities for the
salvation and edification of souls.
For anyone to recognize and
function effectively in his/her ministry, he/she must first understand
that God equips His children for the sole purpose of using them to work
for Him. As a result, we all must see the importance of every single
soul as God sees it. We must also know who we are in the plan of God to
save the whole world, recognize how we have been using our personalities
and our individual gifts in the past for the edification of God's
kingdom.
Hence we live in a world where hatred and misuse of one's
priority abound, it is advantageous to pay more attention to the Spirit
of God and advance the world positively by using the gifts that are
deposited in us. God wills that we yield our hearts to Him in love, and
then with courage, become effective witnesses for Him. It is when this
is achieved, that the spirit of hatred and bitterness can be overcome.
So many people think that things can never be different, but if we
really believe the omnipotence of God's love we may not distrust His
power. When God's children learn to accept His love, not only for
themselves individually, but for the life of other and put into use the
gifts that have been given to them, things will definitely be different.
Surely,
better things will gradually prevail if believers in Christ will yield
themselves unreservedly for God to work through them. Our faith in love
as the greatest power in the world should prepare us for a life in
communion with God through the use of our spiritual gifts (ministry
gifts) as can be evidenced in prayer, a life of unselfish service among
our fellow-men, etc.
However, having known what Christian ministry
is all about, and how important it is to use our gifts to honour God, I
want to further bring out various ministries that we are called into so
as to help us master them, as well as using them for the benefit of
all. This article will however run in series as important points are
discussed.
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