To each one for the Profit of All

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:07 AM

"“ And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
“ And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
And it shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the LORD
Shall be saved.
For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance,
As the LORD has said,
Among the remnant whom the LORD calls." "

Joel 2 :28-32 (New King James Version)

When I open the newspapers these days I keep thinking "Wow Lord... Just like You said how things would be in the last days, just like that things are happening" ... I mean have you seen the way knowledge is increasing ? From cloning to smart implants ...to customizing the genes for your unborn child !! Reminds me so much of the verse which says knowledge will increase in the end times... And when we read about NASA coming out with interesting reports saying this star...that galaxy...the first of its kind..this comet crashing here .... and on earth its like things have taken such a twist over the past few years..tsumani,earthquakes,fires,....

But you know what ... A lot of other things are also happening ... The Lord is pouring out His Spirit on all flesh !! Praise the Lord !

The Bible says that there will be such a powerful anointing ....there will be prophecies , dreams and visions.... How many of us are yearning for that kind of outpouring of the Holy Spirit ?

Some of us might say "Hey this is not for me !!! Im ok with seeing other people doing things like this ...but I cant be like this..."

The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 12:7 "But the manisfestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:" ...

Two key points ...
1.EACH ONE
2.FOR THE PROFIT OF ALL

This means that each on of us has a gift(s) of the Spirit.

So ...

Step 1 : If we dont know our gift ...we need to seek the Lord ...we need to ask Him to anoint us for His glory

Step 2: If we know our gift we need to ask the Lord to pour out His anointing on us more and more and we need to seek His will and guidance so that we can use the gifts that God has given us for His glory and for the profit of all.

Step 3: Ask the Lord to continue to pour out His Spirit upon us and continue to yearn for His Holy will (it can be where we need to be go, what we should do,..more gifts,...) and be used for His glory standing strong upon Him and never wavering....


God's heart is yearning for His children to be saved...all we have to do is call upon His Name !! How wonderful it is to be used as an instrument of the Lord for bringing more people into the knowledge of His saving grace !

I pray that today we understand and are convicted of the plans that the Lord has for us. That spreading His word and being used for His glory is not the responsibility of only Pastors or Evangelists but is the responsibility and commision to each and every one of us... I pray that we seek His Holy will and that we pray for an outpouring of His Holy Spirit upon our lives

God Bless