Having just escaped the Death Star and fought off the TIE fighters that followed them, Han returns to the Falcon’s cockpit and says to the Princess, “Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh? You know, sometimes I amaze even myself.”
Leia snaps back, “That doesn’t sound too hard. They let us go. It was the only reason for the ease of our escape.”
Han’s arrogance and pride take a hit. He is unable or unwilling to think that his actions (expert flying and excellent marksmanship) were not truly needed and that the Empire is tracking his ship.
We have all been given skills, talents, and abilities as humans. As believers, we also receive spiritual gifts.
The best use of these spiritual gifts is for God’s glory and the body of believers, not our benefit.
Paul spends 1 Corinthians 12 discussing spiritual gifts (12:1-10) and how the universal church is like a “body [that ]is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” (1 Corinthians 12:12)
Some believers “look down” on their gifts. For some reason, they think certain gifts are more “spiritual” than others.
Paul talks about a foot wanting to be a hand and an ear wishing to be an eye in verses 15-17 to show how ridiculous those complaints are.
If we focus on what we do not have, we can miss out on what we have.
Have we noted what skills and abilities we have naturally or have developed through human training?
What about our spiritual gifts?
Have we identified the gift(s) we received after becoming believers?
Prayerfully consider this.
