Joseph | Week 2 | Day 1

Joseph | Week 2 | Day 1

1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11

1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. 2 You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols. 3 So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.

4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. 5 There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. 6 God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice[b]; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. 9 The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

Reflect

  • This chapter starts off by warning us not to confuse what comes from the world and what comes from the Holy Spirit. How do you know when you’re listening to the Holy Spirit in your own life?
  • Verse 4 states there are many different gifts—what do you believe are some of yours?
  • Are there times you feel like you have no gifts to offer? Do you believe verse 6 is true?
  • The Holy Spirit is the source of our gifts for those who are Christians. We have a choice—to use them selfishly or for others. In what ways are you selfish with your gifting and in what ways can you serve others with them?