LORD, TODAY, WE DEDICATE OUR MINISTRIES TO YOU

LORD, TODAY, WE DEDICATE OUR MINISTRIES TO YOU

Lord, today, we dedicate our ministries to You
As gemstones in Your temple that Your Spirit can shine through.
You gave these holy gifts to us, now we submit to You.
And so as we walk faithfully in everything we do,
Let us be good stewards of these gemstones in Your Temple
For we are only stewards–any good proceeds from You.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

The ministry is Christ in you. The Christ in you is your ministry. It has nothing to do with the natural or any natural abilities, although Christ may use your natural ability. In the end, the natural will fade and give way to the Spirit of Christ.

Many Christians mean “an organization” when they speak of “a ministry.” In the Bible, a ministry is Christ in you. The ministry grows out of the gift, which is Christ in you. The gift was given through prophecy and the laying on of hands of a presbytery. The presbytery is a gathering of elders God has called for the purpose of laying on hands and imparting spiritual gifts. Gifts are active in Christians without this impartation, but the impartation always gives more clarity and authority to the gift. A word of warning: some have taken it on themselves to lay on hands and prophesy over people when God never called them for that work.