Daily Devotional – Inspirational For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith. Romans 12:3 NET Scripture lays considerable emphasis on salvation as a gift given by God to sinful, undeserving men and women. Scripture lays considerable emphasis on salvation as a gift given by God to sinful, undeserving men and women. Paul’s ministry exists only because of grace, as do spiritual gifts (Greek charismata). Realistic assessment of one’s gift (“think with sober judgment”) is essential, and involves a recognition of one’s “measure of faith,” that is, knowing to what extent one has the faith suited for exercising particular gifts. The faith by which we are justified is a separate question and you can seek the Lord for your own individual worth.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 09:00:00 +0000
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