The Set-Up:
Technology has revolutionized the world, invaded our daily lives, and changed the way we do things. Even church things. As the world continues to change according to technology — the internet, media, etc. — one thing that will never change is the Word of God.
The Word (Bible) is God’s breath — His Spirit, which is useful for teaching and learning to build up and equip God’s people. The church needs to wake up and get back to the Word of God, to allow His Word to daily change and transform us. The Church must not compete with the world; she must grow and advance by ways o the Word, to teach and talk about spiritual things and gifts of the Spirit, especially gifts of prophecy. Gifts of prophecy is much needed in the church, especially in today’s troubling world, because prophecy is meant to comfort and edify people.
When the church is excited about things of God, eager to know Him more, seek Him more, and when the church can’t get enough of God and are hungry and thirsty for more of Him, to tasted His goodness and power, to pursue Him instead of the world, then and only then can the church find what “eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). The key to discover God’s spiritual gifts is to love Him and to follow Him. His gifts will come to edify, exhort, comfort, and unify the church.
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This devotional was written by Dara Rasavanh