We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

We continue to confront sin and call for repentance, but we leave the final determination of judgment to God and as long as we have time, we cease from pronouncing judgment and plead with sinners to receive the mercy that we offer in the gospel… Mercy is at the heart of redemptive ministry. Mercy is to extend to all without regard for race, or status, or gender, or age. And mercy is to be offered patiently toward those who are ignorant in unbelief.
John MacArthur

What gifts have I received? Answer these questions: 1. What can I accomplish with my present abilities? 2. What type of service am I personally drawn to? 3. What have I been educated or trained to do? 4. What gifts do my pastors and church leaders think that I possess? 5. What does my family (who should know me best) think that my gifts are? 6. What specific needs are there in the church body? 7. Have I attempted to use a gift in a certain area and have regularly failed? 8. When have I met with success in attempting to exercise a gift or meet a need in the body? 9. Have I asked my closest friends to honestly help assess where I could most successfully serve?
Curtis Thomas