Do not
neglect your gift. For best results, it needs to be opened often.
May’s Awakening, Day 11
Share with the Lord’s people who are in
need. Practice hospitality. Romans 12:13 NIV
And how can anyone preach unless they
are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good
news!” (missionary) Romans 10:15
NIV
I urge, then, first of all, that
petitions, prayers, intercession and
thanksgiving be made for all people— 1 Timothy
2:1 NIV
In
this section, we will be looking at a few more spiritual gifts—hospitality,
missionary, and intercession—found in various other Scripture references.
Remember, all the spiritual gifts have at least four or five places where they
are mentioned in the Scriptures, and we are only looking usually at one
solitary place to identify it. Also, you will note that the word “missionary”
does not occur in the Scriptures, so if you are searching for that spiritual
gift you must search for the concept rather than the word itself.
Hospitality. The gift of hospitality is
the distinctive ability to provide an open house, warm welcome, nurturing atmosphere,
and a sense of inclusiveness in a larger group. The gift encourages others to
feel valued and provides for fellowship to deepen relationships. The gift
obviously goes beyond our normal responsibility as believers to show some
measure of hospitality as the need arises.
Missionary. The gift of missionary is
the distinctive ability to minister effectively in cultures beyond your own to
bring the message of the Gospel following in the tradition of the Great
Commission to take the message to the ends of the earth. The gift of missionary
enables you to be effective in areas of differing cultures, languages, and
religions. As might be expected, the gift of missionary necessarily is
complemented by a number of other gifts which would be most beneficial to
possess—leadership, and/or administration, teaching, pastor, apostleship, and
evangelist—just to name a few. In this sphere of influence there are always a
multitude of barriers and obstacles to overcome.
Intercession. The gift of intercession
is the distinctive ability to pray for others for significant lengths of time,
on a regular basis, in intense fashion, and often observe specific answers to
those prayers. The gift of intercession enables you to have a spiritual
awareness and sensitivity to the ongoing spiritual battles and an innate
ability to know how to pray and what to pray for. Discernment is often a
companion gift. Once again, this gift goes beyond our responsibilities as
believers to consistently pray.
We
have completed the primary twenty-three gifts. Just a few more spiritual gifts
left to discuss!
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