Ministering, Oracles, Manifold

Fresno off of Highway 41-  A kind word costs nothing

...After Death comes the resurrection, the judgement, retain proper counsel; Jesus Christ

Fresno- Off of the Highway 41, Shaw Ave - Lola McDonald Ministering to a homeless man

I captured these two events...and sometimes like most others, I'm obedient to make the move to pray for someone in need. But praise God their are others who aren't holding back and are willing to do what others are afraid of or just not willing to do when they need to pray for someone. Like I have said before, it's very important that we be a witness to Christ and if we want God to use us more...we have to step out of our comfort  zone and reach out. Amen. Here are some scriptures about the gifts of God and how to use them...obviously these are not getting into great detail when it comes to the gifts of the Spirit as explained in those first few letters the Apostle Paul wrote to the churches...and I believe I can give scripture on how to be a witness to those less fortunate and how to love those people who struggle and go through hard times in life...but I felt this is the scripture to emphasize on. As you can see below the attributes listed below fits the photos of how to minister....with grace, wisdom, mercies etc. It's not always easy to minister to  a homeless person and sometimes we all tend to be too critical of why their there in the first place. What would Jesus Do? Some my say, "Well the Bible says..."If I man doesn't work...he can starve." Is that using wisdom, mercy or anything God has showed concerning His Word? Sure that's absolutely correct, but remember how God expects us to show love and how He wants souls to be won into the Kingdom.

1 Peter 4:10-11^--"As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹  If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."

(v 10) Gift - Gr. Charisma, a gift or an ability given by the Holy Spirit through grace (Read 1 Timothy 4:14...The Lord will reward him (Galatian 6:7-8). Every man is to minister to others according to the ability he receives from God (v10-11; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11)

7 Manifold things:
1. God's manifold works (Psalm 104:24)
2. Man's manifold transgressions (Amos 5:12)
3. Man's manifold temptations (1 Peter 1:6)
4. God's manifold grace (1 Peter 4:10)
5. Gods manifold wisdom (Ephesians 3:10)
6. God's manifold mercies (Nehemiah 9:19, 27)
7. Man's manifold reward (Luke 18:30)

(v 11)
Oracles - Gr. Logion, a divine answer to a question. It always implies a speech purely celestial, in which man has no part. Here; Acts 7:38; Romans 3:2; Hebrews 5:12. Heathen gave the highest respect to oracles from their gods. They held them as sacred and inviolable and did scarcely anything in business, war, making peace, or making laws without an oracle. How much more should Christians obey the Bible which they hold to e the oracles of God! Heathen gave many presents to their priest to get an oracle that could be interpreted either way a matter happened, but Christians have an infallible revelation in all affairs of life - and it is free.

Let him not try minister beyond his own ability, or imitate the ability of another (2 Corinthians 10:11-18)