June 12

The infinite mind of God is limitless in its scope. Our finite imaginations cannot begin to fathom the depth and breadth of the inventiveness of God. That the pattern of the stars, scattered in the heavens by His hand is repeated in the tiniest cell that can be seen under a microscope is boggling to the human mind.

That among all the billions of people who have ever lived on the planet, none have the same fingerprints, let alone the same DNA is a daunting evidence of God’s unfathomable creativity. And astoundingly, He has shared the broad spectrum of His imagination with man, His greatest handiwork.

In Romans 12:6, 7 the Word affirms the fact that He has invested us with His creativity. Here He tells us, “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, whether prophecy or ministry, or teaching or exhortation, or mercy, let us use them with diligence and cheerfulness.”

The nature of the gifts He gives is spiritual, indicating the important aspect of our lives is that which is surrendered to Him and used for His glory. The wide array of talents and abilities He has placed within us certainly may be spent upon the achievement of our own ends, but we are most blessed and He is best glorified when we use them for Him.