圣灵的恩赐
哥林多前书十二章1至12节
1弟兄们，论到属灵的恩赐，我不愿意你们不明白。
2你们作外邦人的时候，随事被牵引、受迷惑，去服事那哑巴偶像，这是你们知道的。
3所以我告诉你们：被神的灵感动的，没有说耶稣是可咒诅的；若不是被圣灵感动的，也没有能说耶稣是主的。
4恩赐原有分别，圣灵却是一位。
5职事也有分别，主却是一位。
6功用也有分别，神却是一位，在众人里面运行一切的事。
7圣灵显在各人身上，是叫人得益处。
8这人蒙圣灵赐他智慧的言语，那人也蒙这位圣灵赐他知识的言语，
9又有一人蒙这位圣灵赐他信心，还有一人蒙这位圣灵赐他医病的恩赐，
10又叫一人能行异能，又叫一人能作先知，又叫一人能辨别诸灵，又叫一人能说方言，又叫一人能翻方言。
11这一切都是这位圣灵所运行、随己意分给各人的。
12就如身子是一个，却有许多肢体；而且肢体虽多，仍是一个身子。基督也是这样。
信息分享
我们已一连几天思想圣灵的果子，我们还需要认识圣灵的另一项工作，就是祂会将不同的恩赐分给各人，并借着他们赐给教会。我们不可将圣灵的果子与圣灵的恩赐互相混淆。圣灵的果子是我们在世一生中逐渐结出来。然而，恩赐则在我们信主的时候赐给我们，为了要我们在教会中运用，也是为了教会的益处。
「圣灵的恩赐」，就是圣灵将不同的才干赐给每个信徒，就如人做工的工具，但这里却是圣灵借着我们运用这些才干来完成祂的工作。这些才干就像我们家中的各种电器，它们各有不同，但只要接上电源，就能各按各职地发挥本身的作用。
新约的书信列出很多的恩赐，有些人找到19种，另一些人却找到多达28种，甚或更多。不用两个信徒拥有完全相同的恩赐，没有人可以说：「你若没有我所具备的恩赐，你就不在神的旨意中。」在今天的经文中，保罗更教导恩赐各有不同。
如何发现你的恩赐呢？首先，相信圣经的教导，相信每位信徒都至少有一种恩赐。然后，求主帮助你发现自己的恩赐。你有甚么专长？你有甚么兴趣？询问你的好友，他们认为你有甚么恩赐；征询教会牧者的意见，看看有没有机会承担某些工作，借此测试甚么是你的恩赐。只要有机会，尝试各种服侍的工作，借此认识自己的恩赐。
我们要记着，恩赐要使用，特别是要用来服侍他人，而不是用来荣耀自己。我们将来要向主交待，我们是善用，抑或是埋没这些宝贵的属灵工具。从今天开始，仔细发现自己的恩赐，并善用恩赐荣耀神。
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
1 Corinthians 12: 1-12
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:
2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
Message
Spiritual gifts are the different capacities given by the Spirit to each member of Christ’s church. They are like tools which men use to accomplish their work. But in this case it is the Spirit of God who wants to use them through us. They are like the various appliances we have in our home. Each one is different but each has a part to play and becomes effective as the power is allowed to be turned into them or go through them.
There are many gifts mentioned in the New Testament epistles. Some writers have found 19, others have found as many as 28 or more. No two believers need to have the same gifts. No one can say, “If you haven’t the gift which I have, you are not in the Lord’s will.” Part of Paul’s teaching in today’s reading is about the variety of these different gifts.
How do you discover your gift? First, accept the truth that every believer has been given at least one gift. Then ask the Lord to help you discover what that gift may be. What do you do best? What do you like doing? Ask your close friends what they think your gift may be. Ask your church for opportunities to test which is your gift. Be available. Be willing to try to do what you may be asked to do.
Remember gifts are to be used, particularly to help others, not to bring glory to yourself. We will be held accountable to the Lord for our use or lack of use of these wonderful spiritual tools. Start looking today for what your gift may be, then use it for God’s glory.