To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits…  (1 Corinthians 12:10).

I am rich. I look at the stacks of $100 bills in front of me and I can’t believe my good fortune. To have stumbled upon such a treasure is unimaginable, and yet here it is! Surely God has blessed me.

Then along comes Mr. Treasury Man, who examines the bills and shows me nine different ways that they are bogus. I am crestfallen, yet relieved, because if I had quit my job and built my life around that money, only to find that it is counterfeit…

It’s kinda like that, Beloved.

Happy Wednesday