Thoroughly Equipped!
"Then Samuel took the horn of oil
and anointed David in the midst
of his brothers; and the Spirit of
the Lord came upon David from
that day forward."
1 Samuel 16: 13
On the day of His ascension to heaven,
Jesus prepared His disciples for the
task that was before them.
He explained the Old Testament Scriptures to them
(Luke 24:45), He outlined their mission (Luke 24:47),
and He told them they would receive “power from on
high” (Luke 24:49) from the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8). So,
He revealed the two dynamics that would equip all
who would follow Him: Word and Spirit.
By the
Spirit, we are given gifts, abilities,
and traits to manifest the ministry of Christ
in the world (Romans 12; 1 Corinthians
12;
Galatians 5).
And by the Word of God we are taught,
challenged, corrected, and trained so we
“may be complete,
thoroughly equipped
for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
If you want to be used by God in ministry,
then yield to the Spirit of God and live in
the Word of God, and you will be
thoroughly equipped.
"Every man who is divinely
called to the ministry is
divinely equipped."
A. W. Pink