I am not a talented speaker. I can’t sing for the worship team. I am not good to talk with others. I have no leadership skills to direct a ministry. What do I really have to offer? Does the kingdom really need me? Sometimes, as Christians, we look around the talents, gifts and abilities of others and begin to question our value. We look at ourselves and feel that we have nothing to give because we do not have the skills sets for those ministries that are in front of them, and many times they are considered more shocking.
But the crazy thing is that our creator designed each of us with unique qualities to minister in their kingdom. I didn’t need everyone to be speakers, singers or leader. If everything we had in the kingdom were people like that, who would the rest? Many times we exhibit these areas as the most important parts of the kingdom and many strive for those areas. But God can use all and all for his kingdom and bring glory to Him.
In Acts 9 we see Peter traveling from city to city sharing the Gospel and healing many of his diseases and diseases. He takes it to a city called Joppa, where he listens to the death of a widow called Tabitha.
“There was a believer in Joppa, called Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorca). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor. At this time he got sick and died. His body was washed for burial and lying in a room above. But the believers had heard that Peter was close to Lydia, so they sent two men to beg: “They see as soon as possible!” Then Peter returned with them; And as soon as they arrived, they took him to the room above. The room was full of widows that cried and showed him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made. But Peter asked everyone to leave the room; Then he knelt and prayed. Returning to the body, he said: ‘Get up, Tabitha’. And she opened her eyes! When he saw Peter, he sat! He gave her hand and helped her get up. Then he called the widows and all the believers, and presented them alive. The news spread throughout the city, and many believed in the Lord. “Acts 9: 36-42
We don’t know much about Tabitha. We do not know if she was a leader in the local church, a speaker, a singer or position of the Ministry of Children. What we do know is that his life was marked by doing kind things for others and helping the poor. We know that in particular he specialized in making coats and widows clothes. This was its impact for the kingdom. Nothing super striking or popular. Sew clothes and give it to others; Be known for your kindness and help. And yet, when he died, his room was full of people he had impacted. And when Peter lifted her from the dead, many believed in the Lord.
I wonder if Tabitha once doubted her impact. I mean, what really had to offer? The ability to make coats and clothes and a heart to give them to others? Is that really what God wanted me to do? But she used her talents, skills and heart to impact many for her kingdom. His legacy and reputation was of kindness, love and generosity. What do we really have to offer? Our offerings may resemble the typical gifts or a service in the kingdom, but God does not need or want all his children to impact the same way. He has formed us uniquely and if we use them for his glory, then we can have an impact on the kingdom. Never underestimate or devalue how God has created you. He made you on purpose with a purpose. We all have something to offer!
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Last update on June 2, 2025
