All your skills and abilities are spiritual because they were given to you by the Holy Spirit to fulfill the purposes of Jesus.

All your skills and abilities are spiritual because they were given to you by the Holy Spirit to fulfill the purposes of Jesus.

“And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship [melakah]” (Ex 31:3)

“for it is God who works [energeo] in you both to will [thelo] and to do [energeo] for His good pleasure.” (Phil 2:13)

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1Cor 10:31)

“And whatever you do, do it heartily [psuche], as to the Lord and not to men” (Col 3:23)

“If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability [ischus] which God supplies [choregeo], that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever.” (1Pet 4:11)

“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.” (Rom 12:6-8)

“To this end I also labor [kopiao], striving [agonizomai] according to His working [energeia] which works [energeo] in me mightily [dunamis].” (Col 1:29)

“There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works [energeo] all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given [didomi] to each one for the profit of all” (1Cor 12:4-7)

“And on the seventh day God ended His work [melakah] which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work [melakah] which He had done.” (Gen 2:2)

“Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work [melakah] which God had created and made.” (Gen 2:2)

“Six days you shall labor and do all your work [melakah], but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work [melakah]: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.” (Ex 20:9)

“Now to Him who is able [dunamai] to do exceedingly abundantly [huper perissos] above all that we ask or think, according to the power [dunamis] that works [energeo] in us” (Eph 3:20)

Reading: Ex 29-31; Jn 13