1 Peter 4:10-11 offers profound guidance on the purpose of our spiritual gifts. Peter explains that everyone has been endowed with specific spiritual gifts by God.

Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.

Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, “Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come.

One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.” So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told him, “My father and my brothers have arrived from the land of Canaan. They have come with all their flocks and herds and possessions, and they are now in the region of Goshen.”

So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.

Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.

In the bustling landscape of today's world, where schedules are tight and priorities often jostle for our attention, the concept of embarking on a short-term missions trip might seem like a daunting prospect.

Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”

Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.

These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.

Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.

As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.

Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. Proverbs 27:6 (NLT)