classic Saturday

Paul Bunyan (1628-1688) wrote his two most famous works from an English prison. Locked up for twelve years for preaching without a license, he wrote Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. When he was imprisoned again for six months because of his preaching, he wrote his most famous work, Pilgrim's Progress, a classic that is second only to the Bible in the number of copies sold since its first printing.

In an excerpt from Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, he writes about his call to press into and exercise his call and gift to preach.

"I began to see that the Holy Spirit never intended that people who had gifts and abilities should bury them in the earth, but rather, he commanded and stirred up such people to the exercise of their gift and sent out to work those who were able and ready. And so, although I was the most unworthy of all the saints, I set upon this work."

Do you know your spiritual gifts? Are they being buried or exercised? How have you received confirmation that has helped you know your particular spiritual gifts?