Good
Morning All,
1 Peter 4:10; “As
each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of
God's varied grace:”
Many of us have done it. It often occurs this time of year. We still have a couple of gifts to get. We aren’t real sure what to get them. It might occur as we are putting away other
gifts and we see it. It is a gift that
we received a few years back and has never been opened. Do you give it? Who did you get it from? Is it acceptable to give a gift that you received? Do you dare re-gift?
It is a question that many ask but secretly do it anyway. When a newlywed couple gets four blenders or
six blankets or something that neither of them know what it is, what else can
they do with it? It is easy to do; just
wrap it up and give to whomever you want.
It solves a lot of problems. You
don’t have to store it anymore; you don’t have to buy a new gift so you save
some money and we can tell ourself that at least someone will get some use out
of the present we never used.
It will work fine; unless. Unless
we don’t look at the gift closely and make sure there isn’t a card or some
other marking showing that it was a gift to us.
This becomes doubly true if we end up giving the gift back to the
original giver. That can be awkward but
it can be very funny as well.
Re-gifting may be a social faux pas to some but when it comes to our
faith it should be our standard procedure.
God gives us many different gifts.
He gives us gift to use and to use with others. He gives us these gifts that we might be of
service to others. It may be the gift of
empathy or it may be the gift of wise counsel.
These are gifts which are always in need of being shared with those
around us. The gifts that God gives are
best used when they are shared. The
gifts that God gives to us are to be re-gifted and re-gifted often.
So take all the gifts that God gives you and use them. Use them to bring glory to God and to be of
service to your neighbor. Just don’t
always wait until December to do it. Re-gift
all year long. Reach out to those around
you who are in need. Give them the gifts
that God gives to you. Don’t squander
them or save them for some other day.
God gives us the gifts every day and desires that we give them to those
round us. We are to use these gifts to
help expand the kingdom of heaven. We
are to use these gifts to bring about healing and comfort in a world that knows
so little. God empowers us to do so.
So if you have been storing the gifts that God has given to you in a
closet somewhere; bring them out and re-gift them. If you haven’t used them in a while, take
them down, dust them off and share with those you love. It will build you up.
Gracious
Father, you give us so many gifts. Send
your Spirit to us that we might be moved to share these gifts especially with
those who are in desperate need of your mercy.
Guide us to them that they may know your peace. In the precious name of Jesus we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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