SCRIPTURE: 1Peter 4:10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.
OBSERVATION: Most people enjoy receiving gifts. Someone thought of them enough to give them something they did not earn. Another part of the joy of receiving gifts is that the gift can be used to bless others. Many times, the joy of using the gift to bless others is greater than the joy experienced in receiving the gift. Just consider this: in giving, we are “faithfully administering God’s grace.”
APPLICATION: Oh, what joy I miss when I take God’s gifts selfishly. God wants me to experience a greater joy beyond the joy of receiving. He wants me to experience the joy of giving—so He gives me something I can give others. He blesses me to make me a blessing.
I believe God receives great joy in giving to His children. He often gives us more than we need so that we too can experience the joy of giving. Even a smile can be an avenue to give God’s “grace in its various forms.” The Holy Spirit will lead us in how to give and what to give. No one is without a gift they can give.
Gifts come in various forms and minister in various ways to the person receiving them. Our gift may bring encouragement. It may lift their faith that God will provide. It may be a sign that God really understands what they need.
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for giving me gifts that You can use to bless others! I am truly blest! Amen.
Pastor Leon
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