God Gifts

Yesterday on the farm

"Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him is no variation or shadow cast by turning. By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the first fruits of His creatures." (James 1:17-18)

        My sweet Phillip and I consider the farm a generous gift from Father God. Along its riverbank, beside the fishpond, and on the trails through the woods, we thank Lord Jesus over and over and over again.
        In Paul's first letter to Corinth, chapter 12 teaches that according to His will, the Holy Spirit distributes spiritual gifts to those Jesus saves. First Corinthians 12:7 of The Message reads: "Each person is given something to do that shows who God is."

                                                      wisdom
                  knowledge
                                       faith
         healing
                                                         miracles
  prophecy
                           distinguishing of spirits
                                                                         tongues
        interpretation of tongues
service
                     teaching
                                            exhortation
                                                                      generosity
                  leadership
                                              mercy

                               (Spiritual gifts listed in 1 Cor. 12 and Romans 12)

            O Christian, let us share our God gifts with others today and introduce them to the Giver of all good gifts! 

"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to God."     
                                                                               ~Leo Buscaglia~