“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be open.”
Luke 11:9-10
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalm 119:105
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.Receiving a gift can generate a lot of emotions, can’t it? There are gifts we don’t expect; there are gifts that touch our hearts; there are gifts that we don’t deserve; there are gifts that come with responsibilities; and there are the gifts that we get that let us know the giver knows us well and has given much thought to the gift…those are really special.
Proverbs 3:5-6
God has given our Shepherds the gift of tending our flock, our church family. He has given them a gift that comes with responsibilities. And their responsibilities include guiding us and leading us. Our Shepherds have given our ministers the gift of communicating and helping with the shepherding. That gift also has responsibilities. As the church family, we are loved so much that the gift is passed along to us, as well. This gift has responsibilities for us. God knows us well; he knows this is the perfect gift for us.
Our Shepherds want us to live that life of Love First so that as we have been loved, we will love others. It’s the gift that really does keep on giving. One of the real blessings of this gift is that the more we give away, the more we receive until we are overflowing with love for God and love for others.
No one plans to live their life in hindsight, do they? There’s that whole “hindsight is 20/20” business, right? It’s nearly impossible to move forward by looking backward. We want to do the next thing and the next thing and the next thing that God wants us to do for his kingdom. Those next things are showing and telling others what Jesus has done for us. And we can do that because we have been given so much from God that we can’t help but spill over to others.
Your Mission
Pray today that God will put someone in your path who can receive the overflow of your blessings. Determine to tell one person today what Jesus has done for you and make it happen. Be specific.
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