God Has Given Us All Gifts

Verses:  Ecclesiastes 3:9-15

My thoughts about the verses:

Many of us forget that God gives us gifts every day.  We are so worried about what is going wrong in our life.  We are worried about the things that we do not have that we miss what we do have.  We are stressed out in our lives so often that we miss the times when there are stress free moments.

Now we all need to remember that God gives each and every one of us gifts every day.  Now I am not talking about gifts that we are each blessed with each day.  If you are reading this then you have the first gift.  Today you were blessed with the gift of life.  It may not be what you were expecting.  Maybe you are sick.  Maybe you are struggling with issues.  Yet, God blessed you with the gift of living. 

You were blessed today with the gift of love.  God loves us so much that Jesus even died for our lives.  Imagine the strength and love it took to go to the cross willingly.  It takes great love to give your life so that others may have eternal life.  This is the gift of love that you were blessed with today.

You were blessed with the gift of creation.  God created you in the perfect image.  We are part of the creation.  God created each and every one of us to be who we are.  God knows our hearts and souls.  God created the world and gave us dominion over it.  The gift of a whole and complete creation is our gift today.

We have to remember that God loves us.  God loves us for who we are and we do not have to change who we are to be loved by God.  God provides for us and we need to remember this.  We may not have all we want but we have what we need.  We have the gift of hope.  The gift of hope gives us the strength to get through the struggles that come our way.  We can see God’s gift of hope in many things.  God’s hope comes in the gift of everlasting life.

We need to remember that in our times of struggle we have the power to get through it because of God.  There is a special gift that those who accept the love of God have.  We have the strength of God helping us carry our struggles.  We do not have to go through the battles of life by ourselves.  God gives us the ability to get through all things if we only rely on the Almighty.

Prayer:

We praise you for the many gifts you give us.  We praise you for helping us get through our day.  We thank you for the gift of eternal life.  We thank you for giving us hope.  Help us to remember all that you have given to us.  Help us turn over our lives to you so that we may live in peace.  In the name of the Almighty Creator we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Have you accepted the gift of everlasting life?  Have you accepted the strength that God wants to give you?  Have you accepted the Hope that comes from God?