Have you ever wondered what gifts God wants us to have?
A gift is something someone has given you to have or use. A gift from God is something you need. Every gift received from God should be treated with honour and respect. It needs to be properly cared for.
Before we explore the 7 gifts for people that God wants us to have, let's thank Him for all that we have.
Gift 1 | Place To Be
When a man was created by God, then God took him to the Garden (place) of Eden (area). God provided for man everything he needed there..
Genesis 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Sometimes we can be in the wrong place and where we are right now is not where God wants us to be. A place or area is a geographic location and can be applied to a city, state, country or continent. It can be considered a temporary or permanent dwelling, house or accommodation. If you are where God wants you to be, consider it a gift from God. If you are not, ask God and wait for his direction. He will bring you to the place and area where you need to be. He will provide everything you need there.
Gift 2 | Food
The first man was given food by God to nourish his physical body. His daily food intake was provided by God in the place where God wanted him to be.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
The “fuel” for our physical bodies is food. Food gives us strength, satisfies our hunger and provides nutrients for our growth. Eating the wrong food can have opposite effect on our bodies. If you have access to food every day, consider it a gift from God. If not, ask God for it. It is the same as asking for spiritual food – “give us this day our daily bread”.
Gift 3 | Occupation
When man was created and taken into the garden, he was also given a duty. His job was to work in the garden and guard it.
Genesis 2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Sometime we choose an occupation we want to do, and sometime God chooses the occupation for us. If we want to work, God will give us work. Just make sure you do not neglect your true calling after a job that brings you more income.
Gift 4 | Family
Another gift that God gave was a companion. The woman was given to the man, and the man was given to the woman to live life together.
Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
God knows exactly what we need and knows the right companion for us. He wants us to create a special bond between a man and a woman that can be called a Family bond. If you have your companion, enjoy and work on your relationship. If not, ask God to bring him or her to you.
Gift 5 | Clothes
This gift can be considered a correction from God. God wanted Adam and Eve to wear the right clothes when they disobeyed God’s command.
Genesis 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
There is a way that seems right to us, but it is not enough in God’s eyes. Clothing is outward appearance of inner thought. God gives us appropriate clothes for our daily living. It is our choice to wear them.
Gift 6 | Offspring
Child (or children) is another gift from God to the family bond. This gift also fulfils God’s purpose- Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Consider it the joy of raising children. Let’s try to be the best in it. If you have a child (or children), treat them with dignity, respect and family love. Guide them in the right way, support them and correct them.
So far we have explored 6 gifts from God. But there is another gift that God wants people to have. This is a gift surpasses previous gifts.
Gift 7 | Holy Spirit
This gift is a spiritual gift that comes to you from God. You can’t buy it and you can’t make it.
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
John 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
This is the highest gift that the mankind can receive from God. It represents your obedience to God’s calling. It also means that God has accepted you. This gift is a blessing for life now and hereafter.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Summary
God wants us to cherish life. He gives us gifts so that our lives can be fulfilled. All we have to do is ask. When we receive it, it is the time to treat the gifts with honour and respect. All gifts come from God, but there is one gift that is greater than any other gifts. This gift is the gift of the Holy Ghost. I would encourage you to seek it out and ask for it. Once you receive it, don’t lose it. Keep it, guard it and let the Holy Spirit guide you.
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons (children) of God.
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