God Has Four Gifts For You

I found a little poem, that relates four gifts that God gives to each one of us. When you look at the photo and read the poem, you will see what they are. But I would like to take each one, and apply Scripture to it.
 1. A Key For Every Problem. 
 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
The key to every problem is knowing that in our Lord Jesus Christ, we can have peace, because He has overcome the world, and He will help us to have victory.
 2. A Light For Every Shadow 
 "Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
If we follow Jesus, instead of the world, we will have the Light of Life, to light our way, through the shadows of uncertainty and despair.
 3. A Plan For Every Tomorrow 
 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." 
(Jeremiah 29:11)
What God has planned for our lives, is not an evil scheme to hurt us, or to destroy us, like that of Satan. But His plans for us is to give us a bright future, and a bright hope to hang on to.
 4. A Joy For Every Sorrow 
"For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." (Psalm 30:5) 
Whether it is because of the Lord's discipline, or because of the trials of life, sorrow does come for a time, but God replaces that sorrow with joy, because of the hope He gives us.

Four wonderful gifts God gives us.
In faith embrace them today, and be truly blessed! GP

Photo: j4jokes11's Bucket/Jeetu

Seeking Our Source

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work."(2 Corinthians 9:8)

 When God said "Let there be light", and there was light..." in Genesis 1:3, God had not created the sun yet. So where did the light come from? I have read a few possibilities from various Bible scholars. But I don't want to spend this short time looking at them.

But what I do want to do is have us look at a very important point, in our Christian lives. To those who feel self-sufficient, and to those who become impatient, and feel the need to step ahead of God, our text is a good reminder of the fact, that we need to seek God first, who is our source for our needs, and what we need to accomplish His will for our lives.

The Apostle Paul says that "God is able" He has the provisions, and the power to "make all grace abound" to us. In His time, in His strength, and in His way, He will provide that which we need. And that which He provides will be "sufficient in all things, and for all times."

As I mentioned there are those of us, who feel that we don;t need God to provide what we need, we can do it all by ourselves. And there are those of us, that can't wait for God to provide these things, so we try to provide them; and in the process, we become disappointed, because we couldn't achieve it.

We need to have faith in our divine source. Yes, we must do our part. But we must wait for the goods to come (in what ever form God provides) and then be good stewards of the grace provided to us.

When we put God's business first, He will provide what we need to get His business done!
(Matthew 6:33) GP

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