An Unwrapped Gift
Recently
I attended a birthday party. It was time
for the person honored to open gifts. I
watched as a person who gave a gift simply walked across the room and handed an
unwrapped gift to the person honored.
Later as I was spending time with God, He brought that scene to my mind
and began to speak to my heart. His words centered on the gift that was simply
placed in another’s hand without wrapping, or a bag, or any attempt to conceal
what the gift was.
My
thoughts went to how many times does God give us unwrapped gifts and we simply
don’t recognize the blessing of the gift?
The wrapping of a gift signals that something is coming your way. But the unwrapped gift itself is still the
main center of attention only without the fanfare. “God daily loaded us with benefits” (Psalms 68:19). How many times do we take the benefits for
granted because they did not come wrapped prettily or in a fantastic recognizable
or reusable gift bag?
God’s
blessings make rich and add no sorrow (Proverbs 10:22). Are we cognizant of the many ways in which He
shields and protects and warns and restores us?
Eternity alone will reveal all the many blessings that God gave to us
right here on earth. Lord, open our eyes
to all the unwrapped gifts You give.
Well,
I started thinking and began to thank Him for all the unwrapped gifts He gives
to me. He gives all of us another day to worship Him (Many do not
know Him), another day to bless and be blessed by our family and friends (Many
have no family or friends), a home (many are homeless), transportation (Many
walk everywhere they go), food (Many go to sleep hungry), health (So many are
sick), the blessing of having a sound mind, clear godly thinking (Many are
locked in wrong thinking and mental disease) and decision-making ability (Many
make deaf and dumb decisions over their own lives and the lives of their
children), wisdom (Many lack no godly or practical wisdom), children, grandchildren
(Many have no natural or spiritual heritage), and the list is endless.
This
endless list of “Unwrapped Gifts” is given to us by the Father, Jesus, and the
Holy Spirit. Recognize and thank God for
the unwrapped gifts (blessings) that are piled in your life day after day after
day. They are everywhere!
