Proclamation:
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from The Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like
shifting shadows." James 1:17 (NIV)
Explanation:
Under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God the Apostle James,
the half-brother of Jesus, The Christ, wrote this in a letter to the
scattered believers during their period of persecution under King Herod, after
the crucifixion of Jesus. After telling them that there is good that can
come out of their suffering, and that God will grant them wisdom if they
prayerfully ask Him for it, he told them that every good and perfect gift comes
to them from their heavenly Father.
Application:
Everything
that is good which happens to us, is a blessing from God. Not just the
gifts and presents that we receive, but even the good little things that we
take for granted, like each breath and each heartbeat. Even the kindness
shown to us by a friend is a gift from God. Every random act of
kindness that which shown to us is the result of love, and all love is from God
because God is love. (1 John 4:8) So, when we receive a gift, we not
only need to the human giver of the gift, but we need to thank God for using
that person to make that blessing possible. We also need to thank
God for the gifts and blessings which we receive that no man can give us.
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