"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)
The Apostle James, the half brother of Jesus, wrote this in a letter to the scattered believers during their period of persecution under King Herod, after the death of Christ. He reminded them that every good and perfect gift comes to them from their heavenly Father, the maker of the sun and the stars.
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 heart beat. Even the kindness shown to us by a friend is a gift from God. Every random act of kindness that we receive 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 making 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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