God Gives Good Gifts!
Volume 42
Definition of Gift:
Talent,
skill, ability, flair, knack, genius, aptitude, bent, present, contribution,
souvenir, reward, bequest, award, donation, endowment, grant, offering, give,
present, endue, empower, invest, bestow, gift, aptitude, faculty, skill,
fitness, propensity.
Ability,
renown, eminence, prominence, preeminence, expertise, proficiency, handiness,
competence, adeptness, know-how, power, proficiency, capacity, function,
capability, legacy, attribute, quality, characteristic, trait, feature, aspect,
ascribe, assign, accredit, attach, credit to.
Property,
element, distinguishing, individual, representative, specific, distinctive,
excellence, magnitude, significance, importance, vastness, value, worth,
fineness, brilliance, merit, greatness, caliber, refinement, fine quality.
Scriptures About the Gifts
of God
A
gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it
turneth, it prospereth. He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he
that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Proverbs 17:8-9
A
man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Proverbs
18:16
And
also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor,
it is the gift of God. Ecclesiastes 3:13
Every
man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to
eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the
gift of God. Ecclesiastes 5:19
Matthew
5:23-24
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar,
and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go
thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Jesus
answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that
saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would
have given thee living water. John 4:10
Acts
2:38-39
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.
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.
And
they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with
Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy
Ghost. Acts 10:45
For
I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end
ye may be established. Romans 1:11
Romans
5:15-19
15 But not as the offense, so also is the free
gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of
God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded
unto many.
16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the
gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many
offenses unto justification.
17 For if by one man's offense death reigned by
one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of
righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.
18 Therefore as by the offense of one judgment
came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free
gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made
sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
For
the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23
For
I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift
of God, one after this manner, and another after that. 1 Corinthians 7:7
Thanks
be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15
Ephesians
2:8-10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in
them.
Ephesians
3:7-8
7Whereof I was made a
minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the
effectual working of his power.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all
saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ.
Neglect
not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying
on of the hands of the presbytery. 1 Timothy 4:14
2
Timothy 1:6-7
6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou
stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Every
good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father
of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17
1
Peter 4:10-11
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so
minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of
God.
11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles
of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth:
that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise
and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
If
ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much
more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him?
Matthew 7:11
If
ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much
more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him? Luke
11:13
For
the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. Romans 11:29
Romans
12:6-8
6 Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the
proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or
he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that
giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that
showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.
1
Cor 12:4-11
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations,
but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it
is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to
every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of
wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another
the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another
prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues;
to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame
Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
1
Cor 12:28-31
28 And God hath set some in the church, first
apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then
gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all
teachers? Are all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak
with tongues? Do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet
shew I unto you a more excellent way.
1
Cor 14:1-4
1 Follow after charity,
and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue
speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in
the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to
edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth
himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
Even
so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel
to the edifying of the church. 1 Corinthians 14:12
Ephesians
4:8-16
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on
high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 Now that he ascended, what is it but that he
also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that
ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;
and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work
of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and
of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed
to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up
into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together
and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual
working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the
edifying of itself in love.
God
also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers
miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to His own will? Hebrews 2:4
For
every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining
to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. Hebrews 5:1
It is God's will that no one should perish (end up in hell), but that ALL should come to repentance.
For God so loved this world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God did not send His Son into this world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him would be saved.
The thief (Satan the devil) comes only for to kill, steal and destroy. But Jesus has come to give us life, and life more abundantly, until it overflows.
I urge you to come to the Cross today and receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord. He will wash away all your sins and make you as clean and white as fresh snow.
Just pray this prayer and mean it with your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus (if you are not able to call him Lord yet, then just say "Jesus")
I receive You as my Savior and Lord. I give my life over to You. I believe that You died and rose again, and that if I call on the Name of the Lord I shall be saved.
I accept you into my heart right now, and confess that You are Lord and have risen from the dead and forever live to make intercession for me.
Thank You for washing my heart pure and clean and making me whole, and for giving me peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Thank You that now I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. The old has gone and the new has come.
And there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (carnality and sin), but walk after the Spirit. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, I believe you got born again and are now heaven bound and will be with the Lord forever and have eternal life. Your sins are now forgiven. You are accepted in the Beloved.
I would encourage you to find a good Bible based local church to help you grow in your faith, to learn the Word of God, to praise and worship Him, and to have fellowship with the saints.
Serving Christ is the best decision you will ever make.
God bless you!!!
