Gifts Galore

My grandchildren are going to a three-week summer camp that combines fun with learning. So far, they’ve made volcanoes, checked out the hidden world of x-rays and germs, explored the architecture of a roller coaster, and so much more. And each had a particular area he/she enjoyed most which happened to be an area where they excelled. It was a good reminder that God doesn’t make cookie-cutter people. We are all different. All unique. Each with our own particular gifts.

It often amazes me how much God has invested in each of us. How He has infused us with wonderful giftings that we are to use for His glory. We might say, “I really don’t have any talents.” But that wouldn’t be true. What would be true is that we just haven’t developed them yet. The Bible says we are not to despise small beginnings. And like the servant in the story of the talents (Matthew 25: 14-30) we are not to bury our God-given gifts. It’s interesting to note that the master of the house, upon returning for the accounting, criticizes the servant for not using his one talent, takes it from him, then gives it to the servant who actually had doubled his talents from five to ten. And I love this part; here’s what the master says to him in verse 21: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

God has need of each of us.  He has a purpose and plan for every life.  A plan that far exceeds anything we could think or ask, if only we commit our ways to Him and use what He has given us.  If we do, we will soon have gifts galore. May we all develop and use our gifts for Him so that someday we’ll hear those wonderful words: “well done thou good and faithful servant.”

Until next week,

Sylvia