“So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.” Matthew 7:11 NLT
To Famous, I am the giver of gifts. This evening after supper, I bestowed upon him an empty plastic peanut butter jar. (To me it was empty; to Famous it was filled with delicious remnants of the sweet sticky goop that was once inside.) He carried it into the living room where he spent fifteen minutes licking every last smear of peanut butter until it was as clear as glass. Just watching him work for every taste led me to believe he very much enjoyed the challenge of the treat!
Famous knows how to ask for a treat, and we should not refrain from asking God’s favor as we journey through life. I do not support the theology that God wants to bestow upon us worldly wealth. Rather, He wants to give us the true desires of our hearts that can perfect us in relationship to his design for eternity. If we are burdened or blessed with worldly riches, then we must figure out God’s design in how we can use them for his glory. Most importantly, we must understand and acknowledge the Source of all good gifts.
Show me Your great kindness today in granting me gifts from heaven, and cause me to be thankful.
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