In this post I talked about Where Do Good Gifts Come From. The short answer to which is God – God is the giver of all good gifts. Understanding this, I’d like to begin a series of posts on “Things God Gives”.
Actually the word “things” isn’t a great fit for this post, but it will have to do, as I don’t have a better way to describe it.
Things God Gives – His son
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16
Now you can see why I hesitate with the word “things.” Certainly the Holy Spirit is beyond a “thing.” So please understand I mean no disrespect here. I absolutely think it is biblical to see that God gave his son, out of his love for us. Beyond his son, God also tells us in scripture that the gave the Holy Spirit, the Helper, the Comforter.
Things God Gives – Holy Spirit / Helper / Comforter
“Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38
“And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.”
The Holy Spirit is a gift that we can receive. Have you thought about that? What kinds of things would be different if you realized that one of the gifts that God offers is the Holy Spirit?
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever.” John 14:16
The Holy Spirit is sometimes referred to as the Helper or the Comforter. We can call out, in prayer, for help and/or for comfort, but we can also ask for the gift of the Helper or the Comforter. Do you see the difference? This is something I am reminding myself of throughout my day. Realizing that in the scripture above, we see that this was a prayer (request) that Jesus made to the Father (God), it helps me to understand my need for the Helper.
In future posts I am going to explore more of the good gifts that God gives, but for now, I just want to encourage you to continue to pray that God will show you what a good giver of gifts He is and begin to open you up to receive from Him.
If you have any prayer requests, please feel free to comment, I’d love to pray for you.
