What To Do With A Blessing

What To Do With A Blessing

     Cars are an investment.  They require initial purchase, maintenance, and yearly monies to support insurance plus registration.  We use them till the wheels fall off if not traded in for the newest model.  Sometimes we see a carcass in the driveway waiting for a new home.  Extended beyond our fiscal limits, their existence makes no more sense.  A quick solution would be to call the salvage wrecker and receive a menial dollar amount.

     But wait, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.  What we perceive as a headache can bless another if we wait on God’s solution.  Not just a hand-me-down, the worth of the gift is commensurate to the need.  Networking opens our eyes and ears to those lacking.  Church is an excellent place to get our attention off ourselves and into the affairs of others.

      Pride takes no place when want is overcome with gratitude and the giver holds no strings attached.  When we expect nothing in return, the true spirit of benevolence blesses the receiver.

      For God so loved the world that He gave…  Expecting nothing in return, His opened hand from Heaven is simply an invitation.  What we do with the Christ is up to us.  When a present is given, the giver relinquishes control.  If we repulse and throw His name around, the gift is still available.  Unlike a vehicle we donate, the Word does not suffer wreckage at the hands of irresponsible ones.

     Christ does not rust.  He is greater than our violence.  We may swear shouting inexplicable things to the sky.  In a blur of confusion, we throw up our mess wanting it never to land on our head again.  Yet, God’s hand is still open.  He does hear and, in His greatness, He considers.

     What to do with a blessing?  God knew.  It is more blessed to give than receive.  Agreeing to walk it down, Jesus left Heaven.  Becoming the greatest gift to Mankind, He left the unwrapping to us individually.     

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