SALVATION: A SATURDAY SHORT!

A Saturday Short that is long in meaning.......

Salvation is from the LORD. His work. His grace. His gift for His glory.

Accordino to Scotty Smith, Ephesians 2:8, is a glorious reminder for we who suffer with Gospel-amnesia, grace allergies, freedom dementia, and chronic unbelief. 

A salvation heads-up!

"PERFECT GIFT"

All perfect gifts come from God. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! (2 Corinthians 9:15)

Crickett's Christmas table says it  well!

Thanks be to God for giving His Son, who is the "Perfect" Gift for all mankind.

"ON PURPOSE"

3/1/13 "Intentionality" is the BIG buzzword in Christian circles. In our Heart to Heart  Bible study we have spent the '12-'13 year discussing intentionally "pressing on" in our spiritual maturity and "pressing on" with purpose.

Wednesday night's lecture (Ecclesiastes 5: 8-6:9) by Kim Seville reminded me of truths I needed to consider about God's goodness as I "press on with purpose" in my spiritual walk. God is the giver of gifts in our lives. God not only gives the gift of prosperity (blessings, even those in disguise) but He also gives the gift of enjoyment. 

• God often separates the enjoyment of the gift from the gift itself in order to draw our attention back to the Giver. 
• Love the Giver, not the gift.
• Two loves are commanded positively in scripture------Love God first and love people well. (Luke 10:27)

"My" thoughts are that God gave the greatest gift to draw all men unto Himself. He did it "on purpose."

"On purpose"----the way I intend to live my life of intentionality---it's just easier to say that way.

ingenuiTEA

12/15/10 Angie is one of my most ingenuous friends so it stands to reason that when it comes to gift giving she overflows with cleverness. Plus, she adds the personal element. Having opened her gift at school, I just had to try it out when I got home.

It’s an ingenuiTEA, the ingenuous teapot. How clever is that!!

It brews my loose tea in the water that can be heated right inside the cup and then will only dispense it when it’s sitting on a teacup. Otherwise it sits up on little “feet.” It’s a great gift for a tea lover who cherishes convenience, especially in the hours before dawn.

ingenuiTEA, especially in gift giving, is not my “cup of tea” or area of giftedness but I can certainly recognize it in others. They are thoughtful, clever, creative, resourceful, and original. Just plain ole good gift givers, like Angie---giving in both tangible gifts and in selfless giving of their time and energy.

God gives good gifts to all of us. He is the initiator of all ingenuity. He gives me family & friends and blog readers who shower me with gifts and encouragement. He gave His son Jesus. What an ingenuous gift!

Every good and perfect gift is from above, (James 1:17)