Ignoring the Gifts

2 Corinthians 6:1
As God's partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God's kindness and then ignore it. (NLT)

As a child is growing up we see the natural gifts that God has given them. For some it is a gift of music. They are talented and can play an instrument almost by just picking it up. Others can draw. They seem to be able to just look at something and then make it appear on a piece of paper. It is like they are a copy machine.

Our system is such that people are more interested in a high paying profession then pursuing the talents God has given them. They look at the numbers and decide what they want to be. Gone are the desires to be a fireman or an astronaut. College looms on the horizon and they have to make up their minds. They ignore their talents.

God has also imparted us with spiritual gifts. Paul speaks of these in 1 Corinthians. The Holy Spirit will give them out on certain occasions as He needs them used. However, we each have been given some to use all the time.

His biggest gift to us was sending His Son Jesus so we could be reconciled to God. It was in His kindness that he did this. Yet how many ignore it? Paul speaks of accepting it and then ignoring it. What is that all about?

How many accept the gift of salvation and then sit back and wait? It is not a gift to be left on the shelf. We are call to GO and tell others what He has done for us. We are to talk about the Jesus we know.