Hello, and welcome to another blessing Sunday. Traveling with me on this path are

Lynda Lambert

who shared the idea with me, and

Abbie Johnson Taylor

Niv 12

4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.

6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

Lois Gibson, a notably successful forensics artist from Houston, set aside her 5-year retirement this week to offer help in the Nancy Guthrie abduction case. That’s not striking. What did strike me initially was the incredible compassion she expressed. She said the amount of torture families of kidnap victims endured was “insane”. She also said she was willing to “take the hit” if her guesses about the kidnapper’s appearance were incorrect–she just wanted to help.

Some might say she was just trying to capitalize on the situation and get some publicity. I don’t think so. I think rather that this lady knows beyond the shadow of a doubt that she has been given a gift, and she wants to use it to help those in need. Unlike others in this case, she requested no money, so far as I can tell, for the service she provided

Everyone is given at least 1 gift by their Creator, usually more, to benefit themselves and those around them. That last part is important. Our gifts are how we co-create with God, serving as His hands, feet, and mouthpiece to do His work on this earth. That’s not because God’s is incapable of doing it on His own. Rather, He allows us the privilege of working with Him to accomplish His purposes. The child in the picture is blissfully unaware of this. Unfortunately, so are far too many adults.

It touches me greatly when I see people coming forward to use the gifts God has given them to help others. I think it also makes the Great Father happy too. If everyone did it, this would be a far happier world. Indeed, it would, I believe, be very much like heaven. Ms. Gibson, in my opinion, has learned a valueable life lesson, and that is when you use your gift to help someone else, you receive a blessing. It may not be a material blessing, but it is a blessing nonetheless.

Lord, please help us all to use the gifts you’ve given us today and throughout the week, to make this world a better place. Amen