"I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1: 4-9)
God has provided us all that we need. St. Paul reminds us that we are not lacking in any spiritual gifts. God has provided us with the gifts of wisdom, knowledge and faith. We have been given the gift of prophecy so that we may go out and proclaim the Good News. And as we begin this Advent season, there is so much good news. We are preparing to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. God came to live among us so that we may be one with Him.
So often we see that having all the physical things that you think you need lead you to being unfulfilled. You continue to want more and more. You develop a sense of entitlement and become selfish. But it is not that way with spiritual gifts. Just as we can spoil our children with physical things, we can never spoil them with love and respect. We can’t spoil them by bringing them up in a loving home that has a strong foundation in God. When we teach our children about honor and sacrifice we are not spoiling them. And this hold true for us and our heavenly Father. These spiritual gifts are available to us for the taking. They will keep us firm to the end and irreproachable. But we have to take these gifts and use them to bring his kingdom here on earth as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
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