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Gifts from men

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Proverbs 18:16 A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. How do you feel when someone sends you a gift? One thing that comes to mind is you feel special and loved. God will send you men this year that will give you gifts that will cause you to feel that way. You need them, do not say you do not. Do not neglect the power of the gift. A gift calms the nerves and it restores relations if they may have fallen apart. Gift an enemy and they will change the way they feel, act and think toward you. God's coming through Jesus offering Himself on our behalf was a gift to us. There's nothing much better than that. If it is in your power to give gifts, gift someone but at the same time, do not refrain from receiving from those that gift you. Further scriptures Proverbs 21:14 A  gift  in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.

Good gifts

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James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. God is a giver and not a taker. This means Job accusing God as a taker was incorrect since he didn't know what was going on behind the scenes.  Three kinds of gifts you may anticipate to get this year and these include the gifts from the Father, Gifts from the Holy Spirit and Gifts from men. God has given to us men as gifts. Look at ministers of God as your gifts. The way you handle a gift represents the value of the relationship you have between you and the giver. If you mishandle the gift, it means you don't respect the giver of the gift. This year purpose to value men of God and hold them in high esteem than ever before because they are for your benefit. Do not join the rest who mock them, or talk I'll about them. You can never receive from anyone whom you despise. Jesus came to His hometown and was rejected ...