DEVOTION October 27th, 2013 Make vows to the LORD your God, and perform them; let all who are around him bring gifts to the One who is awesome. Psalms 76:11 If you were asked to buy the tackiest gift imaginable, what would you buy? Martin Marty was once invited to a postnuptial party. He was asked to bring a gift in the worst possible taste. The purpose was to embarrass the newly married couple. They would open their gifts standing in front of their family and friends and ooh and aah as they opened each tacky item. Marty found a five and ten store and began his search for the tackiest gift. To his delight he discovered a yellow plastic dove with a silver beak hollowed to hold a small plant and chained so it could be suspended. This was the perfect gift for the occasion, he thought. No one would have a more ratty gift than his. Then, an amazing thing happened. Expecting to be embarrassed at the checkout counter, he was instead surrounded by shoppers. They wanted to know where he had found such a beautiful object. Several of those doves got sold that day. We have lots of options on how we use our gifts, and talents, but none of our gifts are ugly. Just like the shoppers who admired the plastic bird, our gifts are beautiful in Gods eyes when our talents are used for good. God of all gifts, bless me as I use my talents for sharing of your love. In Jesus name, Amen.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 05:56:12 +0000
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