Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.

Thanks for joining our study on a topic that is often overlooked. The topic of “gifts” emerged while I was at church on May 24. It was Pentecost Sunday, and when the pastor preached about the gift of the Holy Spirit, I felt a strong “ding ding” to write about gifts. As I have often repeated, my “Assignment Editor” guides this study, so when discussing His Word, I feel earthly and divine pressure to please Him.

First, we must always acknowledge that God is the Greatest Gift to humankind.

Second, humankind’s greatest gifts come from God. These include eternal life through Jesus, and the list continues: the gift of life, the gift of love, the gift of family, the gift of healing, good health, including all our senses, and the gift of talents.

There is also God’s gift of natural beauty, such as sunrises, oceans, rivers, babbling brooks, mountains, forests, and canyons. Additionally, animals must be included on that list, especially pets.

In our busy and challenging lives, we forget to recognize all the above as gifts from God. I suspect He would greatly appreciate our thinking that way. In fact, Thanksgiving Day began as a day to give thanks to God, not to mark the official opening of Christmas shopping. However, every day should be celebrated with thanksgiving for the gifts He has bestowed upon us.

Let’s turn to the Bible to deepen our understanding of those gifts.

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