Imagine a scene were gifts are wrapped and are placed beneath the tree. It is a scene we all may have experienced. Only this time there is no restriction given to open and use the gifts. There is no admonition to wait until Christmas or until after breakfast. The gifts are there ready to be opened.
What child would not rush to the tree to open the gifts? Who among us would not experience each marvelous surprise in rapid succession?
This scene is ever present before us. To see it, we must examine the scene with spiritual eyes. God has laid out the gifts, they are many and they are ready to be accessed for the willing seeker. Not all of them are listed in scripture but here are a few:
The gift of the word of wisdom, the gift of the the word of knowledge, the gift of faith, the gift of healing, the gift of working miracles, the gift of prophecy, the gift of discerning spirits, the gift of tongues, the gift of interpretation of tongues, the gift to know that Jesus is the Christ, the gift of belief, the gift of hope, the gift of charity.
These gifts are waiting and they are promised to those who will use them in righteousness.
“Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given;
For verily I say unto you, they are given for the benefit of those who love me and keep all my commandments, and him that seeketh so to do; that all may be benefited that seek or that ask of me, that ask and not for a sign that they may consume it upon their lusts.”