GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE.

In Acts 3.6 Peter said to the crippled beggar, who was 40 years old, "I don't have any money. But what I have. I give..." I've been thinking about that remarkable profundity this week. The question is, since I don't have money or a great deal of skill or talent, what do I have to give? Plenty! And so does every believer in Jesus Christ.

When I read about the incredibly bad news around the world I often ask myself, "what can I do about that?" [Shrug] I think there is an answer --- I can do what God gives me to do and "give what I have."

All believers have the Gospel, the truth, the Word of God, the knowledge that Jesus is alive and approachable, that He really loves us and desires us to know Him personally. That and much more is "what we have" and we can choose to take the opportunity every day to give it to others. Is that not an interesting thought? What a tremendous thing at Christmas time - to give what we have. Everybody can do that

Charles Swindoll has a great Christmas time suggestion: instead of going to multiple parties, family gatherings and events, why not stay home for at least part of the Christmas season, and enjoy each other by talking, singing together, telling stories, and just being together. How about turning the television off and banning cell phones! That might even cause everyone to relax and enjoy each other and to be thankful and to "be still and know that God is really God." Wouldn't that be a delightful pleasure? 

It won't just happen. You'll have to plan it.