Proverbs 17:8
A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; wherever he turns, he prospers.
When we see something moldy, we throw it away. But when Alexander Fleming saw his culture dishes contaminated with mold, he discovered penicillin. You see, he had a gift which prospered him.
Joseph, a Hebrew slave in Egypt, had nothing except his gift of interpreting dreams. But look at what that gift did for him. It prospered him. He interpreted Pharaoh’s dream and became the most powerful man in Egypt after Pharaoh. (Genesis 41)
You might be thinking, but what if I don’t have any gift? Don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t have any gift. God has given each person a gift which can open doors of opportunities and bring in great blessings. Maybe you are just not aware of the gift you have inside you, or it has not profited you because you don’t know how to use it. You need to take your gift and ask God for wisdom to cultivate it until it becomes such a powerful tool or “precious stone” that wherever you turn, you prosper.
We all have one or more gifts that God has given us. Perhaps your gift is singing, writing, painting, computer programming, helping others or feeding the homeless. Then ask God to add His wisdom to your gift, and that gift will become, “a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; wherever he turns, he prospers”.
