The Gift!

I was at a loss for words and something jumped within me as my friend's voice came across the phone with a question that she pretty much asked nonchalantly, "So, Did you receive YOUR Christmas gift from God?" She had NO IDEA what she had just asked and how it stirred up within me that exuberant feeling I had experienced that morning from the vision I had about The Gift! My first thought was, "No way! How can she know? I never told her! I haven't told ANYONE! What was she talking about? Was that box waiting at the post office for us from her? Is this what she's referring to?" So many different thoughts were going through my mind and after she wondered why I went silent, I struggled for the words to explain because I was just taken aback from her question. So I just merely asked, "Um...Can I read you something that I just wrote today about what happened to me this morning?" After she answered, yes, I began to read.

The Gift!

It's Christmas Morning!!

I was awakened early because my little dogs, Champ & Lily had to go out. I shivered as the brisk cold morning air engulfed my body, yet I felt a refreshing all around me and a feeling of expectancy rose within me. As I returned back inside my home, I sat down at my desk and turned on my computer. After reading my devotional that I had written, “Christmas at the Window”, I placed the earphones over my ears and began listening to Francesca Ballistelli singing, “Be Born in Me”. As I sat back comfortably in my chair and closed my eyes, she hadn't even sung two lines of the song, when tears began to fall down my face and it was then, the vision came.

I was standing on a dark street. At first, things were so chaotic and gloomy, but then a magnificent looking tree caught my eye! I was drawn to the other side of the street. The white glistening lights on this tree were so bright and I gasped as my breath was taken away by its beauty. The closer I got to the tree, I began to feel its magic. A beautiful angel was atop the tree. She looked so real to me, as I stared at her radiant face. It was as if she was seeing right through me as I felt an invasion within but I let her in because I trusted her.

My attention turned to all the unopened gifts lying beneath the tree and next to the tree was a sign that read, “Free Gifts”. I recognized this tree and knew I had been here before! Yes, God had brought me here once before in a dream and this time, I was not here to observe. I was here to Receive. (If you want to read about that dream, read "Many Gifts Unopened".)

So many gifts yet to be opened!

My eyes began to scan across the names on the gifts but I was unable to make out the names except for the one to the right of me. It had MY name on it! I reached down to touch the gift and my fingers tingled as I took it into my hands. The gift was small and flat and the wrapping was so beautiful with so many pretty colors. My fingers ran through the bright red ribbon that flowed from the package. Across the package, in small letters was written, “To be opened by one who believes & receives, in Jesus Name”.

As I began opening the gift, I noticed that a large crowd of people began gathering around the tree. I saw many familiar faces of whom I knew were the ones that I had told of the one gift that I believed for and who agreed to stand with me, but there were others, many others I did not know that later I found out were people who also chose to stand with me. The excitement that shone on all their faces triggered a feeling of great expectancy in my heart.

Slowly I removed the gift wrap and as I pulled free the note inside and began reading in capital letters, I couldn't help but shout out, “HEALING!” as I raised my hand in the air. The crowd's voices erupted in praise and shouts unto the Lord and as I dropped to my knees, a great warmth, starting from my fingertips, spread throughout my entire body and I was overcome by the mighty presence of the Lord. The red flowing ribbon, escaping the package's form began wrapping itself all around me as the flow of Christ's blood raced throughout my body. I felt God's healing power, as an electrical force hit me.

My manifestation had finally come!!

As I basked in the Lord's Presence, the crowd broke forth in song and worship and I saw many others from the crowd believing, receiving and unwrapping their gifts that had been lying beneath that tree for many many years, untouched and unopened. God's Best had definitely been received by many this day!

Suddenly my eyes opened as the song “Be Born In Me” ended and my son walked from his bedroom. As I wiped the tears from my face, I softly whispered, “Be it unto me, O Lord, according to your Word. Thank you Jesus!”

If you are a Born Again Believer, every gift from God for you has already been freely given. They are inside of you and it's your choice as to the gifts that you allow to come forth.

Believe, Receive and then Give!!

Just as Peter said, "Silver & Gold have I none, but such as I have, give I thee...Rise up and walk!" We have a miracle in us for someone just waiting to receive!! Allow God to use you through the gifts and abilities that He has given you.

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21 (Read the whole chapter)

How much power of God are YOU allowing to work in you? And WHO might be out there needing a miracle that has been birthed inside of YOU... TO GIVE!

Connie J. Schmoll
P.S. I 'relived' this vision as I began sharing about it with a friend last night. I truly believe that God does a great work within not only the one who 'takes a stand' for Him, but He's also doing some great miracles in the lives of many others involved. You never know how many lives can be touch & changed because of your choice to stand!