The Gift of God

I was reading this morning in the Gospel of John and this verse caught my eye.

Joh 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

"If thou knewest the gift of God and who it is..."

My New Living Translation says it this way, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am..."

According to Strong's concordance and Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of N.T. Words the word "gift" is the greek word "dorea" which "denotes a free gift, stressing its gratuitous character."

If you only knew (see, perceive, recognize) the gratuitously free gift of God and who I am...

So, what is the gift of God?

Is it salvation?

Yes and No.

The gift of God is a person. Jesus is the gift.

He is Living Water. He is the Bread of Life. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is the Wisdom of God.

He said, "Lady, if you only knew the gift of God and that it is standing right in front of you, you would ask me and never be thirsty"

Sometimes, we trivialize the gift in our churches by saying it's just being saved from hell, like it's just a ticket to heaven or something. The gift is so much more than just avoiding hell.

It's Christ in us, the hope of glory.

The gift is "all things pertaining to life and godliness"

In Christ, God gave us All good gifts, and "all" means ALL!

We have everything we need in HIM.

Know Him. Know the gift.