Christmas: The Time of GIFT Giving

"Thanks be to God for His indescribable GIFT"
(2 Corinthians 9: 15, NASB)

 

 

 

Once again, we are coming to the close of another year. Today is Christmas Eve for many people around the world. for many people this special time of the year is about stress for many parents who are frantically scrambling to get the last few items of shopping done for Christmas, so they can watch their children with joy opening up their gifts Christmas morning. For many people Christmas time is a special time to spend the holiday with close family and friends. Unfortunately, for others, it is a lonely time of heartache in having no one to spend Christmas with. Usually during this festive time of the year where Christ should be the focus, many people are too wrapped up with the worry and stresses this holiday season brings. Also, many people get far too caught up with the family get togethers and the gifts they will be getting to pay any attention to what Christmas is really about. Happily though, there will be a number of Christians who will be celebrating the "birth of Christ" (see Isa. 7: 14; 9: 6; Matt. 1: 18-25). This of course brings me to today's topic in this blog. It is about the Greatest Gift of all.

 

The Incredible GIFT of God.

 

What is this incredible Gift I am talking about, you might ask? Well, as today's text above states "Thanks be to God for His indescrible GIFT" (2 Cor. 9: 15). to begin with, this gift is not a toy, nor is it an expensive car, nor is it a beautiful new jacket that a particular person at Christmas always wanted. No, it is something far more precious than any gift you and I could ever get. This specific "GIFT" is priceless. It is a Gift that is of immeasurable value to everyone who recieves it. This precious "GIFT" I am talking about is God's Gift to the world, His precious only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ! The most incredible GIFT of all!

 

The Inseparable GIFT of God.

 

When we think about the gifts we receive each year, we well know that many of the items will either get broken, or wear out, or the item may not fit, so we we usually get it exchanged at the store where we got the item for our loved one. Yet, there are other gifts we appreciate and value very much. Even then, such a gift may get either lost, stolen, broken, or just simply wear out after a year or two. Even if it does last alot longer, such gifts in the light of eternity are only temperal and of little value compared to God's "GIFT" given to humanity. To all such people who have received this precious priceless Gift of God's Son, have gotten the best Gift of all! A Gift that cannot ever be taken away, get broken, or stolen, or wear out, nor will you ever need to exchange it. This GIFT is "Inseparable" and gives the receiver "eternal life." The only GIFT that truly satisfies the person who receives it.

(To be Continued...)