During this time of the year people are shopping, wrapping
gifts and placing them under the Christmas tree or putting them in secret
places until the right time on Christmas Eve to bring them out just in time the
next morning and hopefully see big smiles on the faces of those these gifts
were purchased for. However; go back and
visit that same household possibly six months from now and ask about those same
gifts. Answers will be different, for
some the gift may be broken, for others it could be in the closet, for many
they could still be enjoying their gift and hopefully for only a few the gift
may have made its way back to the store for a refund or exchange. All these gifts have something in common; they
all perish. There is one gift that God
gave to this world that is eternal and perfect.
I like to call it the ultimate gift.
When something is considered ultimate that means it is the best of the
best. Nothing compares or even comes
close. God gave us the ultimate gift of
love when He gave us his son.
In this wonderful gift was unending love deeply tucked away
in the package. There was unconditional
love that covered the package in its wrapping and finally there was undeserved
love bowed on top. So it does not matter
whether we have been naughty or nice throughout the year because the gift giver
looked beyond our faults and saw our need; we were graced to be able to have
this ultimate gift. This gift does not perish with time but it keeps on giving
to those who will accept it. As we take
time today to give to each other and receive also take time out to be thankful
for the ultimate give that has been given to you. A suggestion would be before opening the
presents take time to pray and give God thanks for the ultimate gift,
Jesus. Before sitting down and eating
all the wonderful smelling food that was prepared take time to thank God for
giving you the ultimate gift, Jesus. You
will see that it is the best gift that you and I would ever receive.
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