The Greatest Gift
- bradyrennix
- Dec 23, 2024
- 2 min read
What is the greatest gift you have ever received? I will never forget the year my parents switched from giving me gifts like toys and trucks to socks and shirts.
For a pre-teen, all I wanted to do was play with a racecar or something on Christmas morning but one year, my parents gave me a sleeping bag. How disappointing; how do you play with a sleeping bag? Little did I know that that gift would turn out to be one the best gifts ever. I used that for sleepovers, camping, summer camp, retreats and I even took it to college. Sometimes, what we most need in life is not the flashiest or latest toy but just something practical that will last a lifetime.
The prophet Isaiah wrote these words seven hundred years before Christ:
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
It is interesting that Isaiah speaks to the future from the past tense. The gift of Jesus had been planned from the beginning of time. God knew that the only answer to the world's greatest problem, sin, was Himself. Jesus did not have a flashy entrance like you imagine but a humble beginning in an obscure town called Bethlehem. But the gift would go on to live a perfect life and then die on a cross for our sins. Have you given your life to Jesus? Do you know Him as your Lord and Savior?
I am not sure if you are a regifter or not. I often feel bad regifting but with the white elephant gift exchange, it is inevitable. This year I got women's hot chocolate socks and gummy worms: they are going right back in the bag for the next gift exchange. When it comes to our faith, God calls us to be a regifter. In Matthew, Jesus tells us to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. We have a great opportunity to share the good news of Jesus with everyone around us. He is truly the greatest gift you can ever receive.
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