The Gifts of God 

   “What is man, that you make so much of him or pay him any mind? (Job 7: 17) 

   We are nearing the annual celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Of all the gifts of God, the coming His only Son, the Messiah, is the greatest.  Only through this gift can we find peace and reconciliation with the Creator.  Jesus told us very clearly, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14: 6)

   The gift He has given is His life that we may have redemption for our sins; that we might spend eternity in the paradise God has prepared for those who believe.  But what gift can we give the Savior of the world?  He needs nothing and nothing of the world can make Him any more or less that He already is.  He is the eternal One and all exists because of Him.

   What He asks of us in return doesn’t cost money, we don’t have to go to the malls and shops to find it.  The gift He desires is our heart and soul, not a portion but all of each.  In return for that gift we will receive more than we could ever hope for or deserve. 

   We must accept the gifts that God wishes to give to us, He will not force them upon us.  We must willingly give Him our love in return, He will not demand it though that is what he seeks.  When we do He will make us the person we were created to be, He will make us holy, He will bring us to Himself.