The Greatest Gift!
Humanity has been given a gift—Jesus.
God so loved us that He proved it by giving us this gift. And this gift falls into the “very expensive” category. As a matter of fact, this gift cost God everything He had. But He gave it to us because He did look into our future and saw exactly what we would need, not only for our lifetimes but for all of eternity.
When Adam sinned, God went to work on this gift. He could see we were going to need a Savior. He knew that this gift would have to redeem us, heal us, clothe us and feed us. He knew He was going to have to give us something that we could use far beyond the day we first got it.
Jesus is the gift that keeps on giving.
When God gave you Jesus, He gave you the gift of salvation—salvation from hell on earth and hell in eternity. Not only have we been saved, we are being saved every day by that same salvation. You may have been filled with the Holy Ghost years ago, but you are “being filled” again today. This gift is still giving! Ephesians 1:3 in the "New King James Version" says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” When God gave us Jesus, He gave us everything heaven had to offer. He put heaven in Jesus and then sent Him to us as the complete and total package.
“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32, "NKJV").
If God were willing to give you Jesus, why on earth would He withhold your healing, your provision, your deliverance or any other good thing? My friend, He’s not withholding any good thing from you. If there is something you need, then all you must do is go to the original gift He gave you, because that gift is still giving to you today. There is nothing you need that He hasn’t already given you. It’s all in Jesus.
Never think that you are asking or expecting too much from God. He Himself told you that it is more blessed to give than to receive. This must mean that it blesses Him more to give to you than it does to receive from you. But as you live life enjoying this gift that won’t stop giving to you, your response will be to give to Him and others.
This Christmas season, give BIG to the kingdom of God and to the people He has put in your life. Get addicted to the blessing of giving. Once you do, you’ll know how Jesus feels when He gives. He will never quit giving to you. V
About:
Jeremy and his wife, Sarah, are founders of Pearsons Ministries International. They travel to preach Jesus to congregations across the U.S. and around the world. For more information, visit them online at pearsonsministries.com.
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