How beautiful the presents look under the
tree! Wrapped in their pretty paper with ribbon and bows, all different shapes
and sizes, they appear so promising and mysterious. Some people think that
presents should be left unwrapped because the anticipation they bring often
outweighs the revelation of what lies beneath. Yet we open them, and are pleased
by our gifts and the expressions on the faces of our loved ones as they see
what we have given them.
God’s saving love through Jesus Christ is
life’s most precious gift. Don’t look from afar at the promise of what He has
to offer. Don’t be fooled into thinking that Christianity is applicable only to
the time following your earthly death. All the externals, the way we do church,
the way we worship, the buildings and programs, these are the frills, the glittery
wrapping paper. God delights to see us receive our present and discover what
lies underneath the packaging – the gift of a moment by moment walk with Him, a
life of relationship and hope.
Unwrap your gift. Unlike earthly ones, it
exceeds all expectations and lasts forever.
John 10:10
Amplified Bible (AMP)
“The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and
destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in
abundance (to the full, till it overflows).”
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