DECEMBER 2 THE GREATEST GIFT EVER GIVEN By Dwight Peterson Professor, Clarks Summit University Adjunct Faculty, Word of Life Bible Institute
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
Whenever I think of Christmas, one of my first thoughts is gifts. I am still such a little boy who can’t wait to open my gifts or watch others open the gifts I give them. I remember receiving gifts that I knew would change my life. From a new laptop to a putter last Christmas, gifts have changed my life in specific ways. The reality is that Christmas is about gifts. It started with the greatest gift ever given. God gave us this gift to change our lives forever. That first Christmas, God’s gift of a baby born to Mary and Joseph would one day pay the price for our sins and change our lives forever. I have thought often about how radical a change that gift has brought to my life and the lives of countless people. Think about how that gift changed the life of the apostle Paul. He was transformed from being the greatest threat to the message of Jesus to becoming its greatest messenger. The gift of Jesus changed his life and the course of human history. So, this Christmas, take some time to reflect on how that first gift changed your life. Think about the people in your world with whom you can invest relationally – people who, like Paul, need the gift of Jesus to change their lives. If the gift was available to a man like Paul, it is available to anyone.
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