By Kingsley Baehr
The wages of sin is death,
but the GIFT of GOD is
ETERNAL LIFE
through
JESUS CHRIST our LORD!
In spite of all the attempts these days to substitute “holidays” for "Christmas", we still use these “holidays” to give gifts to each other.
All the mercantile establishments which have banned any and all displays of Christ’s name,
and all schools which have outlawed the use of the “J” word in their “holiday concerts”,
and all government agencies which have removed creches from their property—
all of them are banking on Christmas for boosting gift-giving sales and providing an extended vacation from workdays.
Selfishness and greed are riding high!
What a wonderful society we have become!
IT WAS GOD’S GIFT OF HIS SON JESUS CHRIST,
AND THROUGH HIS SON,
ETERNAL LIFE
which started the whole idea
of a season for gift-giving.
“Every good and perfect GIFT is from above, coming down from the FATHERof the heavenly lights, WHO does not change like shifting shadows. HE chose to give us birth through the WORD OF TRUTH...” – James 1:17,18a
“For it is by grace you have been saved through FAITH—and this [FAITH] is not from yourselves, it is the GIFT of GOD—...” – Ephesians 2:8
[Jesus said] “I GIVE them ETERNAL LIFE, and they shall never perish.” – John 10:28a
When a true gift is given, it is motivated by love, and if it is refused, it is a severe insult to the giver.
Have you accepted GOD’S GIFT of eternal life through HIS SON JESUS CHRIST?
Or are you insulting the GOD who gave you your existence in the first place?
Think!
“Now may the LORD OF PEACE HIMSELF GIVE you peace at all times and in every way. The LORD be with all of you.” - 2 Thessalonians 3:16