When I was about seven, I was invited to a friend’s birthday. For his gift, my mom showed me two choices; a Hot Wheels matchbox car (super cool), or a card game (super lame). She told me to choose one for him, and said I could keep the other. Of course, being a selfish seven year old I chose the card game for my friend. Though I can sheepishly laugh about that self centered decision now, it contrasts starkly to God’s approach to gift giving. You see, in sending Jesus to live among us, he sent his very best; There was no holding back…. because he loved us. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 The “Why” of his gift to us is so important to understand: For God so loved…it led to his unselfish action on our behalf: that he gave… Love is so much more than an emotion, or feeling. In spite of what many think, it’s not something we fall “in” or “out” of either. My favorite Chip Ingram quote is: “Love is not a feeling; Love is giving someone what they need most, when they deserve it least, at great personal cost to yourself” Wow. Isn’t that exactly what God did in sending his Son, knowing that someday Jesus would pay the price for our sin, so our relationship with our Heavenly Father could be restored? We didn’t deserve what God did, but we certainly needed it! How wonderful to know what motivated God’s actions towards us was his love for us.
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