The Perfect Gift...

Well, here we are again – Christmas!  Time to start making lists of all you have to do to be ready for the big day.  Buy those Christmas cards early and get them addressed and in the mail.  Start baking Christmas cookies and sweet breads for neighbors.  Don’t forget to pick up stocking items.  Oh my, what am I forgetting? It isn’t even Thanksgiving and all you see are Christmas decorations and newspaper ads encouraging you to buy the perfect gift. But what is the perfect gift, and who could afford it even if you knew what it was?  But wait, God gave us the perfect gift when he gave us his Son.  Maybe this is the gift we can give to others, and what better time than Christmas when we celebrate the birth of that wonderful gift to us.  Perhaps the gift you can give is simply a hug, or a phone call to a lonely widow.  Maybe a smile to that grumpy person next to you in line at the check-out counter would be the gift that person needs.  Reading a story to a shut-in, or baby-sitting for a harried mom might be just the thing.  Whatever gift you choose to give, remember the only perfect gift came from God and by sharing the lessons his Son taught us, we are sharing Him.  What better gift could anyone give?  Choose to share the perfect gift this Christmas.

Philemon 1:6 You are generous because of your faith.  And I am praying that you will really put your generosity to work, for in so doing you will come to an understanding of all the good things we can do for Christ.

written by Ginny McCord