7 April 2012
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| Dark cloudy day @ Kodaikanal |
God’s indescribable gift is salvation through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
God gave the gift of His Son because He wants to have a personal relationship with you (and me) through Jesus. God is the supreme giver and His ability is immeasurable. Hence God gave more than world can give us. HE GAVE US HIS SON.
God's Son is called an "unspeakable" gift.( 2 Corinthians 9:15) God's gift justifies us from sin by bring complete forgiveness and restores peace with God and all men.
- “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
A gift should be given much thought and care (should reflect the uniqueness) –it should be personal too. God’s gift to us was very personal.
We can call God our “Daddy” (Romans 8:15) He knows us fully well (in and out of us- nothing is hidden from Him)
- “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar……....... “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139: 1-2,23-24
Open your heart, so that God can show you the way of salvation through His Son.
God’s gift of forgiveness and salvation is permanent.
- “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance…” Ephesians 1:13-14
God gives us His Spirit to “seal the deal” and our guarantee for securing our inheritance in heaven.
- “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you…” 1 Peter 1: 3-4
God’s own indescribable gift to us cost us nothing, but it cost Him His life
- “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
- “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:15
When we understand how costly the gift is that God gave to us, we should want to express our gratitude back to Him.
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5: 1,2
Be an imitator of God( not the word and the content of the world)
Give yourselves back to God as a living sacrifices.
Do not step into the shoes of others.
Be yourself and do good to others.
God bless
