For God loved
the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge
the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
Love. The whole foundation of Christmas is on love
because God so loved He
gave…
He sent His son to be born a man, to live and die on the cross for all of us,
just because He loves us. There is no
catch. It is a truly free gift that you
do nothing to receive except claim it.
It is not like those deals everywhere that say Free – except for the shipping
fee of $39.99. No, nothing in
this world is free anymore. But God’s
love and His gift of eternal life are absolutely free to you and me. He paid the price. He sent His son to die in our place, to pay
our penalty.
Max
Lucado tells a story in one of his books about a young girl named Taylor. Taylor was on a family ski trip when an
accident claimed her life. Her parents made the difficult decision to donate
her organs. Over the course of a couple
of years after her death, Taylor’s mother made contact with every person that
had received one of Taylor’s organs and had been given new life as a
result. There was one recipient story that
touched me deeply. It was the story of
her meeting the woman who received Taylor’s heart. As a mother, I am sure that is why it may
have affected me more, but such a profound lesson is to be learned. Taylor’s mother contacted the woman and asked
if she could come to her home to meet her and…she wanted to listen to her
daughter’s heart. The woman agreed and
met Taylor’s mother at the door with a stethoscope in her hand. Taylor’s mother put it to the woman’s chest and
listened, once again, to her daughter’s heart beating. Without that heart the woman would not be
alive.
God
has given us a heart transplant with the sacrifice of His son’s life. It is only through Jesus will we ever have
eternal life, a true gift of love. It is
also only through His son’s heart in us that we can love others. We are human but He is supernatural and it is
only His supernatural love and grace and mercy that allow us to love each
other.
The
greatest Christmas gifts ever – the love of God and the birth of a Savior. Gifts given freely, waiting for you to claim.
Scripture to
Claim:
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for
love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 1 John
4:7
