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Service Times:
Sunday 9:30am Bible Fellowship
Sunday 10:30am Main Worship
Wednesday 6:30pm
Profound Gift
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” James 1:7
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
According to an old story, a man named Nicholas (born in ad 270) heard about a father who was so poor that he couldn’t feed his three daughters, much less provide for their future marriages. Wanting to assist the father, but hoping to keep his help a secret, Nicholas threw a bag of gold through an open window, which landed in a sock or shoe drying on the hearth. That man was known as St. Nicholas, who later became the inspiration for Santa Claus.
When I heard that story of a gift coming down from above, I thought of God the Father, who out of love and compassion sent to earth the greatest gift, His Son, through a miraculous birth. According to Matthew’s gospel, Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy that a virgin would conceive and give birth to a son whom they would call Immanuel, meaning “God with us” (Matthew 1:23).
As lovely as Nicholas’s gift was, how much more amazing is the gift of Jesus. He left heaven to become a man, died and rose again, and is God living with us. He brings us comfort when we’re hurting and sad; He encourages us when we feel downhearted; He reveals the truth to us when we might be deceived.
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (God With Us).” Matthew 1:23
Prayer: “Jesus, thank You for the way You left Your Father to be born in humble circumstances. May I never take for granted Your presence in my life.”
Have you received the gift of Jesus? He is “God with Us”. Are your certain of His presence in your life? If so, continue to grow in your relationship with Him and share this profound Gift with others.
Pastor Larry
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