Thursday, July 23, 2009 @2:09 AM
Alright, this book really has been a blessing to me, "He chose the nails, Max Lucado" :D Thanks Vernon! (:
When you love someone, wouldn't you want to give the best to them? Wouldn't it be just great to see the smile on their face when they receive the gift? We are at our
best when we are giving. In fact, we are most like God when we are giving. Have you ever wondered why God gives so much? He could have left the world flat and gray; we wouldn't have known the difference. But He didn't. If we give gifts to show our love, how much more would He? If we, greedy and selfish people, love to give gifts, how much more does God, pure and perfect God, enjoy giving gifts to us? Jesus asked, "If you hardhearted, sinful men know how to give good gifts to your children, won't your Father in heaven even more certainly give good gifts to those who ask Him for them?" (Matthew 7:11). God's gifts shed light on God's heart, God's good and generous heart. Every gift reveals God's love, but no gift reveals his love more than the gifts of the cross. They came, not wrapped in paper, but in passion. Not placed around a tree, but a cross. And not covered in ribbons, but sprinkled with blood.
The gifts of the cross. He did it just for you.
