The Gifts of My Savior

Before Christmas was even a thing, all of mankind was offered a gift. It was so extravagant, so incredible, so unimaginable – yet so practical and necessary. It’s not the kind of gift that can be put on a shelf and ignored. It cannot be returned and exchanged. It cannot be broken by too much use – in fact, it gets stronger and sweeter as we use it more.

But there are two ways we can miss out on this amazing package that Jesus holds out to us. We can say, “No thank you, I’ll pass; I have plenty of packages already.” Or, we can accept the package and not open it; it will be received, but tossed in a corner and forgotten about, never to be opened and explored.

I’d like to share with you a few things that come to mind when I think of this gift I’ve received.

• I’ve been adopted into His family, and I now have a share in the inheritance, because I have received the benefit of His death – eternal life with Him in Heaven.
• I have His protection, and I am invincible until he calls me home.
• I have peace that surpasses all understanding – this world is so messed up and sin sick, but He is with me, and He will come back soon and take me Home.
• I have the promise that He is building an eternal home for me in Heaven, and I will share it with Him and everybody else who has accepted the gift He offers.

I want this Christmas to be different. I want to begin to consciously open and explore the gifts my Savior offered me, the gifts that were offered to the entire world that first Christmas. But I don’t want to just spend a day, or even a season, doing it; I want to spend my entire life striving to understand what I’ve been given – because it’s just that massive and mind-blowing!

What other parts of the package have you unwrapped and explored lately? Tell me in the comments section below, I’d love to hear about it!