{"id":6648,"date":"2024-12-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=6648"},"modified":"2024-12-21T17:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T23:57:02","slug":"indescribable-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=6648","title":{"rendered":"Indescribable Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>From God comes\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro-969x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6649\" width=\"325\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro-600x634.jpg 600w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro-1454x1536.jpg 1454w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro-1320x1395.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Cor.-9.15-churchartpro.jpg 1675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From God comes an indescribable gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Christmas season, our minds naturally turn to giving and receiving gifts. Some times we want to get people a one-of-a-kind gift or something that is custom-made just for them. Who wouldn\u2019t want to receive something like that? Well, guess what? You already have!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a good and perfect gift straight from God\u2019s heart to you (James 1:17). His name is Jesus. The birth of Christ brings us more than glad tidings, for Christ is a one-of-a-kind, custom-made gift from God to all mankind. \u201cThanks be to God for His indescribable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15)!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus is the gift that exceeds all others! He is our Redeemer (Psalm 130:7-8). He is the Lord of Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:4-5). He is full of wisdom, understanding, counsel, power, and knowledge (Isaiah 11:2-5). He is the Prince of Peace (Isiah 9:6-7). He is our Savior (John 3:16).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God showed us His love by sending us His Son, Jesus. God\u2019s love for us was manifested by sending \u201cHis only begotten Son into the world that we might live through Him (1 John 4:9).\u201d Jesus came to be an atonement for our sins (1 John 4:10). He sacrificed His life so we might be saved and redeemed (Ephesians 1:7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you describe what is indescribable? Words cannot do justice to the gift of Jesus for words are very limiting. Our human ability to comprehend the width, length, depth, and height of His love for us is limited, whereas His love for us is limitless (Ephesians 3:18). To receive the gift of Jesus in our lives, we must learn to embrace and accept what we may not fully understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So don\u2019t ever think you aren\u2019t getting anything for Christmas. You already got the most wonderful gift of all. You might say it is indescribable. So, rejoice! The birth of Christ gives us many, many reasons to be merry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cWhatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>~James 1:17 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From God comes\u2026 From God comes an indescribable gift. During the Christmas season, our minds naturally turn to giving and receiving gifts. 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