Advent: What Can I Give Him

This advent devotional goes straight to the heart or it would if you let it.

Makes you think about what you would give back to Him and you should for He is worthy. No, he doesn't need a present but that doesn't mean we can just get sloppy and forget about what He has done for us.

So what exactly does He want? He wants everything not to be an overlord but to be the only one we will rely on from here to eternity making our hearts the most precious gift we can give.

God Bless and Merry Christmas.

What Can I Give Him?

One year those responsible for decorating their church for Christmas decided to use the theme of “Christmas lists.” Instead of decorating with the usual shiny gold and silver ornaments, they gave each person a red or green tag. On one side they were to write down the gift they would like from Jesus, and on the other they were to list the gift they would give to the One whose birth they were celebrating.

If you were to do this, what gift would you ask for and what would you offer? The Bible gives us lots of ideas. God promises to supply all our needs, so we might ask for a new job, help with financial problems, physical healing for ourselves or others, or a restored relationship. Or we might long to be more loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind and good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled (Gal. 5:22-23).

The most important gift we can ever receive is God’s gift of His Son, our Savior, and with Him forgiveness, restoration, and the promise of spiritual life that begins now and lasts forever. And the most important gift we can ever give is to give Jesus our heart. —Marion Stroud

You will know true joy when you receive the gift of God’s Son.

-Author Unknown