God is the greatest gift-giver of all time! He gave His Son Jesus as the most precious gift to us all. This Christmas, talk with your children about gift-giving and gift-receiving.
Luke 6:38 states that in giving, we will receive. The NIV version says it this way:
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
That verse is counter to our way of thinking as we usually believe that we should be on the receiving end of many beautiful and wonderful gifts. We also cannot ignore the last part of the verse – if we are stingy in giving, then that is what we will receive back.
How are you and your children following through with God’s command to give this season? Is the focus on receiving gifts or on what God did for us?
From my family to yours – MERRY CHRISTMAS!