All week I've showed the gifts as they are given from God to us. But today I want to ask you what are you bringing to God?
The wise men searched for Jesus and brought Him gifts. However, in churches today, it seems that people want Jesus to seek them out and be given gifts. Now, bear with me, the Bible is replete with the principle of what we receive from God. The psalmist declared, "He daily loads me with benefits." It is refreshing to serve a God who freely gives and loves to do so. In fact, it is His will to give His children the kingdom!
But what are you giving to God?
Do you serve only on Sunday? What about the other days of the week? It is unfortunate that some only know church as a place to either visit during a funeral or special occasions like Christmas and Easter. And then there are those who do attend regularly, but who don't live it outside of the couple of hours they are in church.
So, what are you giving to God this Christmas?
I know what is on His Christmas wish list.
He wants people to take up their cross, deny themselves, and follow him daily! (See Luke 9:23).
That's all. You won't find God's Christmas gift at an outlet store, a bargain basement, or a retail chain. There won't be any ads on TV or the internet giving you special deals if you shop on certain days. Instead, God wants you to live for Him and with Him daily!
Serve Him on Sunday.
Meditate about Him on Monday.
Talk to Him on Tuesday.
Worship Him on Wednesday.
Be thoughtful of His Church on Thursday.
Fellowship with His Church on Friday.
Be sincere about your relationship with Him on Saturday.
And then do it all over again, and again, and again...
He daily loads me with benefits. The least I can do is reciprocate the relationship to the best of my ability. I've got to go... it's Sunday, and I want to find a place to commune with God. I'm going to go ahead and start giving Him His Christmas presents now...
