Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! 

While there does not seem to be a definitive answer as to why we give gifts at Christmastime, it really does make sense from a Christian point of view.  The central message of Christmas is the gift of God.   He gave his only son for us.  He gave the perfect gift.  It is beautiful, effective, and loved by all who receive it.   Paul, in 2 Corinthians 9:15, describes the gift as “inexpressible.” It is so immensely valuable that we cannot even begin to express its value.  Imagine marveling at the value of Christ for all of eternity! We will never tire of praising the value of God’s gift. 

There is a “credit crisis” currently in our economy.  Many have large debts, which they can no longer get credit to cover.  We have borrowed so much we can’t borrow more, and we can hardly make the payments.  Imagine some immensely wealthy individual paying off all the debt.   Every person in the world would be exuberantly grateful.  We would be dizzy with joy.  All the debt gone!?  WOW.  We would never forget the moment we heard about this generous bailout.   The joy would be inexpressible.  We would want to honor the generous individual for a long time to come.   

God has paid an even greater debt through the gift of his son.  Jesus Christ is the Redeemer.  He is the ransom for our sin.   The penalty of sin is death, but Jesus has taken the wrath of God for us when he died for our sins.  He paid for our freedom with his own blood.     

Here is a sample of the worship in heaven…

And they sang a new song, saying,

“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”  And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped. (Revelation 5:9-14)

 

Let us get started on worshipping him now!  Let’s fall and worship Christ!  Amen?