For months I searched for a misplaced gift. Now packing for a trip, I needed it. Where did I put that new camera card? Maybe I’m wrong. Was it the one gigabyte and I already used it?
This internal dialogue continued until I quietly asked my granddaughter (they remember such things). How many gigabytes was that card you and dad gave me at Christmas? Not one gigabyte, but two? Oh no, I lost it!
In July I pulled out winter coats and picked pockets. I dumped drawers and turned totes inside out. Doomed by the stupidity that it got tossed with Christmas trash, I purchased another. Sometimes we have to admit carelessness. But how painful to accept someone had given a gift I never took out of the box.
After Thanksgiving I carried Christmas decorations from storage. Imagine my surprise, when sandwiched inside the stocking bag was a two gigabyte card.
Sadly, some folks celebrated Christmas this year in a similar way. They never found the best gift of all – salvation offered through God’s Son, Jesus Christ. A Savior came to give eternal life in Heaven and life on earth worth living. Salvation is a gift meant to be opened and enjoyed.
And speaking of enjoyment, maybe you’ve been like me lately, ungrateful. Sometimes we willingly sacrifice in December, and turn self-centered in January.
Guess I’ll rummage through a bag of holiday decorations before I store them and see if I can find any more surprises. Here's one written on a teddy bear's tag: In you, O Lord, do I put my trust…let me never be put to shame or [have my hope in you] disappointed...Psm. 31:1(Amplified)
That’s a Lifeline worth holding on to all year.
1. Have you ever lost something when unwrapping presents? What was it and did you find it?
2. Tell me how someone encouraged you this month.
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