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Here is the words which impressed me most in my life This is by Max Lucado
We delight in giving our loved ones extravagant gifts, don't we?
Especially at Christmas. Yes, we give gifts throughout the year—
birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions—but at
Christmas time, we put a little more effort into finding that extra
special gift for that special person, or persons, in our lives. An
engagement ring. A family portrait. A special edition leather-bound
book. A set of golf clubs. Diamond earrings. A puppy. Whatever
the gift might be, we want it to be a bountiful expression of our love.
Maybe it has something to do with the lavishness of the gift that
first Christmas morning, the extravagance of love that came in the
form of a tiny, helpless newborn. Consider the gift for a moment,
what Jesus really did. He swapped a spotless castle for a grimy
stable. He exchanged the worship of angels for the company of
killers. He could hold the universe in his palm but gave it up to
float in the womb of a maiden.
He humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in
the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary's finger. The palm
that held the universe took the nail of a soldier.
Why? Because that's what love does. It puts the beloved before
itself. Your soul was more important than his blood. Your eternal
life was more important than his earthly life. Your place in heaven
was more important to him than his place in heaven, so he gave up his
so you could have yours.
And that's what extravagant giving is all about—love, God's love, a
love that knows no limits, no end. The Christmas kind of love. The
type of love we are commanded to give to others: “So now I am giving
you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you,
you should love each other” (John 13:34 NLT). |