The Gift

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. - Ephesians 2.8-10

We are in the midst of the Christmas season so this is a good time to come cross this verse. We are all thinking about gifts and giving. Hopefully our thoughts are more on what we can give than what we can get, but this is not the time nor place for that. We are speaking about the most precious gift of all.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. He gave – a gift. Gifts are free or they are not gifts. If they could be earned they would be rewards.

Salvation though is not a reward. It is not a paycheque. It is not a prize for our good effort. It is not a trophy for a victory.

It is a free gift, pure and simple. It lays there, if you will, under the tree. For the gift to be our all we have to do is to take it.

Once we have it it is ours. A true gift won’t be taken back.

Praise God for that greatest gift!