2 Corinthians 9:15, Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
When the apostle Paul tried to tell others about Jesus, he did not use the words fantastic, awesome, wonderful, great, or incredible. No, he called Jesus the indescribable gift.
For many people, the fast pace and hectic schedule of the holidays causes people to miss the greatest gift of Christmas. In fact, that is exactly what happened the first Christmas – people simply missed the greatest gift!
· The religious leaders knew all the signs – but they missed it!
· The people of the marketplaces were full of guests filling up their inns and diners – but they missed the greatest gift – Jesus.
The reason they missed the gift of Christmas – is they simply were looking for the wrong item. They were like many people today…
Looking for security rather than a savior
Looking for a keepsake rather than a king
Looking for the things of this world rather than one to be worshipped
My challenge to you is not to miss the gift of Christmas, to insure we do not miss Christmas, we need to make sure we are looking for the right item. Luke 2:4-7 reminds us; Jesus is the best gift of Christmas because of his humility. Too often we are attracted to the glitter and the gold when we look at Christmas presents. Our focus is drawn to the appearance of an item. We tend to overlook the meek and the small items. It is important for us to remember the first Christmas gift came in humility, wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger. While all other religions exalt their leader, Christianity focuses on the humility of Jesus Christ, Philippians 2:5-8. You cannot look at a wooden manger and not see a wooden cross.
Not only did he come in humility, he lived and died and conquered the grave in humility as well; for this reason Paul called him the indescribable gift.
Max Lucado writes, “2000 years ago, the all powerful God, the one who specializes in taking what is common and making it spectacular, the all powerful God who took a rod and parted the sea. The all-powerful God who took a pebble and killed a giant, the all-powerful God who spoke the universe into existence, said to his angels, “It is time for me to show them my love and in order to show my love, I am going to have to put aside my power”
He loved us so much that he was willing to become a helpless powerless baby in a manger.
C.S. Lewis said Christmas is when the Son of God became man, so men might become sons of God. This year I hope you will have or find the indescribable gift of Jesus?
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