Posted by Pastor Bruce Marsee
God's Indescribable Gift by Pastor Bruce Marsee 12/12/08
“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” – 2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)
Christmas is a time of giving. And that means Christmas is a time of shopping. Ever since the wise men from the east showed up at the stable carrying gold, frankincense, and myrrh, people have been exchanging gifts at Christmas. Of course, it’s much more complicated today than it was for the wise men. For one thing, they didn’t have to contend with shopping malls, all packed full of parents going from store to store to store, desperately searching for a Nintendo Play station 2. The magi didn’t have to worry about sizes, or colors, or return policies. There were no razor scooters in those days, no life-size Barbies, and definitely no robot dogs. Just plain old gold, frankincense and myrrh. No long lines, no one killed by anxious shoppers trying to be the first in line for a sale… no one shooting at each other over who gets a particular toy…
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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