John 3:16
Imagine gift-wrapped packages heaped up,
each package unmarked for any particular person.
each package unmarked for any particular person.
They could be suitable for whoever takes it.
One by one the parcels are selected, chosen because they are the largest,
or the heaviest, perhaps having the prettiest wrapping and bows.
Finally, all that is left is a solitary box in the corner.
It is poorly wrapped, as if a child had done it,
it is neither large or has any serious heft to it,
and no one is at all enthusiastic about receiving and unwrapping it.
He was despised and rejected by men;One by one the parcels are selected, chosen because they are the largest,
or the heaviest, perhaps having the prettiest wrapping and bows.
Finally, all that is left is a solitary box in the corner.
It is poorly wrapped, as if a child had done it,
it is neither large or has any serious heft to it,
and no one is at all enthusiastic about receiving and unwrapping it.
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isaiah 53:3
Yet inside awaits the most amazing gift one could ever hope to have bestowed on them, a priceless gift that the Giver went through incredible lengths to offer.
You get this analogy...Jesus-whose real name is Yeshua, (meaning "salvation"), was and is the greatest gift ever to be offered to the sons of mankind.
I say "offered" because the gift of salvation that cost the King of the Universe the life of His only begotten Son has to be received and unwrapped by each of us. Otherwise it remains unopened, awaiting as those who it was intended for-everyone of us- spends their lives unwrapping a heap of worthless stuff, left with rubbish and fancy, empty boxes scattered about.
Beloved, if you have not received, have not opened the Gift of salvation and eternal life yet, now is the time.
And if you have already have the Gift, make sure that you tell everyone in your sphere of influence, the "pre-believers" in your family, your friends, colleagues, those you encounter anywhere and everywhere...
And if you have already have the Gift, make sure that you tell everyone in your sphere of influence, the "pre-believers" in your family, your friends, colleagues, those you encounter anywhere and everywhere...
It's time to open the Gift.
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