The Greatest Gift Never Received
On a recent visit to London I repeatedly saw buses with advertisements on the side. One said, "The right gift, at the right price." It was publicity for a mobile phone company, which hoped to convince the public to purchase phones as Christmas gifts. However, they overstated their case, as the right gift is certainly not a mobile phone that can be lost, stolen, broken or outdated in a short time. The right gift is the gift God gives: "The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). This is the right gift because it is a good and perfect gift (James 1:17) which descends from above. God's gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, who came into the world to save sinners, is the greatest gift that most people have never received. We are told of it over and over in the Scriptures. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlas...