Angel in the Christmas Globe by Dee Kamp

 

The Delightful and Surprising Receiver

A few Christmas’ ago we watched with others as a three year old, knee deep in torn and ripped up Christmas paper, squealed and jumped for joy with every gift she received. But after opening a gift, this darling child did something unusual and unexpected catching us all by surprise.

 “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT

One by one the child picked up her gifts and ran to give them away to those sitting around room. She then stepped back clapped her hands, jumping up and down calling out, “Presents, presents for you!”

We all tried to hand back her presents back, but she would say “No! No!” She even began to cry when we insisted!

 “She’s all mixed up,” her big brother grumbled.

Then we finally understood what she was doing― it was the joy on our faces at receiving the gift she sought! When we each thanked her profusely, and gave her a hug we were rewarded with her infectious laugh making us all delightful receivers too!

Even at such a very young age, this little child understood the joy of giving was doubled when being able to witness the delight of the one receiving it.

God’s amazing gift of love is the perfect gift for everyone. Oh, if we could hear heaven sing with echoes of joy flowing down when someone chooses to be the delightful receiver of God’s most precious gift of all- His Son, Jesus Christ.

"God, the Eternal God, is Love. Covet therefore that everlasting gift, that one thing which it is certain is going to stand, that one coinage which will be current in the universe when all other coinages of all the nations of the world shall be useless and unhonored."― Henry Drummond

 

“The Delightful Receiver” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© December 2, 2014