Tammy and her mother would sometimes walk through the toy department of a store where they often shopped. Each time Tammy would gaze longingly at a beautiful doll that was on display. One day she and her older brother Jon were in the toy department together. Tammy pointed to the doll and said, “I would just love to have that doll. It’s my very favorite!”
What a surprise Tammy had a few weeks later! Her brother gave her a box, and what do you think was in it? It was that very same beautiful doll she had seen in the toy department. She thanked Jon over and over again for her wonderful gift.
Do you think Tammy paid her brother for the doll? Oh, no! She just received it and thanked him for it. And that is what God wants us to do with His wonderful offer of salvation —just take it as a gift. He has sent His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus, to die for you. If you will come to Jesus and tell Him that you know you are a sinner and receive Him as your Saviour, God will make you one of His own children. Why not come to Him today? God’s gift of salvation is the best of all gifts.
If you have already received God’s gift of salvation, have you thanked Him for it? “Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift” (2 Corinthians 9:1515Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (2 Corinthians 9:15)).
ML-02/29/2004