You are a gift. Yep. I’m a gift, too. Sounds conceited, doesn’t it?
Jesus says repeatedly that the Father gave us to Jesus. We are the Father’s love gift to Jesus.
In my self-critical mode, I say: “Boy! Some gift!”
But it is gloriously true.
We are gifts
- The Father chose us, Christians, in Christ before the foundation of the world. (Ephesians 1:4)
- The Father gave us to the Son. (See John 6:37; John 17:2, 6, 9, 24; John 18:9)
- The Son will present us to the Father holy and blameless. (Ephesians 1:4, Jude 24).
Right now we, Christ-followers, belong to both the Father and the Son. We are being cared for as priceless possessions.
Wait! There’s more!
The Father loves us even as He loves Jesus. (John 17:23) The Father loves the Son eternally and infinitely. He loves us, His children, eternally and infinitely.
Right now, as the Father’s gifts to Jesus, Jesus loves us as He loves the Father, eternally and infinitely.
Grab Hold of this Profound Truth
Live your life knowing you are loved by the Almighty, sovereign God of the universe. You’re not some poor relation. You are the child of the King.
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