What gifts do you need most this Christmas?
Maybe we really need some items, but want other things.
When we think of Christmastime, our thoughts ponder what to buy the family member who has everything. Or, the person who is particular in their taste.
Perhaps we wonder what treasures lay under the tree for us.
So imagine someone asks you to make a list of the top presents money cannot buy, but you enjoy receiving and need most.
Because these gifts are intangible, yet they gift us with the most important and glorious things in life.
Let’s look at 7 priceless gifts we need most.
(1.) Peace: Gifts We Need Most
Peace isn’t a commodity we purchase, but Jesus purchased peace for us on the cross.
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)
“For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” Colossians 1:19-20 (ESV)
(2.) Love
We come into this world needing love. And the Lord is not only the author of true love, He’s the lover of our soul.
“How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!” Psalm 36:7a (NIV)
“By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life” Psalm 42:8 (NIV)
(3.) Goodness: Gifts We Need Most
Have you ever wondered if there was anything good in the world? Any goodness out there somewhere?
Since the beginning, God called what He made, Good. This includes us. So thankful we serve a good, good Father.
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” Psalm 23:6a (ESV)
“Now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” 1 Peter 2:3b (NIV)
(4.) Mercy
Mercy is another gift we desperately need most.
“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.” Titus 3:5 (ESV)
“Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” 1 Peter 2:10 (ESV)
Thank you, Lord, for your gift of mercy!
(5.) Hope: Gifts We Need Most
Every person in the world searches for hope at some point in life. Yet, hope the world offers eventually fizzles and fades away. But real and lasting hope only comes through the Lord.
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.” Psalm 62:5 (ESV)
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Romans 15:13 (ESV)
Real Hope is found in Bethlehem’s stable, at Calvary’s cross, and in an empty tomb. It’s found in none other than Jesus Christ.
(6.) Grace
We speak about gracious people and giving grace to others. But grace started with God.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8 (ESV)
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 (ESV)
Oh the indescribable gift of grace!
(7.) Eternal Life: Gifts We Need Most
The number one intangible thing our soul needs most? Eternal life.
“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” John 17:3 (ESV)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (ESV)
Do you need the gift of peace, love, goodness, mercy, hope, grace, or eternal life?
Each gift we need most is only found in Jesus.
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