Gifts and Thoughtfulness

Though family life can be aggravating at times, I appreciated our two boys last night and this morning. Yesterday, I had allergies or something hit hard, and wow was I miserable. All day, my nose gave me fits without letup. Couldn't even do chores. (Rats.) I finally took medicine and crashed for the afternoon and into the evening.

It was after 7 p.m. when I finally dragged myself back into the living room. Before long, here came our younger son, wanting me to see something. Something in the kitchen. Something mysterious, on the table, covered with a tea towel. He removed the towel, and there it was ... a precious gift, just what I needed. On a small plate was a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice, and some sliced orange wedges to eat. Talk about a happy, thankful mom! I gave HIM a "squeeze," and thanked him, then I enjoyed the tangy goodness of this snack. All I could think of was the vitamin C that I probably needed. But I also thought of the "thoughtfulness and care" that went into it.

Then, this morning, after 10 hours of sleep, I dragged myself into the living room once again. Our older son was up, and .... he had (canned) biscuits baking in the oven! So when they were done, we enjoyed them with various toppings. I totally appreciated THAT gift and thoughtfulness as well.

Isn't it wonderful when someone thinks enough to do something special for someone else? We can think and think of things to do, but it takes effort to put those thoughts into actions.

Likewise, God sent a special gift that He knew we needed. He knew we needed salvation from sin. We couldn't save ourselves. So He gave us a precious gift --- His only begotten Son --- to come into this world as one of us, to take our place and pay our sin debt. God put His love into action, in the flesh. By the blood of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, we have salvation from sin and can receive eternal life in Him. That's the best gift of all! God put into action how much he loves us, cares for us and thinks on us, by providing the way of salvation and redemption through His Son, Jesus Christ, our resurrected Lord and Savior.