Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 

2 Corinthians 9:15 

Now is the season for gifts and giving. By tomorrow, there will be new material possessions strewn across households everywhere. We lay emphasis upon these things, and while they are not, in and of themselves virtuous, our giving of gifts to one another is an indication of our love and regard for those to whom we give them. Lifting up our eyes from these things, we behold Christ. Our text for today exclaims, ‘Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.’ Yes, Christ is the indescribable gift of the overwhelmingly generous God. What makes Christ this unspeakable gift? That God would so love us that He would send Christ, is beyond our comprehension. That Christ would so humble Himself as to, ‘take upon him the form of a servant, and be made in the likeness of men,’ defies our ability to adequately articulate.  That He would endure the lifetime of humiliation, knowing that it would end in the cruel torture and agonizing death of the cross, evacuates our imaginations of all ability to adequately summarize. Having said that, what fountains of joy do these things cause to spring up in our hearts. How abundantly thankful does this Christ and His work make us! It elicits from us a thankfulness that transcends the season, and fills us with joy that cannot arise from any human source. Christ has made us glad through His Own Great Self. We give thanks to God for His unspeakable gift. 

Our Great and Glorious God, You do all things well. 
We rejoice today especially in Your abundance towards us, 
in giving unto us Your only Begotten Son, in Whom is all Your delight.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 

2 Corinthians 9:15 

Now is the season for gifts and giving. By tomorrow, there will be new material possessions strewn across households everywhere. We lay emphasis upon these things, and while they are not, in and of themselves virtuous, our giving of gifts to one another is an indication of our love and regard for those to whom we give them. Lifting up our eyes from these things, we behold Christ. Our text for today exclaims, ‘Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.’ Yes, Christ is the indescribable gift of the overwhelmingly generous God. What makes Christ this unspeakable gift? That God would so love us that He would send Christ, is beyond our comprehension. That Christ would so humble Himself as to, ‘take upon him the form of a servant, and be made in the likeness of men,’ defies our ability to adequately articulate.  That He would endure the lifetime of humiliation, knowing that it would end in the cruel torture and agonizing death of the cross, evacuates our imaginations of all ability to adequately summarize. Having said that, what fountains of joy do these things cause to spring up in our hearts. How abundantly thankful does this Christ and His work make us! It elicits from us a thankfulness that transcends the season, and fills us with joy that cannot arise from any human source. Christ has made us glad through His Own Great Self. We give thanks to God for His unspeakable gift. 

Our Great and Glorious God, You do all things well. 
We rejoice today especially in Your abundance towards us, 
in giving unto us Your only Begotten Son, in Whom is all Your delight.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

2 Corinthians 9:15

Now is the season for gifts and giving. By tomorrow, there will be new material possessions strewn across households everywhere. We lay emphasis upon these things, and while they are not, in and of themselves virtuous, our giving of gifts to one another is an indication of our love and regard for those to whom we give them. Lifting up our eyes from these things, we behold Christ. Our text for today exclaims, ‘Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.’ Yes, Christ is the indescribable gift of the overwhelmingly generous God. What makes Christ this unspeakable gift? That God would so love us that He would send Christ, is beyond our comprehension. That Christ would so humble Himself as to, ‘take upon him the form of a servant, and be made in the likeness of men,’ defies our ability to adequately articulate.  That He would endure the lifetime of humiliation, knowing that it would end in the cruel torture and agonizing death of the cross, evacuates our imaginations of all ability to adequately summarize. Having said that, what fountains of joy do these things cause to spring up in our hearts. How abundantly thankful does this Christ and His work make us! It elicits from us a thankfulness that transcends the season, and fills us with joy that cannot arise from any human source. Christ has made us glad through His Own Great Self. We give thanks to God for His unspeakable gift.

Our Great and Glorious God, You do all things well.
We rejoice today especially in Your abundance towards us,
in giving unto us Your only Begotten Son, in Whom is all Your delight.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning