There once was two sisters who exchanged gifts during Christmas. One sister was wealthy and the other was poor. On Christmas day, when it came time to exchange gifts. The poor sister gave to her wealthy sister a gift which she had saved for all year, and when the wealthy sister opened it she said nothing. When the richer sister gave her a gift of a new year's calendar to the poorer sister, she let out a leap of joy! The gift she gave her was a calendar for the upcoming year.
Although the gift didn't seem like much, later the poorer sister explained her happiness. She said to her sister, I have saved all year to buy your gift, a gift that's expensive to my means, but you have given me an less expensive gift which gives me days to look forward to living in the future. My heart is glad for I look forward to living in days I can serve my Father in heaven.
This is the value of the Christmas Gift. Little gifts can mean a lot more than ones big and expensive. It is finding the value of life that is far more important.
Let your gifts be sincere, honest, and from the heart. More importantly, let your gifts edify the Lord of Heaven in every work of giving. The value of the gift of Jesus gives any one who believes in him may have eternal life.
"I will open my mouth in parables:
I will utter things kept secret
from the foundation of the world"
--Matthew 13: 35b
Posted By: MIISRAEL Bride
Wednesday, December 16th 2009 at 8:36AM
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