Don’t leave your God-given gifts unopened. Don’t leave this planet having missed the great opportunities God has for you. Lift off the lid of your abilities, get into that box that is your talents, and use every gift God has given you. Devote yourself to
fulfilling the unique purpose that is your destiny. – T.D. Jakes
Let us be sure to receive the last unopened gift! Did you see it? Don’t miss it, as it is there. Most people overlook this one, but there is still time. Today, before you go into the New Year, before you put your decorations away, before all the other gifts are set aside, open it!
Why do so many people miss his gift; is it the ordinary wrapping, such a great gift in such common wrapping could easily be missed. This gift is too great, too much above what we feel we deserve. It cannot be earned, and working does not make us more deserving. Jesus Christ came in ordinary wrapping (Isaiah 53:2), “He had not beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.” He died for the forgiveness of our sins. Why? So, we could be given the
greatest gift of all, the gift of eternal life!
His gift is given in love and is worth it all. Let’s honestly examine what is keeping us away. Let us humbly recognize our need; and in the quiet of our heart, let’s be sure to receive the last unopened gift.
Ephesians 2:8–9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast
