Once again, it's that time of the year which brings a lot of happiness and goodwill among one and all, a time of togetherness and a time of sharing and enjoying the blessings that God has given us. It’s also an exciting time because it’s a season of giving and receiving! 

So, as we near this festive period our minds are occupied by the preparations, the trees, decorations, cards, food, but more importantly the gifts that we are going to give and receive. Buying and giving gifts at times can be difficult because we want to give a gift that is perfect, so we spend hours looking for the perfect gift. 

And so, as the night approaches on Christmas Eve, we are excited waiting patiently for the morning to come, waiting for the opportunity to open the lovingly and attractively packed gifts placed under the Christmas tree, and once the gifts are opened there is at times jubilation, at times satisfaction, at times appreciation, but there are times when there is dejection. 

When God promised us that He is going to give us the Messiah, He gave us the Perfect, Precious and most Valuable Gift. However, the Gift He gave, was not a Gift placed under a decorated tree in a nice and warm mansion, but was placed in a manager surrounded by animals, the Gift was not wrapped in sparkling paper with decorative ribbons and an attractive label, but He was wrapped in swaddling clothes with a proclamation “born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”. The Gift given may not have been appealing to man’s earthly eyes, yet precious and beloved was He in the Eyes of the Father. 

Why then is He the Perfect Gift? Because He met all of mans need at Calvary, why is He then a Precious Gift? Because the price paid was not something money could buy, it could only be bought by the shedding of His Precious Blood on the Cross of Calvary, Why is He then the most valuable gift? Because He was “Born that men no more may die”, He was a Gift to mankind that was everlasting. 

How privileged we are then, that by God’s Grace many of us have received this Perfect, Precious and most Valuable Gift. But as this is the season of giving let’s not keep it to ourselves, let us share IT and spread IT among all who have not known and received this gift, for those who will receive it there will be jubilation, satisfaction and appreciation.