From the Coach's Desk - December 2024

Nathan Rittenhouse told of the time when some years ago he attended the birthday party for a little girl who was too young to read the names and notes written on her presents. She did not know which gifts came from which guests. Rittenhouse watched as she conferred with the adult beside her to determine who had given her each package. She then searched for the giver to thank them before opening the present. She seemed to have an inherent trust in the givers, assuming that the gifts were good and worthy of gratitude before she even knew the contents.

This Christmas season I want to be like that little girl. I want to be more interested in knowing and thanking the giver of the greatest Christmas gift ever. Not only is Jesus God’s “indescribable gift” as Paul said in 2 Corinthians 9:15, but Jesus is the gift that keeps on giving. He said things like, “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” and “I am with you always, even to the end of the ages.”

Because God gave the gift of Jesus and the gift of salvation through Jesus, this Christmas the search for the giver is easy.

“Thanks be unto God for his indescribable gift!”

David L. Allen