March is a month full of birthdays for my family. So many celebrations. So many gifts. A friend of mine just had her birthday a few days ago and said the only gift she wanted was for everyone she knew to do a random act of kindness that day. Most gifts come and go, get old, fade away... but the gift of kindness has a lasting affect.
Don't get me wrong, I love getting showered with gifts. Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. But the most genuine gift I have ever received-- the greatest blessing I have ever had bestowed upon me is this...
...Christ in [me], the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27
It's an immeasurable gift. So rich in love. I don't deserve it, but God's grace says I do.
For it is by grace you have
been saved through faith.
And this is not your own doing;
it is the gift of God,
not a result of works,
so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:8
It's the only gift that offers genuine security. I have been saved. My salvation is fully secured. It's not something anyone or anything else can give me. It's not something I can accomplish myself.
It's not a "if I just try harder then God will notice me" gift. It's not a "look what I did, look how awesome and perfect I have lived my life" mentality. It's all about faith. Knowing that I did absolutely nothing to deserve it, yet humbly accepting the gift that was ever so graciously given to me in kindness.
This is not a random act of kindness. This one was mapped out and wrapped up before the beginning of time and had my name, and yours, written on the gift tag.
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