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Thanks for the Greatest Gift
By Henry M.
Morris, Ph.D.
Evidence for
Creation
"Thanks be
unto God for his unspeakable gift." (2
Corinthians 9:15)
We who have
known and sought to follow the Lord for many years have received many, many
blessings for which to thank Him.
"Blessed
be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits" (Psalm 68:19),
We can pray
again and again.
But there is one blessing which
is so great that it cannot even be put into words -- it is unspeakable!
That gift is so great that when
we try to comprehend it, the sense of awe and gratitude becomes so overwhelming
(or at least should become so overwhelming) that our joy is
also unspeakable -- indescribable!
That gift, of
course, is the gift of the Lord Jesus Christ as our Redeemer and Savior, "Whom
having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, . . . ye rejoice
with joy unspeakable and full of glory" (1 Peter 1:8).
It is significant that the Greek
word translated "unspeakable"
occurs only these two times in the entire New Testament.
God’s unspeakable gift to us
produces unspeakable joy in us.
We who deserve nothing but
eternal separation from God in hell, instead will enjoy eternal life with God
in heaven, and all because of that amazing and truly inexpressible gift!
To think that the mighty Creator,
God the Son, would not only humble Himself to become His own creature, man, but
then also suffer the unimaginable agony of the cross and separation from God
the Father in order to deliver us from the just penalty of sin!
This act speaks
of such love and grace that all we can do is whisper softly, "Thank you, Lord, for this unspeakable
gift."
And then shout it over and over
again in our hearts wherever we go, and share its unspeakable joy and blessing
with whomever will listen to its message.
"The Lord
hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad" (Psalm 126:3).
Thank you, Lord!
Dr. Morris is Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for
Creation Research.
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