Thanks for the Greatest Gift…2 Corinthians 9:15

Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”

We who have known and sought to follow the Lord for many years have received many, many blessings for which to thank Him, we can pray again and again.

Psalm 68:19

Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms.

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,

1 Peter 1:8

“You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

It is significant that the Greek word translated “ inexpressible “ occurs only these two times in the entire New Testament. God's inexpressible 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 thisinexpressible 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.

Psalm 126:3

“Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us!" What joy!

Thank you, Lord!