I like looking at extravagant Christmas gifts. Not out of any desire to give or receive them. I just like to marvel at what's available. Some of them are amazingly expensive.
- Like the customized fully-electric Barrett-Jackson Hummer truck at Neiman Marcus; it can be yours for only $285,000. You may want to hurry. They only have 10 available
- For mom, Neiman Marcus lists a 30-carat Mughal Heart Diamond for a mere $6,000,000. Don't worry, the diamond ships for free.
- For the traveler, there is a luxury tour of Portugal for only $80,000.
- For the truly discriminating, might I suggest you consider purchasing an island? You can get a lovely 20-acre island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro for a mere $8 million. Sorry. only one per customer.
Most of us won't be spending quite as much on Christmas gifts, though many of us will spend more than we should. There's something about the Christmas season that makes us want to give gifts in a big way.
However, we know that the greatest gift has already been given. No one can match the extravagance of our Heavenly Father, who gave us what the apostle Paul calls an "indescribable gift" 2 Corinthians 9:15. God gave us His own Son, not as a one-time Christmas gift, but as the gift that never stops giving. God's Son, Jesus, came and died, to give us all the right to claim the gift of eternal life.
The apostle John wrote, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life" John 3:16.
In this season of giving and receiving, let's take time to remember the greatest gift of all: God's Son. And let's make sure that we've claimed the gift He offers each of us: the gift of eternal life.
- tim archer
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