THE ULTIMATE GIFT
How would you
Define the word gift
I would define it
As something given to you
Of value
Usually by one person
To another
Unfortunately for us
We human beings
Usually define gifts
As something we can touch
Or feel
Fortunately for us
GOD KNOWS
That the lessons that we learn
In life
Are of MUCH greater value
Than anything
That can be measured materially
Or of material value
“But the gift of God is ETERNAL
LIFE
In Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 6:23
That is
IF we are believers
And if
We do our best
To live by the GOLEN RULE
And the TWO GREATEST COMMANDMENTS
One of my favorite movies
Is a 2007 movie
Called, “The Ultimate Gift”
It is the story
Of a love-hate relationship
Between a wealthy grandfather
And his grandson-the black sheep of the family
When the wealthy grandfather
dies
All the rest of the family
Show up to claim their inheritance
That they are sure is theirs
They get nothing
The black sheep-the grandson- a young man-
Named Jason Stevens
Gets nothing too
But he does get a crash course
In life-via video tape-from his belated grandfather
This crash course
That his grandfather has devised
Leads him to finding out
That giving and happiness
Is what is important in life
Not money
God and Christ
Has left us an inheritance too
But like the spoiled young grandson
We too
Must learn
That what is important is LOVE
In order to inherit it
“But the meek
Will in inherit the earth
And enjoy great peace” Psalm
37:11
“Having believed
You were marked in him
With a seal
The promised Holy Spirit
Who is a deposit
Guaranteeing our inheritance
Until the redemption
Of those who are God’s possession
To the praise of his glory”
Ephesians 1:14
Dear Lord-we pray
That we learn
Like young Jason Stevens-in the movie
THE ULTIMATE GIFT in life
Is what really matters:
IT is LOVE-not sex
It is GIVING-not receiving or selfishness
It is FORGIVING-not vengeance
AND IT IS GOD AND FAMILY-not money
And Dear Lord, we pray
That we DO learn our lessons in life
And that we DO
Put them into practice
And may our inheritance be
A LIFE LIVING FOREVER WITH YOU
MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIENDS
I LOVE YOU
Robert P. Wallman
12-10-12
Ps for the
record-in the movie-after learning about life
Jason
becomes the CEO of his grandfather’s corporation
And
inherits ALL his wealth
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