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Do this first before presenting your gifts!

During this Christmas season, many will share gifts with each other, yet many will still be harboring ill will with each other. They will take care of their “responsibility” of presenting a gift, yet their hearts will still be full of unforgiveness and offense. The Lord Jesus taught that we must first assure peace and forgiveness before we present our gift. These next few weeks are a great time to consider our hearts to see if there is any unforgiveness in our hearts. Let’s make sure we deal with any of these deep-rooted issues before we present our gifts to one another. God will be pleased when we take care of this “most important” business.

Matthew 5: 23-24 “So then, if you are presenting a gift before the altar in the temple and suddenly you remember a quarrel you have with a fellow believer,  leave your gift there in front of the altar and go at once to apologize with the one who is offended. Then, after you have reconciled, come to the altar and present your gift.

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What are you wearing today?

The Apostle Paul instructed us in the Book of Colossions, chapter 3, to put on “love.” Interesting way of putting it. We can actually put on love. It’s almost like putting on a shirt. We know how we want to dress on any given day or occasion. We can also decided to put on love. It’s a decision, not just an emotion. The Lord put on love when He hung on the cross for you and me. He now instructs us to put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering and love. This is something we must do. He showed us how. Now it’s our turn. The world will put on hate, racism, bad attitudes, envy, greed, favoritism, and the like. What will differentiate us in this day is what we “put on.” I have a question for you, what are you wearing today?

Colossians 3: 14-15 “But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful”.