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LOH Magazine | August 2018
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THE GIFT
T H AT K E E P S
ON GIVING
T he word of God says, “God so loved the world
that he gave”, He gave his gift to the whole world
whether they want to receive it or not.
G
od’s love was so evident
in the life of David that
he said: “This is the day
that the Lord hath made and I will
rejoice and be glad in it.” Everyday
is a good day to be alive, and it’s
an even better day to be in love.
Most people look for love in all
of the wrong places, but still they
think they know so much about
that love. A few years ago, Tina
Turner made an album that asked
a question, “What’s love got to
do with it?” The kind of love I’m
speaking of, everything, every-
thing’s got to do with it. Too many
times people associate receiving
gifts with love. That may be true
at times, but at times it’s been
proven not to be so. Everyone
loves to receive gifts, (I know I do),
Everybody wants to feel loved.
We all look for gifts on special
occasions, and especially during
the yuletide season. Christmas is
the time that we hang an array of
beautiful lights on the tree while
bundles of presents surround the
tree. The wrapping paper causes
all eyes to be drawn to the gifts,
and we can hardly wait until
Christmas morning to open them
to bring our excitement to an end.
We give gifts because God
instituted gift giving, and that was
done when he sent the greatest
gift to mankind, his son Jesus.
This gift surpasses all others.
Once you’ve torn the paper off
of the gift and taken it out of the
box, you may want it or you may
not. The gift I’m talking about
will make you ecstatic; it is a gift
that keeps on giving. It reminds