The Mystery of the MagiSample

 His Indescribable Gift  

The Bible reports the exact gifts the Magi presented to Jesus because each one was important and prophetic. Yet, as profound as those three gifts were, Christmas is not just about the Magi’s gifts to Jesus, and it is not about our gifts to each other. It is not even about our gifts to God. The real significance of Christmas is what God gave to us: His only Son and the only gift that would cost Him something.

To understand the cross, we do not need a theological degree. We need an honest look into the raw realities of love and life. If we know what it means to feel pain, what it feels like to lose something precious, give sacrificially, or love selflessly, then we can begin to relate to what God did. He gave us what was most precious, costly, and painful to Him.

Think about this: what gift could God give that would show you His love? If God gave you a million dollars, you would appreciate it, but it wouldn’t cost God anything. He can make a million dollars with a snap of His fingers. If He gave you an entire galaxy, it would be effortless—He spoke the worlds into being. But, when God gave us His Son, heaven went bankrupt. 

The coming of Jesus was the ultimate expression of His love and goodwill toward us. If God would allow His only Son to suffer and die in our place, we can be sure that He will give us anything else that we need. With that one gift, God gave everything He had and everything we need. It was the one gift in which all other gifts are contained. Ephesians 1:3 says that God has blessed us with EVERY spiritual blessing IN CHRIST! There is one thing God has to say and one gift heaven has to give: Jesus! When you receive Jesus, you receive every gift of God, because EVERYTHING God has to give is in Christ!