“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” (II Corinthians 9:15)
The Bible tells many wonderful things about this Gift, the Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Notice how many times the word “give” or one of its forms is used in the following verses.
Jesus Christ is many things to us. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)
A light for all and salvation to go to the ends of the earth. “And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.” (Isaiah 49:6)
Fullness and grace. “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” (John 1:16)
Everlasting life. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)
Life through Jesus, the Son of God. The manifestation of God’s love to us. The propitiation (or satisfaction; sacrifice that satisfied God’s wrath) for our sins. “9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (I John 4:9,10)
These verses do not use the word “give” or “gift,” but they certainly bring out that same message.
God manifested, or showed, His love for us by sending His only begotten Son into the world that we might live through Him.
God manifested His love for us in that He sent His Son to be the propitiation or satisfaction for our sins to a holy God.
God gave us eternal life in His Son and all who have the Son have this life. Do you have the Son? “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” (I John 5:11,12)
How great and bountiful is this gift! Truly, “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”
Turn Again to the Lord