Bible
Key Verse: Verse 15 – “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”
Key Words: unspeakable gift
Paul had been writing
to the church at
Chapter nine closes
with Paul talking about God’s unspeakable gift.
The word unspeakable means
indescribable. This is not money Paul is
talking about; he’s talking about Jesus Christ and what Christ has done for
them. We do what we do for God because
of our spirit of thankfulness for His unspeakable gift of Jesus Who has given
us everlasting life.
A Christian general
and a judge in
“It is rather amazing,” replied the general,
“unless you realize their motive.”
“Ah, that’s just my
difficulty.”
“Their motive is
gratitude.”
“Gratitude! What have our poor people ever done for them
that these ladies should feel gratitude?
I wish you would explain it for me.”
“To explain would
involve the essential differences between our religions.”
“I’ll listen to you,”
said the judge.
The general gave him a
story of a friend in greatest difficulties over money matters, and his debt was
paid by a kind stranger. Then he
explained, “Though our debts have been paid and we are free, we owe the deepest
gratitude to Jesus Christ our Saviour, Who paid them for us, and that explains
these missionary ladies. They have only
one motive: to prove their gratitude to Him Who paid their debts.”
What to do:
✞ Show others your thankfulness to God for His unspeakable gift through your actions of love and service.
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