The Greatest Gift

It’s been a slim year—a year of uncertainty due to continuing COVID-19, political unrest, hurricanes, earthquakes, and forest fires. Vacations cancelled, family gatherings postponed, plans altered, bank accounts diminished, friends, businesses closed, and friends and loved ones lost. God is not surprised. He sent His Son into such a world just over 2000 years ago. Just imagine the fears that Mary and Joseph experienced as they gave birth to God’s Son in slim accommodations in a manger stall.

From the moment Eve and Adam sinned, God had a plan for the “sin problem.” He was not surprised. In Genesis 3:15, the Bible gives us the first promise of a gift to the world as He says to the serpent:

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel. (NKJV)

Isaiah 7:14 tells more about this gift of the coming Messiah:

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (NKJV)

In fact, over 300 predictions like threads of a tapestry foretell of His birth, His passion, His ministry, His death, His resurrection, His ascension, His second coming, and His everlasting dominion. According to a mathematician in Lee Strobel’s book, “The Case for Faith,” if just 8 predictions concerning the birth of Christ came true, the chances of that would be 10 10,000^th power. But in fact, they all came true down to every detail. Only God could do such a thing. All the predictions can be referenced here.

The Bible is all about “sin.” The Old Testament can be summed up in just a few words—“Man has a sin problem and only God can take care of it.” The New Testament can be summed up in these words—“This is what God has done about sin.” He has given us a way out of the sin problem. God sent His Son to show us how to live. He paid for our sins on a cross, so we could be reunited to Him. It is the greatest gift available to man.

There has been no time on earth when there’s been no problems. Problems are a part of life. Slim times will come and go. In 1779, John Newton who wrote Amazing Grace, wrote another hymn called The Lord Will Provide:

Thou troubles assail us

And dangers affright,

Though all friends should fail us

And foes all unite,

Yet one thing secures us,

Whatever betide,

The promise assures us,

The Lord will provide.

It may be a slim time in your life. God is not surprised. There may be less presents under the tree; however, the greatest gift will always be—a Savior born to save the world.

May your Christmas be filled with His glorious gift and this wonderful PROMISE—He will provide.

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The Greatest Gift

For Your Health,

Ginny

Ginny Dent Brant is a speaker and writer who grew up in the halls of power in Washington, DC. She has battled cancer, ministered around the world, and served on the front lines of American culture as a counselor, educator, wellness advocate, and adjunct professor. Brant’s award-winning book, Finding True Freedom: From the White House to the World, was endorsed by Chuck Colson and featured in many TV and media interviews. Unleash Your God-Given Healing: Eight Steps to Prevent and Survive Cancer was released in May 2020 after her journey with cancer and was recently awarded the First Place Golden Scrolls Award for Memoirs, a finalist in Serious Writers Book of the Decade, and Second Place in both Selah Awards for Memoirs and Director’s Choice Award for Nonfiction at the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writer’s Conference. It recently received the Christian Authors Network’s (CAN) Gold Award for Excellence in Marketing for reaching 62.5 million people with a message of cancer prevention and survival. It was written with commentary from an oncologist and was featured on CBN’s Healthy Living Show, Atlanta Live, and CTN’s Homekeepers along with over 75 media outlets. Learn more and cancer and wellness prevention blog and book information at www.ginnybrant.com. Ginny is on YouTube