God's Greatest Gift

God's Greatest Gift “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” Matthew 7:11 A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, and had admired a beautiful sports car, and knowing that his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather bound Bible, with the young man’s name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible,” and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible. Many years passed, and the young man became very successful, but never had spoken to his father since his graduation. One day he received a letter telling him his father had passed away, and had willed all his possessions to his son. When he arrived at his father’s house he began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined the scripture above. As he read the words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It was the key to the new sports car he had wanted. How many times have we missed God’s blessings in our lives because they are not packaged as we expected? Our Bibles are full of these keys that will lead us to a better understanding of God, and what he can do in our lives. God is waiting for us to open His Word, and receive our gifts. God gave us the greatest gift, His son Jesus, who died for us, and He’s waiting for us to open our hearts and accept Him as our Savior. . Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven​ March 10