32. Our Christmas Gift To the Lord

Our Christmas Gift to the Lord

What shall I render unto Jehovah for all his benefits toward me? Psalm 116.12.

At Christmas time we give gifts. Have you thought of what you are going to give our Lord Jesus Christ this year? Usually we desire to give the kind of a gift that is most desired. Now what do you suppose we have that our Lord wants?

Our Saviour wants all the sins that burden us. Does it not surprise you to hear that our Lord wants that kind of a gift? He knows we can not be happy while carrying our sin burdens, and therefore He has offered Himself as our burden-bearer. Listen to Him call, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11. 28). We are definitely requested to cast all our anxieties upon Him. What better time is there to let Him have our anxieties, worries, fears and impatience, than at this Christmas season? He will remove them so far that we will never see them again.

Our Saviour also wants all the sins that defeat us. He has planned that each one of us should live our lives in His strength, and should go from victory to victory. He wants our battle cry to be the same as Paul’s, “I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4. 13). We are to be “more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Romans 8. 37). However, before we can be conquerors, we must get rid of the sins that defeat us. Let us bring the sins that are making us slaves and captives, and give them to the Lord this Christmas season.

Our Saviour further wants the sins that are destroying us. He specializes in helping sinners who are being destroyed by sin. The Word of God is crystal clear in saying that all sin destroys, “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6. 23). One thing is certain, all sin will eventually destroy. Our Lord “has no pleasure in the death of the wicked,” and desires that we give Him all these destroying sins.

Our Saviour is not satisfied unless He gets all of our sins. Some are willing to give Him the sins that disgrace them before their fellow men, and retain the rest for their pleasure. That is not dealing with sin. What good is it to repair some holes in a boat and leave the rest? We must give up all our sins or none at all, for one retained sin will destroy us.

Christmas will soon be here again. The last-minute rush will also be here. Will our blessed Lord get His heart’s desire from you this year? There is still time for you to give Him what He wants. But, can it be that our Lord’s greatest desire is to have your sinful, desperately wicked heart? Yes, dear friend. As strange and staggering as this truth may seem, it is the very kernel of Scripture. Heaven’s prayer express stands ready to deliver your gift. It does not need to be wrapped in any beautiful package, for it is not a beautiful thing. Simply roll it all together in sincere heart confession, tie it up with your tears, and it will reach our blessed Lord.