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The Gift of Eternal Life As we celebrate Easter Sunday, let’s examine how the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ make possible God’s gift of eternal life. In the words of the apostle Paul, this was certainly an “indescribable gift” (2 Cor. 9:15). The fact that God would give His own Son to die on our behalf is unimaginable. How could...

The Gift of Love Never has there been such an extraordinary act of love as the death of Jesus on the Cross. Hymn writer Isaac Watts penned an emotional response to this gift: “Alas! And did my Savior bleed and did my Sov’reign die? / Would He devote that sacred head for such a worm as I? / Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon...

The Gift of the Resurrection About a year and a half ago, I was given five orchid seeds. They were brown and dry and each about the size of a nickel. I soaked the seeds, planted them in soil, and then transferred the saplings outside. I watched as a small plant began to grow, and then, this year, I discovered delicate purple blossoms growing...

His Gifts Inspire Us to Give A study in Scientific American tested whether it is better to give than to receive. Participants were given a choice between receiving a monetary award or donating money to a charity. The result? “Our brains seem to suggest that the joy of being a gift’s giver may eclipse that of being its recipient.” As we conclude...

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: In Deuteronomy 6:5, God instructed His people: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”