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December 08, 2005
The Perfect Gift a Parent Can Give
Our community is restless. Some folks seem lost, others a little frantic as they wander trade establishments in a state of perplexity. What is the source of their bewilderment? Christmas is almost here and people are looking for the “perfect gift.”
I too have embarked on annual pilgrimages to America’s temples of merchandising, hunting for the “perfect gift” to please a loved child. But most often, the result of these forays have proved to be for naught as the joy of the “perfect gift” faded quickly after the accoutrements of the season were packed away. Typically, my “perfect gift” would end up in the yard sale box within a few short months.
But then, I discovered this verse, “The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” – Phil 4:9
I have some great news for any parent reading this today. Do you want to give a perfect gift? Then why not give the Perfect Gift - the God of peace? How can you do that?
Teach your children the real meaning of the season—by what you do. Go to church this Christmas, which happens to fall on the Lord’s Day this year, before you open a present. Acknowledge your allegiance to God before anything else. Honor the Sabbath.
Then, every day of the year, live Christ before your child. Speak often of your faith. Love your wife. Respect your husband. Pray and study the Scriptures - together. Obey God.
By being a model for your children to follow and encouraging them to walk in the ways of God, you give them the Gift that lasts for eternity.
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