The Glorification of Giving
"I give to you because I love you. Love entails a relationship. I want to have a relationship with you. Why you? Why have a relationship with you? Because everything I have made has value and a purpose. When you have a relationship with me it is fruitful and glorifies me. What is my glory? It is not the pride that men gather in ill-hearts. My glory is the manifestation of love, power and might which hold and sustains earth and heaven, which cannot be seen by men, but is felt throughout the universe. So was my Son glorified when He gave His life for you." Children of the Most High God, the One and Only God, as we give our gifts and ourselves this Christmas, it should not be to bring glory to ourselves or others, but to bring glory to He who holds all power and might through the holiness of perfect love for all that He has created. As we give, giving ignites God's love in others. What a blessing it is to give; to spread joy and honor God as our provider in our gi...