Are you good at giving gifts?

Who is the best gift-giver you know?

I’m not a good gift-giver. If I don’t have a list, I struggle to come up with good ideas. There are some people I know, however, who always seem to have the perfect gift for people. They don’t rely on lists. They even tend to ignore lists because they have ideas that even you haven’t thought of…and they are right!

Good Gifts from Bad People
Even as bad at giving gifts as I am, I still can come up with some pretty good gifts for my kids. Some are gifts like toys, some are fun experiences, and some are gifts of wisdom (they don’t always want those).

It’s amazing that I can give good gifts like this considering how bad I am at gift ideas and, even more, how much of sinner I am. 

Jesus doesn’t beat around the bush in our passage from Luke 11. He just goes right ahead and calls the people, “evil!”…and He was talking to His disciples!!

We are all sinners. We have evil thoughts and do evil deeds every day. Yet, we still give good gifts, at least sometimes.

Good Gifts from a Good God
Now, imagine what God, who is not sinful, who is the definition of pure love, can give. How good are His gifts?! Sure, some of those gifts are fun and some are ones we’d rather not get (do I need to learn patience, today?!), but they are all good, better than what we could give.

He is the perfect gift-giver. He always knows exactly what we need. He has given us the greatest gift of all, His Son.

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your many gifts and blessings. Thank You, especially, for Jesus.

Amen.