Giving gifts to others brings joy to the giver, more so than being the one on the receiving end. So naturally, it hurts when a gift is refused. Such has happened to my husband and I, and it does not feel nice to have a gift refused, especially knowing it was much needed by the recipient and would have benefited them greatly.
God has given a gift to all.
Not all will receive this gift.
It's kind of like the old saying, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." You can give a gift, but it's up to the recipient to receive it.
God offers us the gift of eternal life. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 5 talks about how death came to all men through the sin of one man (Adam), but the gift of eternal life comes from Christ and Christ alone. "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." Romans 5:19
The verses go on to say these great words that offer hope to all regarding our sin problem: "Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: "That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 5:20-21
So the gift is offered to all:
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13
But not all will receive:
"But they have not all obeyed the gospel..." Romans 10:16
I can picture Christ with extended arms, inviting the unsaved to receive the gift of eternal life and instead of receiving, they reject Him. If we can be saddened over gifts bestowed and rejected, how much greater His sadness must be to be turned down the greatest gift ever!
I pray all who read this blog post know Christ as their Saviour already. If you don't please don't reject His gift another day. Receive Him and eternal life.
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