Wouldn’t it be odd for a child to behold their bounty of gifts and say: “I deserve all of this…and maybe even more?” The child would be totally missing the point. The people they should be thanking are the parents because they bought the gifts. You see, the parents were not trying to show her how much the child deserved; they are trying to show the child how much they were loved. The child should know that without the parents they would have nothing.
This is exactly how it is with our heavenly Father and His children. We would have nothing to receive or give if it wasn’t for Him. Therefore, we shouldn’t boast about the gifts but rather about the Giver.
As you join Dr. T. D. Worthington for this week’s edition of PathLight we will learn about giving and receiving. We will be reminded how humans try to glorify themselves by pushing others down. God brings Himself glory by raising people up. He didn’t raise us up so we could modestly sit in the corner as dull and dim little flickering lights. No, He raised us to shimmer brightly for the glory of Christ.