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“Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift” (2 Corinthians 9:15).
In this chapter of Second Corinthians, the Apostle Paul has been speaking to the believers in Corinth about Christian giving. He was showing them the importance of setting aside money, and then having it available to use for the Lord, and for the help of others. But then, in both the eighth and ninth chapters, he uses the example of the gift of the Lord Jesus, and all His work on the cross, as a basis for our giving. This is beautiful, for what gift on our part could ever compare with what God gave, and what the Lord Jesus gave, on Calvary’s cross?
After concluding his talk to the Corinthians, Paul sums it up by saying, “Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.” Truly the gift of His beloved Son was “unspeakable” — a gift that words could not describe. But God loved us enough to give His only Son to die for us. We may thank others for a gift that they give us, but how many thanks are due to God for His gift! It is a gift for which we will thank Him for all eternity.
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