Christmas Present
It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. Pastor Mike was looking at the nativity scene outside when he noticed the baby Jesus was missing from the figures.
Immediately, Pastor Mike turned towards the church to call the police. But as he was about to do so, he saw little Jimmy with a red wagon, and in the wagon was the figure of the little infant, Jesus.
Pastor Mike walked up to Jimmy and said, "Well, Jimmy, where did you get the little infant?"
Jimmy replied, "I got him from the church."
"And why did you take him?"
With a sheepish smile, Jimmy said, "Well, about a week before Christmas I prayed to little Lord Jesus. I told him if he would bring me a red wagon for Christmas, I would give him a ride around the block in it."
So here's the question I'm asking myself - do I have any unfulfilled debts to my Lord? Not that we owe Him anything - he holds no accounts - but at the same time we are indebted to him for everything. It's what being a bond servant of Christ is all about.
There is nothing we can do to earn more of His Love or compassion, but our actions - our promises fulfilled - can go a long way in building our relationship with Him. And once that starts to happen there is truly no limit to what he might do in and through us.
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