Martin is proud of his daughter Sarah... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2025

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:15

Martin is proud of his daughter Sarah – specially now, when she is beaming all over because she has received a small gift from the man at the book table.

“What do you say, Sarah?” Martin asks her.

“Oh, she already said thank you,” the man assures, turning to her once more. “God bless you, little Sarah!”

Then he turns to Martin, “Your daughter has already learned her lesson beautifully.”

Martin doesn’t understand him, “What lesson?”

“Well, she says thank you for what she has received. Do you also give thanks for everything you get as a gift?”

“I think so,” Martin replies.

“Well,” the man continues, “God has given us His Son, Jesus Christ. Whoever believes in Him will not be judged and has eternal life. Have you thanked God yet for this gift, this gift of His Son?” Martin shakes his head.

The man looks at him kindly, “Isn’t that rude of you. Aren’t you ungrateful? If a friend invited you, surely you would thank him for the invitation, even if you could not accept it? Then why don’t you also tell God today that you sincerely thank Him for His gift – and that up to now you have had no use for His Son in your life? Jesus Himself said: ‘He who believes in Me (that is, not he who feels or thinks it) has eternal life, but he who does not believe Me (does not recognise My authority, does not obey Me, and rejects My offer) will not see life’ (John 3:36). May I ask you: Do you want to continue to be ungrateful and reject Him? Or do you want to believe in Jesus Christ and thank God for His inconceivably great gift?”

Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 7:2-17 · Psalms 90:1-9