I looked down and saw a small hand reaching out to me with a paper poinsettia. “This is for you.” I had never met the little boy before. “Are you sure that you want me to have it?” I asked. He grinned and nodded. “Thank you so much! It’s beautiful,” I said as I placed the sparkly green pipe cleaner ring attached to the flower around my finger.
My heart was touched. I had no relationship with this adorable little boy who had come to class ready to offer me his sweet gift. I had shown him no affection or done anything to deserve this act of love.
At the end of the day, I got to talk with this little boy and get to know him better as he waited for his dad to pick him up after school. We became friends quickly and have gotten to spend more time together during the two visits I have made since that trip. That little boy will always have a special place in my heart and in my prayers.
The gesture he made on the day I met him reminds me of God’s unconditional love for me as well. Even before I had a relationship with God, He prepared a beautiful gift for me. Before I was even born, He had this grand plan to send His Son as a sacrifice for me. I had shown him no affection or done anything to deserve this act of love. Yet, he was ready to offer me this amazing gift and initiate a relationship with me. God has won my heart and blessed me with an intimate relationship with Him through Jesus. He loves you as well. If you do not have a relationship with Him but recognized the gift that He is offering to you, accept His overwhelming gift of love.
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” ~Romans 5:8