What gifts are you expecting this Christmas? Are you expecting some glorious new tech item like a phone, tablet, or computer? Are your desires more basic like clothes or kitchen supplies? Perhaps you have even loftier dreams like a new car or diamonds.
If you receive these gifts, will they bring lasting satisfaction? Depending on your needs and the gifts durability, these gifts may satisfy for a significant period of time. However, no gift can satisfy forever.
That is because only heavenly gifts can satisfy our deepest needs and desires. We want more than outward satisfaction. We want our heartfelt needs met. God has already provided for those needs. Ephesians 1:3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” If you have asked Jesus to be Lord of your life, God gives you every spiritual blessing.
Reluctant Retiree 