12/21/2025
The Gift - A Christmas Devotional from Chaplain Shelby Smith & Chaplain Vickie Wingfield
This time of year, children are filled with excitement as they celebrate Christmas. Much of that excitement centers around gift giving and, more often, gift receiving. That same excitement is not limited to children. As adults, we look forward to gifts as well. Yet many of the things we are so excited about in December are often forgotten by March. Over time, the excitement fades and the gift loses its luster.
But there is one gift that never fades. There is a gift that grows brighter with time. It is the true reason we pause to celebrate this season. It is the gift of Jesus Christ.
Roy Lessin describes this as “The Indescribable Gift,” and he writes:
“God’s indescribable gift is Jesus Christ. All that our hearts have ever desired, every need we face, every truth we seek and every blessing we long for is found in Jesus Christ.
In Him, we see all that God wants to reveal to us. We walk in all God has prepared for us. We experience all God has planned for us. We receive all God wants to be to us.
He is the Fountain that quenches our thirst, the Bread that nourishes our souls, the Light that dispels our darkness, the Physician who heals our wounds, the Shepherd who guides our steps, the Counselor who gives us wisdom, the Word who establishes us in truth, the Faithful One who gives us security, the Door who gives us access to the Father and the Way that leads us home.
What a love. What a Savior. What a gift.”
My prayer this holiday season is that as you enjoy the gifts you can see and touch, you will also make room in your schedule and in your heart for the indescribable gift God sent to us more than 2,000 years ago.
Let us cherish and celebrate the words of “Joy to the World”:
“Joy to the world, the Lord has come.
Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing.”
That indescribable gift is Jesus Christ. Joy to the world!
