What do you already have?

Isaiah 40:4-6

And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

Every year since I can remember, my mother has asked me for a Christmas list. Though my toys have changed from Tonka trucks to power tools I still make the list. All the things I wish I could have to meet some fancy want I have. Every year there seems to be something else.

This year as I was making my list I was feeling a little guilty. I seemed to be concentrating on what I wanted and not what I was already blessed with. Isaiah reminds us that we should give thanks to God for what he has done for us. As we approach Christmas we give thanks for all that we receive in the birth of Christ. What God gives us is simply and completely the gift of himself.

All that we need is wrapped in the promises of God come to earth who gives us hope not just for today, but for an eternity.

What is it that you really want? Do you maybe already have what you need?