Gifts of Grace

How can we see what Christ gives to us this Christmas? In Gifts of Grace, Jared C. Wilson leads you to delight in God’s wonderful gifts of grace through 25 Advent devotions.

Refreshing

At just less than 150 pages, this book is a refreshing read. I appreciated the format of the book, where each chapter “unpacks” a gift of grace. From hope to glorification, from commissioning to joy – there is something to cherish and relish in each day during Advent.

I was most moved in Chapter 8 and seeing God’s gift of the church. God gives us the church as a place to display his unity and ours of being in his family and household. Through the church, truth is displayed to each other and to the world. Do you believe your church is a gift? 

Wonderful

I was most challenged in Chapter 13, to see how God gives the good gift of contentment. It’s easy to become envious in a world that rewards clout and competition. For the Christian, the secret to contentment is to see what we already have. In Christ, we have everything we need. I am encouraged to keep running the race.

Before the book ends on Christmas Day with Jesus, Wilson presents the gift of joy to us on Christmas Eve. After reading this book, I do have a deeper sense of joy. Not in circumstances or in accolades, but in Jesus. What a great giver of great joy! And what a wonderful gift he is himself.

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