A Heart Filled With Gratitude
Yesterday I tried to print off something last minute, but for some reason my card simply would not work. I tried multiple times and was about to give up, when a complete stranger swiped her card, and paid for my copies without saying a word. I thanked her with a heart overflowing with gratitude. What a kind gesture! As I was still thinking about what had just happened, a thought crossed my mind. If a small gesture like this stirs my heart, should not the sacrifice of Jesus bring me to my knees in utter gratitude? Even logic tells us that our gratitude should at least be somewhat in proportion to the cost of the gift. How then can it be that I so often treat the gift of Jesus so lightly? Jesus gave up EVERYTHING He had. He not only left His heavenly home, but He also set aside His divinity for us. This was not everything though. Besides growing up in poverty, and being despised by the world, He died for us that we may be free. It was not the thought of dying that put Him throug...