JOYful Graduation Gift Idea

Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Why not bottle it up and give as graduation gifts?

            When high schoolers graduate, it’s a big deal!  There are parties and celebrations, dinners in their honor and church services to recognize them.  We put pictures in the newspaper and send cards through the mail.  We’re proud of them for the accomplishments they’ve made. .

            As a reward for reaching their goal, many students receive gifts.  It may be in the form of money or gift cards; it may be clothes or luggage, books or picture frames.  Regardless of how much the gift costs, the sentiment is the same…..”We’re proud of you. You’ve earned this!”

            How thankful we should be that God doesn’t make us earn His love and His gifts!   Ephesians 2:8:  “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” 

• What’s the gift?  Salvation through Jesus Christ!  
• How do we earn it?  We can’t! It’s given freely as a GIFT of God.

             When someone gives us a gift, the proper response is “Thank you”.  So let’s make sure that we say “Thank you” to God for His indescribable gift!  When you accept the gift of Jesus into your heart, you’ll be overflowing with abundant JOY!

           Unwrap the best gift ever…….the JOY JUICE of Jesus! There’s no time like the present!