A Special Gift
A SPECIAL GIFT
Read Psalm 122:1-9.
“I told you to get up long ago, Matt. Now hurry!” Matt’s mother spoke from the doorway of his room. “We’ll be leaving for church soon!”
Matt sleepily opened his eyes. It was so hard to get up in the morning!
The next time Mom checked on him, he was fast asleep.
“You’re going to have to get to bed earlier,” said Mom with a sigh.
The following day was Matt’s birthday, and as soon as he heard his dad and mom get up, he jumped out of bed too. He threw on his clothes and ran downstairs.
“Hmmm,” Mom said. “Strange how easy it was for our sleepyhead to get out of bed this morning.”
“Today’s a special day, Mom!” said Matt, eyeing the big box on the table. “Can I open my present now?”
Dad picked up the box. “I don’t know, Matt. You don’t seem to like gifts very much. You seemed to ignore one you got yesterday.”
“What?” exclaimed Matt. “You had a gift for me yesterday? You never gave it to me!”
“Oh, it was given to you—you just didn’t open it. And it wasn’t from us. It was from God.”
Sundays are a gift from God. He sets Sunday apart for us to meet with other believers and learn more about Him. But, just like any other gift, you’re not going to get anything out of it unless you open it. You can only get the gift of a new day by opening your heart—and getting out of bed in the morning.
Matt smiled as Dad handed him his present. “I guess I’ll have lots more gifts to look forward to after this one, huh?”
HOW ABOUT YOU?
Do you have trouble getting up for church on Sundays? Church is a gift, but it’s one you have to open. Treat Sunday as a special day and be ready to see what gifts God has in store for you.
TO MEMORIZE:
This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
SUNDAY IS A SPECIAL DAY.
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