- 165. Unspeakable Gift
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
The unspeakable gift is surpassing grace. It is inexpressible and indescribable because it is beyond words; words cannot fully express or adequately describe the grace of God. And if it cannot be adequately explained it cannot be fully understood either. The amazing grace of God is a free and undeserved gift of God granting total forgiveness of all sins, salvation from all enemies of body and soul, and a full and rich eternal life that never ends.
But because we do not understand and cannot satisfactorily explain the gift of life does not mean we cannot believe it, enjoy it, and live it. The grace of God is so deep that we can receive an even greater appreciation of it every day we are alive so that it is like mercies new every morning. We are able to open up a new peek into the awesome depth of God’s Love every time we repent and believe the Gospel. And this we can do every day. The only way to waste a day of life is to neglect to hear the Gospel in some fresh and new way that day. Without a fresh taste of Gospel Joy in the morning we run the risk of going a whole day without thirst-quenching, life-restoring refreshment. And too many days like that ends up in ennui or even angst.
We may go to the well of salvation by grace alone daily, draw out the refreshing living water, and it will never be exhausted. The wellspring of life is so deep it is inexhaustible. We can live 100 years, plumb the depths of grace and love every day, and new joy and mercy is still available. It is this inexpressible, inexhaustible freshness of discovering something new about God that makes life continually interesting.
Someone once said that it would take an eternity to really understand the meaning of the death of Jesus Christ. If so, heaven will be forever fun and interesting. And this unspeakable gift keeps this present life exciting when we spend some valuable time with God in the Word and prayer. You can count on the Holy Spirit to reveal something new and peel back some more of the Love of God.