First person: The ultimate gift for a nonbelieving friend

Here are 7 things you can write to an unbelieving friend this Christmas season.
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First person: The ultimate gift for a nonbelieving friend

Hi, friend.

You and I have had such good times together. We can be apart for months at a time, but it’s as if nothing’s changed when we get together again. You can never know how grateful I am for your friendship.

How I wish, though, that I could give you these things for Christmas:

  • Trust in the Bible as the Word of God.
  • The joy I have in following Jesus, who is the center of the Christmas story.
  • The belief that the Lord can truly change you and make you anew.
  • The exhilaration of true forgiveness that God grants those who follow Him.
  • Freedom from sin patterns that seem to control you.
  • Deep rest in the night, knowing that your soul rests in God’s hands.
  • Excitement about how God might use you in the future.

I can’t give you those things, but I can direct you to the One who can — Jesus. I long for the day when we walk together as brothers in Christ! Until then, please know that I love you, am grateful for you, and pray that Jesus will be the ultimate gift for you this Christmas.

EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was originally published by chucklawless.com.

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