An Invaluable Gift

 

 

Anything that is invaluable

Is impossible to buy,

Just think of any God-given gift

And you will see why.

 

The air that we breathe

Is an invaluable gift,

It is free to both rich and poor

If you catch my drift.

 

We plough and we plant

But for crops to grow

The rains must come in season

And the sun must glow.

 

No water like rainwater

To quench a plant’s thirst

And if the precious sun never shone

It would even be worse.

 

In fact, there’d be no life

I mean, no life at all,

But such is unlikely to happen

Because of Almighty God.

 

Air and water, sun and rain

Are all invaluable

And through these invaluable gifts

Life is sustainable.

 

Life, another invaluable,

That the richest cannot buy

And this point is sufficiently made

When their time come to die.

 

Anything that can be bought

Could never be invaluable,

As long as any value is attached

That thing is buyable.

 

Air, water, sun and rain

And life are invaluable gifts

But if you notice the poem’s title,

‘Gift’ you should not miss.

 

Every good and perfect gift

Comes from our God above

But there is one above all others

Compliments: God’s love.

 

It is the gift of life

And I don’t mean natural life

Instead, I mean the kind of life

That outlives all strife.

 

 

I speak of eternal life

The promise of the Father,

That is promised to the born-again

Here and in the hereafter.

 

Whosoever will may come

And claim this precious gift,

It is not a fairy tale I assure you,

Neither legend nor myth.

 

It’s not cheap by any means

Though it is free to us,

But it cost the blood of someone;

That someone is Jesus.

 

Salvation is not cheap

Though it is readily available,

There is no earthly cost attached

Since to us it’s invaluable.

 

 

It is infinitely invaluable

Purchased with Jesus’ blood

And what he did for all mankind

Nobody else could.

 

No other was good enough

To pay the price of sin

But Jesus, having achieved this task,

Now draws us all to him.

 

An invaluable gift

Of full and free salvation,

Why deny yourself of such a gift-

Such wonderful redemption?

 

John 3:16

 

For God so loved the world,

That he gave his only begotten Son,

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,

But have everlasting life.

 

Stewart Russell © June 19, 2024

What If It Rains on Christmas?

 

 

 

What if it rains on Christmas,

Will you still enjoy?

Perhaps, if you were a little boy or girl

And you had your wished-for toy.

 

What if it rains on Christmas,

Will you stay in bed?

I guess you would if you were sick

And had to stay there instead.

 

What if it rains on Christmas,

Will you go out visiting?

Maybe, you’ll spend your day at home

And gorge yourself with eating.

 

What if it rains on Christmas,

Will you go to church?

Somehow, I feel you’ll probably go

But not through the muddy dirt.

 

 

What if it rains on Christmas,

Will you still be happy?

I guess if you understand its reason

You probably will be.

 

What if it rains of Christmas,

Will you still entertain?

Some will and some won’t, I guess,

Because of the added strain.

 

What if it rains on Christmas

Will you still wear that new outfit?

Or keep it back for New Year's

When it would still be hit?

 

What if it rains on Christmas,

Tell me, what would you do

That you would not ordinarily do

If the sun is shining through?

 

 

For a rainy Christmas is forecast

So, you’d better be prepared

For such an eventuality

And wear effective rain gear.

 

Ladies, it will cover your outfit

That you so much want to show-off

And the high heels you like to wear

Could stick in a muddy trough.

 

Sea-bathers, bear in mind,

If it rains you will get wet

So, if you are allergic to water

Save yourself this regret.

 

 

And remember, all of the above,

Jesus is the reason

Whether it rains or shine

During this Christmas season.

 

Stewart Russell © December 14, 2022