The Candy Cane: God’s Gift

Matthew 1:21-23 (NASB)
²¹  "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."
²²  Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
²³  "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US."

1.     God’s Gift Of His Presence

Isaiah 7:14 (NASB)
¹⁴  "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.

2.     God’s Gift Of His Provision In Grace & Righteousness

Romans 5:15-17 (NASB)
¹⁵  But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
¹⁶  The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.
¹⁷  For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

3.     God’s Gift Of His Power & Eternal Life

Romans 5:18-21 (NASB)
¹⁸  So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.
¹⁹  For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
²⁰  The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
²¹  so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23 (NASB)
²³  For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.