23 Dec, 2010

Rejoice and Regift!

Regift!

Regifting or regiving is the act of taking a gift that has been received and giving it to somebody else, sometimes in the guise of a new gift.  The term was popularized by an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld ("The Label Maker"), although the practice pre-dates the term substantially. Several rules of etiquette are proposed in popular media regarding regifting; they include rewrapping the gift, not using the gift before regifting it, and not giving the gift back to the original gift-giver.Regifting has become a popular addition to many white elephant gift exchanges. There are no rules that specifically prohibit or encourage the practice of regifting at these parties.  A variant of regifting was mentioned as one of Oprah's Favorite Things during the recession-themed 2008 episode.  Regifting has recently become more acceptable when it was adopted by environmentally and budgetary conscience people that encourage the Green Gifting concept.

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God’s Story
2 Corinthians 9:15 (NASB)
 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
What does today’s Scripture Story teach us about gifts?
God gave the world the best gift….Jesus Christ, His Son….our Savior.

How can we connect today’s God’s Story scripture to our lives?
I admit, rather proudly, that I have regifted.   I’ve been a regifted recipient, as well.  My husband and I received a regifted book for a wedding gift.  Unfortunately, the giver didn’t notice that the person who gave it to him had written him a wonderful note in the back of the book.  Regifting is a great way to share a blessing that you’ve received and may not need (or want). 

When we get a great Christmas gift, we don’t want to regift it to anybody. We let everyone know the gift that we received that made our Christmas so special.  We should remember that Jesus is the BEST Gift that we could ever receive.  We don’t want to keep Him to ourselves, but let others know about Him, too.  We need to rejoice about the gift of Jesus and then regift Him to everyone who comes into our lives.

How can we connect today’s story, God’s Story scripture, and our story to others?
- Think about how much you love Jesus. Isn’t He the best gift you’ve ever received? 

- Praise God for His indescribable gift!

- Remind your friends and family members why we celebrate Christmas. 

- Don’t keep Him to yourself; share and regift the best gift – Jesus Christ!  He really is the Gift that keeps on giving.

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