The last few weeks I have been thinking about 2nd Corinthians 9:15, “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” That word “unspeakable” means “indescribable”. I find it crazy that Paul, of all people, described the gift of God (salvation) as indescribable. Paul was an incredibly brilliant man, more brilliant than I could ever hope to be! When you read the book of Romans, you can’t help but see Paul’s intellect dripping off the pages. Yet, even Paul could only say that salvation is indescribable. Understand something today, salvation is simple. That is not in question here. Ephesians 2:8,9, Titus 3:5, and John 3:16 cannot be any simpler than they already are. However, as simple as salvation is it is also incredibly profound and deep. It is so simple that a 5 year old can understand how to be saved yet so deep and rich that theologians can talk about it for hours. Salvation is nothing short of amazing and it is something that we ought not take for granted.
This Thanksgiving, you will probably talk about what you are thankful for, and at the top of your list you will probably mention “salvation”. But do not see that as something cliche, see it for what it is, the most amazing, indescribable gift imaginable!
