Names of God

“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15 NIV)

God has many names and titles in the Bible. Each one tells us something important about Him—His character and how He relates to us. And how we must relate to Him. Here is another one of His many Names, which is Indescribable Gift.

Indescribable Gift

The above title for Jesus is made up of two words, Indescribable and Gift.

·      Indescribable, as used in the above passage, is defined as inexpressible (beyond words); indescribable (inexplicable), impossible to estimate.

·      Gift, in the New Testament, has many meanings. A gift was given by the priest as an offering to God (Heb 5:1). The magi presented gifts to the infant Jesus (Matt 2:11). God's righteousness is a gift (Rom 5:17); God gave the gift of redemption to humankind (Eph 2:8). Those who have tasted the heavenly gift have been enlightened (Heb 6:4 ). And Paul is a servant of the gospel by the gift of God’s grace (Eph 3:7 ).

Jesus is the gift of God

Before salvation, we were slaves to sin and destined for death. But through faith in Jesus Christ, we received the gift of God, which is the salvation of souls unto eternal life: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16–17).

Therefore

“The LORD is great, and to be praised highly, though his greatness is indescribable.” (Psalm 145:3)