Gift of God

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

Aren't unexpected gifts the best? The ones given "just because"...just because I love you, just because I saw this and thought of you, just because. The gift of God is a total "just because I love you" kind of gift. There's absolutely nothing you can do to deserve it. Why? Because all have sinned and fallen short and the wages of sin is death. That's it. We're all eliminated from earning eternal life. But Jesus was our gift. Of course, that doesn't mean we all have to accept the gift. I think I'm one of those people who has trouble with getting gifts that I don't feel like I've earned. Or maybe "earned" should be "deserve" in that sentence. This is one gift I accept, whether I deserve it or not. And I'm 100% sure that it will never be taken away from me. What a great gift, right?