Third Day of Christmas

3. On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a duffel bag:

This model has two handles, one on each side so the load is lighter for both of us. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2).

By Tom Neven

And from Something Sublime:

The three French hens represent the three gifts found in 1 Corinthians 13:13: faith, hope and love. "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love".

There is a beautiful note in my Bible explaining this scripture: Love remains now and forever. The greatest of these (gifts) is love because God is love (1John 4:8) and commands us to love one another (Jn 13:34-35). Love supersedes the gifts because it outlasts them all. Long after these sought-after gifts are no longer necessary, love will still be the governing principle that controls all that God and His redeemed people are and do.