{"id":16572,"date":"2026-03-10T13:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-best-present\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:01:52","slug":"the-best-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-women\/holiday-devotions-devotions-for-women\/the-best-present\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!\u2014II Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was the last school day before <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/the-christmas-story-in-5-bible-passages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> break. 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