Good morning everyone and welcome back to another morning with the masters worried to vote

ourselves to the Lord daily with you. Good morning, you guys. Good morning indeed. We're

rounding out with day five of our The Christmas Story devotional on the Bible app. There's

a link to that in the description of the podcast. You guys want to fall along with us.

And as always, I'm going to read the scripture and Tori's going to pick up with the

let's do it. And before we jump in, just a quick little reminder, we're doing the 11th day of

our Christmas giveaway at the very end of this episode. So stay tuned for that. And tomorrow's

the last day. So it's very exciting. But anyways, I'm going to read the scripture. John chapter three

verses 16 through 17. And it says this, for this is how God loved the world. He gave his one and only

son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his son

into the world not to judge the world but to save the world through him. The devotional is

titled to save the world. Jesus is the promised savior and the son of David. But how did he live

up to these titles? After all, the world still seems broken thousands of years later. So how did

Jesus accomplish his mission? A lot of people had expectations of what the savior would look like.

Some thought he would be a warrior who would drive away their enemies. Others thought he

be a powerful judge, condemning sinners. But no one expected someone like Jesus. Jesus surrounded

himself with ordinary people. He taught people how to relate to God by caring for others. Jesus

performed miracles that benefited people who were considered insignificant or spiritually broken.

Jesus ate meals with sinners and offered hope to the broken and suffering. Jesus knew that the

world didn't need another powerful earthly leader. We needed something much deeper. A new way of life

rooted in humility, forgiveness, and generosity. This way of life builds connections with others,

brings hope to people who feel insignificant and reminds us that we're a part of something

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