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First15 Devotional

Overflowing Joy

First15 Devotional

First15

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.92.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

In today’s First15 we’ll be celebrating Christmas, Christ come for you and me, by allowing the reality of his coming to fill our hearts with overflowing joy. Whatever is happening in your life today, there is joy to be found in the reality that Christ came for you, wants to make his presence known in your life, and that he will come again. May your heart be filled with joy this Christmas day.

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In today's verse 15, we'll be celebrating Christmas.

0:09.0

Christ come for you and me by allowing the reality of His coming to fill our hearts with overflowing joy.

0:18.0

Whatever is happening in your life today, there is joy to be found in the reality that Christ

0:24.6

came for you, wants to make His presence known in your life, and that He will come again.

0:31.6

May your heart be filled with joy this Christmas Day.

0:35.6

Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from 1 Peter 1, verse 8.

1:06.4

Scripture says, though you have not seen him, you love him.

1:12.6

Though you do not now see him, you believe in him,

1:16.6

and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.

1:22.6

In Luke chapter 2, verses 8 through 14, the Bible describes a beautiful event around the time of Jesus' birth.

1:36.0

Scripture says, and in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

1:46.3

And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them,

1:53.5

and they were filled with great fear.

1:56.9

And the angel said to them, fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy

2:04.6

that will be for all the people.

2:07.6

For unto you is born this day in the city of David,

2:11.6

a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

2:15.6

And this will be a sign for you.

2:19.1

You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.

2:26.0

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,

2:31.9

praising God and saying, glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace among those with whom he is pleased.

2:43.7

This passage contains my favorite phrase in the Christmas story,

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