The Sacrifice of Christmas
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
It’s easy during the Christmas season to get so caught up in the busyness and gifts that we forget the immense sacrifice Jesus made to dwell with us. The truth is that Jesus gave of himself joyfully so that we may experience the beauty of God with us. So across the next two days we’ll both celebrate and reflect on the joyful reality of Christmas. May this time together help us center our celebrations around the goodness of Emmanuel, God with us. On this wonderful Christmas Eve let’s take a moment to reflect on the heart of Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | It's easy during the Christmas season to get so caught up in the busyness and gifts |
| 0:10.5 | that we forget the immense sacrifice Jesus made to dwell with us. |
| 0:16.4 | The truth is that Jesus gave of himself joyfully so that we may experience the beauty of God with us. |
| 0:25.4 | So across the next two days, we'll both celebrate and reflect on the joyful reality of Christmas. |
| 0:33.6 | May this time together help us center our celebrations around the goodness of Emmanuel, God with us. |
| 0:41.7 | Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from John chapter 6, verse 51. |
| 1:14.9 | Scripture says, I am the living bread that came down from heaven. |
| 1:22.1 | If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. |
| 1:27.0 | And the bread that I will give for the life of the world |
| 1:31.4 | is my flesh. |
| 1:35.6 | On this wonderful Christmas Eve, |
| 1:38.2 | let's take a moment to reflect on the heart of Jesus. |
| 1:42.8 | Let's take a moment to meditate on the depth of his love for us. |
| 1:48.0 | It must have been love and love alone |
| 1:51.1 | that would cause God to take on flesh and dwell among us. |
| 1:56.8 | It must have been love alone |
| 1:58.7 | that would give him the desire to leave perfection |
| 2:02.3 | and take on the suffering and limitations of a human being. |
| 2:08.3 | Think of the differences. |
| 2:11.0 | Think of the implications of his decision. |
| 2:15.2 | Can you imagine being the maker of heaven and earth in choosing to make yourself |
| 2:20.7 | low unto the point of death for the sake of humans who have gone astray? For us, Christmas is a time |
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