What a gift we have in the Christmas season.

God himself took on flesh and dwelt among us that we might find eternal relationship in Him.

His coming serves as a continual reminder of his grace

and pursuit of us who are lost without him.

As we look to Jesus this week to celebrate who he is and what he's done,

may you find life-giving hope and foundational joy.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from John chapter 1, verse 29.

Scripture says,

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

It's impossible to separate the birth of Christ from the purpose of His coming.

John 316 tells us, for God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

As we take time today to look at the heart of a God who would sacrifice his own life

that we might find life through him.

Let's open our hearts to receive a fresh encounter

with his real available love.

Jesus' coming was entirely a love-motivated decision, for God so loved the world. So great is the depth

of his love for his wayward crown of creation that he became man himself to live the life

none of us ever could. So vast is his affection for us

that he took the pain and shame we were due

and offered up his life as a ransom for ours.

Truly, there is no greater love than the sacrifice of our king.

Have you stopped recently to acknowledge how intentionally God pursues you?

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