Good morning everyone and welcome back to another morning with the masters where we devote

ourselves to the Lord daily with you. Good morning you guys. We are rounding out with

day five of our anticipating Christmas devotional and the Bible app, there's a link to that in

the description of the podcast if you guys want to follow along with us and we're also doing

the fifth day of our Christmas giveaway which will announce the winner at the very answer. Stay

tuned. Yes. But as always, I'm going to be reading the scripture then Tori's going to

pick it with the divo. Let's do it. The scripture is first John chapter four verses nine and ten

and it says this. God showed how much He loved us by sending His one and only Son into the world so

that we might have eternal life through Him. This is real love. Not that we loved God, but He loved

us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. The devotional is titled the greatest

gift of all and it says this. Take a moment to imagine what your life would be like if God had

never sent His Son to earth. Think about how it would feel to exist without the promise of eternal

life or a connection with God. Consider how it would affect your relationships, your sense of self

and your vision for the future. Because of the promise of Christmas, that will never be a reality.

The birth of Jesus was a physical expression of God's extravagant love for humanity. We'll never

have to experience life apart from our Savior because God sent His Son to be with us. No matter

how busy or difficult the season may seem, we invite you to experience a fresh outpouring of God's

love. Take some time to reflect on what Jesus' birth means for you. This is one of those things

that really helps me forgive others and also be quick to ask for forgiveness. I was getting

counseling at one point and the counselor pointed out about how hard life would be without the Holy

Spirit in my life and without the Holy Spirit in the world. He was saying imagine how destructive

relationships would be if it was just too selfish people both trying to get what they want from

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