Christmas is a time where we as believers celebrate God’s heart to write himself into our story. Prior to Jesus we had no real picture of God’s love. All we had to know him by was through stories of old and commandments written into law. But only in Jesus was a pathway created whereby we could walk in intimacy with the Father again. Only in Jesus was the veil torn allowing God’s manifest presence into the earth. We owe all that we have to Jesus. We owe all that we have to Christmas. So across the next two days we’ll celebrate the joyful reality of Christmas. May this time together help us center our celebrations around the goodness of Emmanuel, God with us. Our Scripture for today comes from John 6:51, and today's worship is Noel by Chris Tomlin featuring Lauren Daigle -- Thanks for listening to the First15 podcast. The end of the year is fast approaching, so I wanted to reach out with a quick reminder about the $572,431 year-end goal. Reaching this goal by midnight Friday will ensure we end the year strong, ready to help even more people connect with God daily in 2023.   So click this link or go to supportfirst15.org to help First15 finish the year strong.   I can’t thank you enough for all of your prayers and support in these final days of the year! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.