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Then the devotional contact today. Today’ s Bible reading begins in Philippians verse

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five, chapter two. Let there
be in you this feeling that there was

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also in Christ Jesus, who,
being in the form of God, did

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not regard being equal to God as
a thing to hold on to, but

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stripped himself of the form of a
servant made like men and being in the

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condition of man, humbled himself by
becoming obedient to death and death on the

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cross, so that God also exalted
him to the highest and gave him a

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name, which is above all names, that in the name of Jesus every

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knee should bend from those in heaven
and on earth and under the earth and

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every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
is lord to the glory of God the

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Father. Christmas time offers a wonderful
opportunity to show love and appreciation for others

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by giving gifts. God the Father
set the precedent by giving his son to

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the world, but we must not
forget that Jesus Christ himself was characterized by

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self- denial. Generosity empathizes us
both for our gift and for the sacrifice

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that is required to give it.
So, what did God give up son,

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when he came into the world like
a little baby. Lord Jesus gave

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himself up as a servant. We
know that he was the servant of God,

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because he did and said only what
his father commanded him, but he

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did not stop there the creator and
ruler of heaven and earth. He also

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became a servant of sinful mankind.
He healed the sick, fed the hungry

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and taught the crowds, but his
humility did not end there. Lord Jesus

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gave himself up as a sacrifice.
He humbled himself to die on a cross,

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carrying the wrath and judgment of the
father for our sins. Although he

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was holy and pure. He gave
himself up to be ill- treated,

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tortured, scorned and jil executed by
sinful men. Lord Jesus gave himself up

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as a savior. Now all who
believe in him can be forgiven, reconciled

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to God and saved from the penalty
of eternal punishment in hell. But that

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' s not all. He also
gives us eternal life and the promise of

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an inheritance in heaven. We do
not have the ability to imagine what it

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was like to leave the glories of
heaven to come into the world as a

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human being. All we can do
is thank Christ for the indescribable gift of

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his being.