The Magi offer pointers for anyone desiring a deeper relationship with the Lord. Today's encouragement from Matthew 2 looks at these 3 pointers. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2022/01/02/visitors-at-the-door/

Today's encouragement comes from Luke 2, and involves the shepherds responding to the good news of great joy they were given on Christmas night. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/19/how-to-respond-like-a-shepherd/

Loneliness and emptiness are real feelings some folks struggle to overcome during the Christmas season. Jesus invites us to exchange those feelings for the perfect love that caused Christmas. Today's encouragement reminds us it is this perfect love that will help us get through the loneliness and emptiness we are experiencing. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/23/perfect-love-caused-christmas/

Are you interested in seeing what Jesus is about? Today's encouragement reminds us of our invitation to "come and see." This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/22/come-and-see/

A miracle a few short months before Christmas points directly to the redemption Christ offers. Today's encouragement reminds us of our gift under the Lord's Christmas tree. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/21/visited-redeemed/

It is impossible to come in contact with the Lord and stay the same. Today's encouragement helps us see how the shepherds were changed and how they encourage you and I through their change. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/20/changed/

In his coming, Jesus brings life, help, peace, forgiveness, and hope to us. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/15/a-long-awaited-promise/

The gifts the Magi brought can help us see ways to share with the Lord. Today's encouragement reminds us there are ways to share with the Lord other than finances. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/16/sharing-with-the-lord/

No one needs to remind us we are not perfect. We already know, but each day we seek the Lord, we become a little more like him. Each day takes us a little closer to the prize, and each day means we can forget the things Christ has already forgiven from yesterday. Today's encouragement from Philippians 3 reminds us to stay in pursuit of what matters. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/14/life-long-pursuit/

What journey is the Lord calling you to take? Today's encouragement helps you begin. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://getencouraged.blog/2020/12/13/journey/