The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

Purchase You Can Count on God here [https://maxlucado.christianbook.com/count-large-text-leathersoft-365-devotions/9781400249565/pd/249566] It’s that time of year when we're choosing gifts to give for Christmas. As the hero of the holidays, Jesus deserves our finest gift. But what could that be? We can look to the angels to know what Jesus really wants from us this Christmas. As a reminder, The Encouraging Word Podcast will be off next week, but we’ll back with new episodes in January. Merry Christmas, friend!

Purchase You Can Count on God here [https://maxlucado.christianbook.com/count-large-text-leathersoft-365-devotions/9781400249565/pd/249566] Hello friend. Thanks for joining me today.  Can you believe we’re halfway through December? Christmas will be here in just a few days. As you’re no doubt busy preparing for the holidays, I pray today’s episode gives you a few moments to reflect on the Savior who comes at just the right moment.

Purchase You Can Count on God here [https://maxlucado.christianbook.com/count-large-text-leathersoft-365-devotions/9781400249565/pd/249566] Hi friend. I hope you’re doing well today.  The past few episodes we’ve been talking about what it looks like to live in a way that reflects God’s glory to the world around us. We’ve considered different aspects of life where we can take the focus off ourselves and put it on God. For some, the most difficult time to do that is when we’re succeeding. It’s wonderful to be good at something but remember this: God made you good so you can make him known.

Purchase You Can Count on God here [https://maxlucado.christianbook.com/count-large-text-leathersoft-365-devotions/9781400249565/pd/249566] Hello my friend. I hope you’re having a good day.   As we continue this series about living a life that reflects the glory of God, might I suggest that includes your struggles? We all have things in our lives we would change, things we wish we didn’t have to deal with. Illness, financial challenges, difficult relationships. But take comfort in this truth, friend: there is nothing you will face that God has not ordained, and he will use it for his purposes.

Purchase You Can Count on God here [https://maxlucado.christianbook.com/count-large-text-leathersoft-365-devotions/9781400249565/pd/249566] Hello friend. I hope you’re doing well today.  This week on the podcast we’re looking at an issue that plagued the Philippian church—legalism. They trusted the work of Jesus but were trying to add a little something on their own. If you ever find yourself looking for “Jesus plus” something else, the apostle Paul says to you what he said to the Philippians: “Now I am right with God, not because I followed the law, but because I believed in Christ. God uses my faith to make me right with him.”