Judges 13:1-14:20, John 1:29-51, Psalms 102:1-28, Proverbs 14:15-16
Today is the 1st day of the month of May. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is great to be here with you as we step into this 5th month of the year. And oh, the stories we have talked about in our first four months together. And we are now one third of the way through the Bible. So, congratulations well done making it here to May 1. And we’ll do what we always do, no matter what month or week or whatever day it is that we’re in, we’ll take the next step forward because that’s how we move through these months and weeks and get to the end of the year and the end of the Bible. So, we’ll pick up where we left off yesterday, which will take us back into the book of Judges where we’re learning of the different judges and the different generations that came after Joshua’s leadership. And today we will begin another very famous story, the story of the judge Sampson. So, we’ll red Judges chapters 13 and 14 today.
Commentary:
Alright. So, as we begin this brand-new sparkly month that we’re moving into, this fifth month of the year, let’s just take stock of where we are. So, obviously, in the world we are in the transition of seasons, at least we are around here but when is that not happening, we’re always in transition and we’re always transitioning from books and stories in the Bible to the next one and we’ve found this fascinating Sunday school story of Samson who was one of Israel’s judges. And as his story unfolds we’ll not only get a glimpse into how volatile the situation was at that time, we’ll get a pretty good hard look at our own selves and a look into our own soul’s motivations. Samson will teach us much in the days ahead as we move into this new month.
And we’ve also just recently began the final gospel. So, we’re moving through the last gospel, the gospel of John. So, today we found ourselves at the Jordan River and Jesus is beginning His ministry and a loose band of brothers are coalescing around Him. And once again, we get to look at the counterintuitive way that Jesus chose His inner circle, right? He didn’t set up a sign somewhere and host job interviews, He didn’t review their education, He didn’t call up their former employers, He wasn’t looking for the strongest people or the smartest people, He didn’t choose anyone with marketing experience, He didn’t hire anybody write His speeches for Him. His invitation was open for anyone with an open heart and eyes to see, and ears to hear and thankfully He’s doing the same thing. We all fall into the category, we’re not equipped…we’re not equipped to change the world, but we are, and we’re supposed too. And, so, let’s remember that as we go into this month. We’re supposed to be revealing God’s kingdom. It is the same spirit and we’ve talked about this so many times and we’ll talk about it so many more times. According to the Scriptures, it’s the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead, it’s the same Holy Spirit that empowered Jesus that lives in us and we are supposed to be doing the work of Christ in this world. And, so, we see when Jesus came, He didn’t pick the people who could figure out how to get it done with or without God, He picked the people with eyes to see and ears to hear and who could do nothing without faith and who weren’t trying to rationalize everything way.
Prayer:
Father, thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit among us. We confess and apologize and repent for how often we ignore, how often it’s not even a category for consideration, how often we do talk to You but we just are telling You what we want You to do for us and what we need and then we say Amen and just think that somehow You’re to gather all that up together and plop it in our lap when actually You would lead us toward those answers if we would listen to You. And, so, we’re listening Father. We’re moving into this new month. We’ve come through a busy month of April. We’ve moved through the resurrection story and found new life in You and Your word is filling us up every day feeding our souls. We’re listening. So, come Holy Spirit as we move forward into this year. Lead us we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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