2 Samuel 19:11-20:13, John 21:1-25, Psalms 120:1-7, Proverbs 16:16-17
Today is the 2nd day of June. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian and it is a pleasure and an honor to be here with you. So, we got a brand-new week here we’re walking into. We got a brand-new month that we’re walking into. So, things are resetting, and we get to live into the fresh new start. Today with all of our beginnings we’ll also be ending the book of John, the gospel of John, which means that will be ending the Gospels for this year. And of course, the Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell the stories of Jesus life and ministry. So, after today we’ll be moving into the book of Acts, and what happens next. So, let’s set center ourselves in where we are in the Scriptures. In the Old Testament, of course, we’re working our way through second Samuel and the crazy story of King David and the disintegration of his family. His son Absalom tried to instigate a coup against his father and we read through that entire story. Of course, Absalom lost his life in that attempt. And then after that attempt was squashed then the people had to decide what to do with their King David, are they gonna bring them back? What’s gonna happen? So, we’ll pick up that story. Second Samuel chapter 19 verse 11 through 20 verse 13 today. And we will read from the New Living translation this week.
Prayer:
Father, we thank You for Your word. We thank You for bringing us safely into this new month and into this new week and we thank You for bringing us to the end of the Gospels for this year. In a way, it’s a little bittersweet because we’ve been walking with You, Jesus, through the stories of Your ministry and life since the beginning of this year and obviously we’re not gonna top talking about You, You’re our Savior. We adore You but we’re leaving those narratives, those stories behind. And, so, we ask Holy Spirit that You would come and prepare our hearts as we move into new territory in the Scriptures in the New Testament beginning tomorrow. And yet we linger here today with Your final words Jesus, “you follow me”, and that was in response to the question Peter asked, “what about him?” And You said, “what is that to You?”, which is one of the more poignant questions of our lives because we spend so much of our lives in comparison to somebody else. And, so, the question, “what is that to You” is incredibly poignant and incredibly valuable on a daily basis. Holy Spirit help us to ask that question before we respond in thought, word or deed, and may we remember Your words, “You follow me.” We pray these things in Your mighty holy name. The name of Jesus. Amen.
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