1 Chronicles 16:37-18:17, Romans 2:1-24, Psalm 10:16-18, Proverbs 19:8-9
Today is the 14th day of July, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible, I’m Brian it’s great to be here with you today as we approach the middle of another one of the months that we get to share together, 12 of them in all as we move through the Bible in a year. It is a joy to be with you here now, as we take the next step forward together and that will lead us back into the book of 1 Chronicles today, chapter 16 verse 37 through 18 verse 17.
Commentary:
Okay, have you ever judged somebody or commented on someone’s behavior and you were guilty of doing the same thing at some point in your life, maybe even traipsing out versus to make your judgment, to make your commentary, even though you’re also guilty? That’s called, generally speaking, hypocritical right, hypocrisy and now that we’ve moved past all the pleasantries and greetings and kind of gotten into this Book of Romans, we see the tone of voice that Paul uses is very direct. Actually, we’ll find that in most of the letters, pretty direct conversation and Paul is talking about this sort of hypocrisy. And let’s face it, we’ve all judged people for things that we’ve done like we’re just, we’re a mess sometimes but let’s allow the letter to the Romans to just speak for itself. Therefore, every one of you who judges is without excuse for when you judge another you condemn yourself since you, the judge do the same things that we know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is based on the truth. Do you think any of you who judges those who do such things that do the same that you will escape God’s judgment? Yeah okay, so that’s as stark as it can be. And so, here we are to look in the mirror and face that. We put ourselves in the position of God and we like to judge on behalf of God and we like to bring out versus out to defend ourselves when often we’re being hypocritical because in some sort of way, we have the same things within us and we’re capable of doing the same things and we can’t stand that God wouldn’t judge those people. And so, we need to just people sometimes. I mean so often that’s what we get pulled into, we see something that we think is wrong or we think is unjust or that was really really interfering with our plans and goals and so we need God to judge those people’s wrong, move them out of the way and when I doesn’t happen them we get about the business of being the judge pretty quickly. Paul is saying here is that not gonna work because God’s not withholding judgment. Instead, he is bestowing the riches of his kindness and I’m quoting here the riches of his kindness, restraint and patience God’s kindness and again I am quoting this right out of the Bible, God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance. So, yeah Romans will continue to give us a theological underpinning and explain a lot to us theologically, but it also snaps things into place practically. What’s happening here though over, over the course of the days that we spend in Romans is that an argument is being laid out and so this whole thing is being set up and that’s what we’re reading here. What Paul’s saying today, for starters is that, we can judge all we want it doesn’t make a difference we’re not the judge. Our judgments don’t do anything like, in the eyes of God. God is God, God will do what God will do and we so often hypocritically step in His way and try to become the sovereign judge. And I know we all know people who are judgy right, and it’s going nowhere. And so, let’s carry that forward as Paul continues to layout the underpinnings of our faith.
Prayer:
So
Father, we thank You thank You for this book, we thank You for Romans, we thank
You for all that it that it has a how densely packed it is how much is there
and we ask Holy Spirit that we would have eyes to see and ears to hear, as we’ve
been praying that we would have understanding hearts that we would be
transformed, that we would be changed, that Your kindness, Your patience,
despite our judgments and hypocrisy, that Your kindness would lead us to
repentance. We’re so often thinking fearfully about your wrath and that that’s supposed
to lead us to repentance and yet what we’re finding is that You are kind and
patient and leading us to repentance through restraint and that is such, that
is in such stark contrast to how we normally are; we don’t offer kindness and
restraint and patience. We all too often offer our judgment when it is kindness
that leads us to repentance. Help this to sink in, help this to sink into the
parched soil of these portions of our hearts giving us nourishment’s we pray in
the name of Jesus. Amen.
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I tore my hip flexor about three months ago and I’m 16 years old and they said I’ll probably have to do surgery to fix it and it’s only a minor tear but I’m just…please pray that God will heal it so I don’t have to have surgery.
Good
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my family for mainly for myself. I find myself struggling to do things on my
own to do it in my own strength and yet there’s this ever loving, forgiving
compassionate God there who wants to help me but for some reason I just find
myself continuing to try to struggle and do it on my own. Not to be weak yet,
in my weakness I fall because my pride. And yet I have this community that’s so
loving and so willing to pray for us so, I’m just gonna reach out and ask for
prayer for me, my family, my children to help me to give up my pride and to seek
God for help first and foremost. So, please if this community would pray for me
as I pray when I listen for everyone else. I just felt weak to reach out but I
know it’s what I really desperately need. So, thank you in advance for your
prayers. I know this community. Thank you so much God bless.
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on my mind ever since I heard you call in and I think the Lord wants to use you
to go over there and minister the gospel to her and to tell her how much Jesus
loves her and cares for her. And for you to lift up that family. And I’m just
gonna pray. Lord, I just pray for this gentlemen Lord, that you would give him
courage Lord. That You would take away any fear that he might have, that he
might go over to this lady’s house and minister Your love, Your mercy, Your
grace, Your compassion for her and her family Lord God. I just pray that You
would open a door for him Father God that no man can shut Father and that You
would just boldly come up on him and the Holy Spirit Lord that he would just be
courageous to minister Your salvation to this lady. And I just thank you that You’re
a faithful Lord, I thank You that You watch over Your word, Your performant. I
thank You that You place this in his heart and Lord I just pray that You would
fulfill Your word through him. In Jesus name. Amen.
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Hi, this is Blessed by Jesus in Kansas City and it’s been a while but my heart was touched on the July 12th podcast by the lady from Chicago who was taking care of her mom who has dementia. I want you to know that you don’t walk that road alone and I am wanting to thank you on behalf of your mother for loving her and taking care of her when it’s not an easy job. I am praying along with you for your anger to be lessened, for you to find a joy again as you serve your mother in this ministry and I’m praying that God would send you just the right people at just the right time to walk beside you and to help you. I’m praying that you will accept that help and that you will have some times where you feel absolutely normal and refreshed. May you know that God loves you and God loves your mom and many, many people are lifting you up in prayer. Good bye.