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Jeremiah 26:1-27:22, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18, Psalms 85:1-13, Proverbs 25:16

Today is October 15^th welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is wonderful to be here with you today. I guess pretty close to the center, right? Center of another of our months together as we continue our journey through the Scriptures this year. And we’ll pick up where we left off. That’s what we do every day. We’re in the book of Jeremiah and we’re reading from the New Living Translation this week. Jeremiah, chapters 26 and 27 today.

Commentary:

Okay, so we are continuing to journey through the book of Jeremiah, who is a biblical prophet prophesying from Jerusalem during the takeover of the Babylonian empire and the exile of the people to Babylon. Like tomorrow…in tomorrow’s reading we’re going to finally reach the famous…the…one of the most famous verses in the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11, right? “I know the plans that I have for you.” So, I’m just saying, have you been watching this whole story of Jeremiah? Are we watching this story even in today’s reading that leads up to that? Have we been hearing Jeremiah offer warning after warning pleading with the people to repent, to change their mind, to go in a different direction to return to God? So, for starters, they could have done that, right? And then they didn’t have to be in exile. They could have done what the Lord invited them to do, repent, return, come home, come back, remember how you got here in the first place, but they didn’t. And, so, in today’s reading, if…if we get the picture of what’s happening here, we’ll see just how hard it would’ve been for Jeremiah to do and it would also make sense why a mob formed with the intention to kill him. Jeremiah has been prophesying repentance for decades, a couple of decades now and they…I mean he began when things were peaceful and prosperous and now there’s a war but he’s…same message. And it seems like nobody’s listening. And, so, God tells Jeremiah to go to the temple. So, the holiest place within the holiest city. He’s to go there and say, and I’m quoting…I’m quoting from Jeremiah, “if you will not listen to me and obey my word I have given you, and if you will not listen to my servants the prophets, for I sent them again and again to warn you, but you would not listen to them then I will destroy this temple as I destroyed Shiloh the place with the tabernacle was located and I will make Jerusalem an object of cursing in every nation on earth.” You have to imagine a prophet…it’s like how do we modernize the context here? This is a prophet going to the most important place in a nation, so a nation’s capital, an important place to give a prophecy that…a prophecy to surrender, a prophecy that foretells the destruction of this important building or place. In this case we’re talking about the temple of God in the holy city of Jerusalem. So, in terms of biblical importance, there’s no more important place in the Bible and this in terms of a structure, a building. Jeremiah foretells that one possible outcome is going to be the destruction of the temple. Did…did Jesus not the same thing? Did He not get in the same trouble? Because you don’t speak against the Lord’s temple. That had been determined to be blasphemy or blasphemous. Ironically, Jeremiah prophesied…prophesied the destruction of the Temple and the temple was destroyed. Jesus talked about the destruction of the temple which happened to be the second Temple. It was rebuilt later, and it was also again destroyed. And, so, in Jerusalem there is no temple, there’s just a platform where it used to be, at least at this point and it is a highly contentious piece of real estate. Now we could be like, “what an awful thing the Lord asked Jeremiah to do. He’s set up to fail. How you go into the holy city into the holy site and…and talk about destruction without somebody getting’ mad?” So, it’s like God asked Jeremiah to do something that’s going to get him killed. Why, what’s the point? Well, we find the point right before God tells Jeremiah what to say, which is what we…we just read about the destruction of the temple. The verse before that God tells Jeremiah this. “Perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways, then I will change my mind about the disaster I am ready to pour out on them because of their sins.” So, in effect Jeremiah going into the holiest site in the holiest city and talking about its destruction was to tell the people about the outcome that was going to happen if they continue on the paths that they are walking, but there’s an alternative outcome. And if they would repent then He would change His mind about what’s gonna happen. In the end as we read, a mob formed with the intention of killing Jeremiah and there was a debate and in the end Jeremiah was spared and then he was invited to put a yoke on his neck and fasten it, sort of bind himself and go over to where a summit was happening in Jerusalem with King Zedekiah, the king of…of Judah in Jerusalem. But there were ambassadors from other countries there in Jerusalem from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. And Jeremiah was to speak in…in complete contradiction to what the other prophets were saying and he was to prophesy to all of them to surrender to Babylon instead of insisting on dying and to tell them that the other prophets were liars. So, yeah…Jeremiah had to step into a bunch of controversial stuff that is…who wants to do what he was asked to do? But he was the lone voice. He was the voice speaking for God offering a way out of destruction. And as it turns out nobody listened. And, so, exile did come. And we will continue that story tomorrow and encounter this famous passage, Jeremiah 29:11 in its context.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word. Each and every day there are new things for us to explore and mine and plant and cultivate and water and nurture. There’s no shortage of wisdom available to us that applies directly to the motives of our own hearts and our own thoughts and our own words. And, so, we are grateful. We are also grateful for these stories, these examples that show us what it actually looks like to live a life of faith. We can look at Jeremiah and when we begin to understand the context of the things that he’s facing and the kinds of stuff that he has do, we can understand, “okay, this person has to be willing to die. This person is completely sold out to this message whether he likes the job or not. He is obedient.” And, so, often when contrast that to our own lives we’re just looking for the easiest path to anything. And, so, Holy Spirit come. Help us to rewire the way we think things should go, that we might walk with You understanding that in any circumstance we can still walk in freedom, freedom that cannot be taken from us, identity that cannot be taken from us. Even if we are to be killed it can’t be taken from us. And that is our intimacy and relationship and trust in You. And, so, we want to hear these words. When people are invited to repent and change their mind in…in response to repentance You will also change the trajectory? Like, that we can collaborate and create a different outcome, that that is even possible and that that’s outlined over and over in the Scriptures, thank You for that because it’s time to make some changes. Holy Spirit lead us into the awareness of what needs to change and the confidence and self-control and ability to make the change as we surrender to You, and repent. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

Hello everyone in the Daily Audio Bible it’s been quite a few months since I called in last. My family and my husband and two small children and I moved across the country several months ago and it was in hopes of bettering our situation. And since we’ve gotten here things have just been extremely hard and our situation has gotten worse and worse. And it’s been really hard for me to find the motivation I guess to call in and I’m about 3 months or so behind on the readings and trying to catch up has been hard. My faith is really really struggling. I feel like my whole life I’ve just been kind of surviving through each hard season just waiting for things to get better even since my childhood. I just thought like hey if I could grow up then I…then I can make a better life. And I grew up and life just kept getting harder or it changed but stayed hard. And all the sacrifices we made to move across the country don’t even feel worth it anymore because things didn’t get better over here. And they’ve been getting worse and I’m just so exhausted. I’m just so exhausted of trying to survive through each season and I’ve been asking God for help for so long and it just doesn’t feel like He’s there. It doesn’t feel like He wants to help me. And I’m really struggling to hold on to my faith anymore and I’m honestly really struggling to find the point in my life anymore. And I just feel really defeated in every aspect like everything is against me and it’s really hard. So, I guess if you could pray for me and hope that I could see the course…

Good morning Daily Audio Bible community, To be a Blessing in California wanting to lift up Victoria Soldier. So, sorry for your loss. For Jesse and the challenges, you’re facing with your ADHD. As well As for Kathy from Kentucky. And the woman who called who’s at the last step of leaving her husband or resolving issues I should say around the domestic abuse and needing to find a place. I’m praying for you all. Praying for others as well. Just wanting you to know God is our refuge, He is our strong tower, that the righteous go in and they are protected. He keeps us He comforts us He upholds us. He blesses us, He looks upon us with tender love and He brings people into our lives. So, dear God I pray for everyone who is a part of this community. I pray especially for the ones that I mentioned and others who are in like circumstances. Dear God, will you please by Your Spirit draw into their lives, help them in making decisions, help them in being strong and receiving Your faith. And dear God that you would give them the hope and the courage and the strength that they need to move forward in all the activities you have before them. Love you much, folks. God bless you richly. To be a Blessing in California.

Hi, giving all praise glory and honor to my Lord and savior Jesus Christ who is the head of my life. This is Walking in the Wilderness in Georgia; Laura and I’m calling…I’m calling in to request prayer. I have a heavy heart this morning because my oldest who’s 34 who will shortly be 35 in a couple days is just so lost. And the only thing that gives me comfort is knowing that he has given his life to Christ many many years ago, raised in the church. He knows the Lord, but drugs and whatever chemical hormone imbalance in his brain is allowing him to walk a path that’s just not…that’s just not…it’s just conducive. And I have a granddaughter who’s 5, she just recently lost her mother at the age of 26. And my son, I thought this would be his bottom to get up and get his life right so that he can be the father to my granddaughter that he should be, that God has called him to be. And he’s just lost. He’s in and out of jail. He’s lost all of his friends because he’s burned bridges by stealing from them to, I guess continue his habits or whatever. And, so, I’m just asking for prayer for Christopher Nettles. I wasn’t going to say his name out loud, but you know what, I have to boldly…I have to boldly give him over to the Lord and I know that there is power in numbers. I’ve been lifting your children up and I pray that you lift my child up. Thank you, my DAB family. God bless. Peace.

Hello DAB family this is Sunset Cindy I’m calling October 10^th and I wanted to give a praise report. Yesterday October 9^th my prayer for my brother dairy Gary David aired. He’s homeless, drug addicted, we didn’t know where he was. Well, he called me this morning a day after you all prayed for him. Of course Jesus is in charge of his rescue. So, I’m very hopeful and very thankful. He’s still homeless. He said he's…he’s found a tent and a little propane heater, and he described his situation to me, and I said it’s going to get cold. We’re in the Pacific Northwest. And I said it’s going to get very wet and cold. And I told him that my DAB family was praying for him all over the world and he said thank you. And, so, I want to thank you and I want to praise and thank the Lord Jesus. He never takes His hands off his children. Love you. Bye.

Good morning, everybody it’s Susan from Canada God’s Yellow Flower calling, and I just heard James from the UK asking for prayer. So, let’s pray. Lord God James and his family are struggling. And I just pray your blessings upon them dear God. James’ plate is full to overflowing and he’s feeling very overwhelmed, and I pray dear God that You would just bring about peace and joy in his life. He has family concerns with his parents and his kids, and his wife. And I pray that You would be in the center of it all drawing them all together in Your love. I pray dear God that You would supply the strength and the wisdom that each and every one of them needs to overcome this difficult time. Be with them God in a very special way. Strengthen their faith and their love for You and each other in Jesus’ name I pray….

Hi this is Asia from Chicago. I know I haven’t called in in a while but I’m really struggling right now really, really, really, broke. So, yeah if you could just pray for a miracle. I just really…I know that God’s gonna provide for me but waiting on that is so hard and my anxiety is like crippling right now. So yeah, whoever hears this please pray for me. This is Asia from Chicago. Thank you, guys.

Jeremiah 23:21-25:38, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17, Psalm 84:1-12, Proverbs 25:15

Today is the 14th day of October, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today doing what we do every day, one foot in front of the other right, and then we lean forward into that step and then we take it, the next step forward together. And that next step will be a continuation in the book of Jeremiah and the second letter to the Thessalonians. And of course, our next step forward in the Psalms and Proverbs as well, but we gotta begin with Jeremiah so, we’re reading from the New Living Translation this week, Jeremiah chapter 23 verse 21 through 25 verse 38.

Commentary:

Okay so, in our reading from the Psalms today, chapter 84, we get, just an incredible unique picture that’s almost obsessive in its longing for God, like there’s this craving, this reaching, this yearning that comes out of the poetry. And it’s not like these sentiments or this passionate deep rooted heartfelt desire isn’t in other places in the Bible, it’s just in Psalm 84, it’s just really apparent. Like, listen to these words. I long yes, I faint with the longing to enter the courts of the Lord with my whole being, body and soul. I will shout joyfully to the living God. There are portions of Scripture that we come to and move through every single year that always, always stop me in my tracks, are like signposts along the way that I’m used to seeing and this is one of them because we can get worked up in a powerfully passionate way or in a raging sort of way, we get ourselves worked up emotionally, really intensely, about something, but that intense sense of yearning or longing for an accomplishment or a person or whatever, it’s rarely associated with God. In fact, we can be obsessive and have a craving or a yearning and give that to somebody else and withhold it from God, which may not be idolatry, but it’s kind of moving in that direction. And if it’s moving in the direction even a little bit, well then, it’s not good and it’s not the right path. So, this Psalm is written by the descendants of Cora and what are they getting at here. I mean, we read the words to this song to be accompanied by a stringed instrument, we don’t necessarily see them being instructive. Like listen to these words, how lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s armies. I long yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord with my whole being, body and soul. I will shout joyfully to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar. O Lord of Heaven’s armies, my King and my God, what joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. What would we call that? Like how are they getting into that place where they’re so given over. We would call these words worship. And, we’re just gonna have to acknowledge that worship indeed may be the music that you like and that you keep playing over and over, singing along with. Worship may be what you do on Sundays when you go to church and depending on which church you go to, what that looks like may be very different than…than many other places. Worship is different for lots of people so, we might consider worship to be how loud can I get, how sweaty and horse can I become in a song service. Worship can also be how completely still can I become, so that all the stuff that races through my head is calmed, is still, I am at peace. Like, the Bible says like a weaned child at his mother’s breast. How still can I become that I might wait upon the Lord, that I might become aware of his presence. And so, that can be styles of going about something, but these words here in this Psalm are describing a state of heart, unified and rooted in the body, right. I long yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord with my whole being, body and soul. I will shout joyfully to the living God. So, this is like a completely engaged activity where we long and yearn and crave nothing else. Nothing else can give us life, nothing else can fill the emptiness. Nothing else can make empty the clutter and it’s not so much the style or the method it’s the heart, completely, deeply, passionately craving what God gives us. So, these descendants of Cora writing…writing this end up concluding that after you’ve experienced that there’s no going back. Everything else diminishes in the way that the words are written to express this are these: a single day in your courts is better than a thousand days anywhere else. I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. So, they’re saying I’d rather, if I could just be in that place, I would be a worker, I’ll clean the toilets. I don’t, just to be there is better than being anywhere else, to be in the presence of God is better than to be anywhere else doing anything else. Ironically, and the irony isn’t lost on me, I feel the irony every time I come to this passage. Ironically for all the loud, for all the jumping, for all of that, it’s really hard to see this kind of deep, completely obsessive yearning for God. And yet, we all know that being aware of God’s presence in and among us, becoming aware of that thing that never goes away and is always available, that sometimes we have to whip ourselves into a frenzy to even pay attention to, it’s always available. This is why the good news is the good news, that we can be in God’s presence without fear, as children calling him Poppa or Abba or Daddy or Father. This has been made available and we get so distracted right, with the blinking lights and the cardboard packaging and the bright colors of our culture, distracting us from something so profoundly good that words cannot describe it. So, as we continue to navigate our day, lets remember this. Let’s become aware of the presence of God. And let’s remember, let’s recall those times where we’ve had that longing and let’s follow that longing and give ourselves completely so that one day in the presence of God is better than the thousand anywhere else.

Prayer:

So Holy Spirit, we invite You into that, You can lead us deeper. Whether that means we get louder, whether that means we get quieter makes no difference, lead us deeper into our relationship with Jesus. Lead us into all truth, be a lamp for our feet and a light to our path through the Scriptures. And lead us on a path that gets us so lost in Your presence that we wouldn’t be able to find our way back if we wanted to, but we don’t want to. May we be more and more aware of Your presence. We ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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And that’s it for today. I’m Brian. I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Prayer and Encouragements:

Hey, this is PG from NC, I want to give a few shout outs and maybe a prayer or two. God’s Smile, and Peter, thank you for coming on and inspiring all of us, just listening to the two of you, you are so full of joy in the midst of physical challenges and difficulties, and you inspire us to do likewise. Victorious Soldier, we love you we care for you. We are praying for you and your family as you experience grief. Thanks again for inspiring us to, in the midst of our own losses, always remembering to pray for others in the process. Thank you for doing that. Tony Narrator, brother, thank you so much for praying for your mum and I we’re gonna pray that…that she will come to know Christ and that in the midst of her challenges, you see a gospel opportunity. Again, thank you for inspiring us. And to Mark the Teacher, thank you for openly providing us the opportunity to pray for your brother who’s lost in the Outback. So, let’s pray very quickly. Lord, today we pray for these needs, God we pray for Mark the Teacher’s brother-in-law. God, I pray that he will be found safe and sound. It’s not uncommon for him to go out, but we pray that he’ll be found. Lord, for Tony, God I pray that his mom would receive the gospel and hear the love of Christ in the midst of her circumstances. Lord, we pray for comfort for Victorious Soldier and her family. And God, we pray and contend for the miraculous in God’s Smiles life and we continue to do that and we pray this in Christ name, Amen. Thanks DAB family for praying along with me today. God bless.

Hello my Daily Audio Bible family this is Lib calling from the UK. I’m calling to please request for prayers for my friend. She’s my friend, Ada, who lost her dad suddenly, yesterday, Thursday, the 7th of October. She’s shattered. She’s heart broken and I am so far away and I honestly wish I could be there in this next second. With all that’s going on, it’s not possible. But I know that if each one of us embrace her in prayers and lift her up and her family. She was very close to her dad. So, when I spoke to her, she was completely, she’s completely shattered. And my hearts really goes out to her. And it’s so sad. So, please I ask anyone who can please pray for Ada and ask the Lord to console her, consoler her mom and her siblings. And, I don’t know, just lift her up in prayers everyone if you can. I am so grateful for all your prayers each time and how we pray for each other and how you are always there, someone is always there to pray. And, may the Lord bless each and every one of us. Bless each and every one of you, anyone who’s, a big thank you, for that. May God bless you all. And have a wonderful day.

Good morning, Daily Audio Bible peeps, this is Just John. And I’m calling today to be an encouragement. Sometimes I have trouble finding God. And thankfully I’ve been blessed with a camper and I’ve camped about 21 nights this year. And I’ve found him in so many ways, especially when I went alone. This morning I made a point to be out there in the park nearby and be there during the dawn, before the sunrise. I went for a short walk and especially looking to the East, where the sun was on its way up and the clouds were there and the beauty was indescribable. It was so easy to find God there. So, when you’re looking for God, do whatever you have to, to find Him. It’s so easy to find him outdoors especially before the sun rises and before the sun sets. And if you have time, wait for the sun to come up and wait for the sun to go down. But it was so beautiful. And I felt myself calling out to the Lord that I would eagerly trying to catch a glimpse of Him. So, that’s my message today for you. Look for Him, He can be found, it’s not hard.

Good morning DABers, this is Blessed One is AZ calling in with a praise report. I just want to mark today as 12 years, to the date, that I no longer am doing methamphetamines. I am free thanks to God’s love and support and I could not have done it without the love and support of my God and His many blessings and many favors. I’d like to give a shout out to my sister Sherrie also, who is walking this same walk with me. Thank You Lord Jesus for saving our life. Thank You O Lord Jesus for the Daily Audio Bible. Every morning I start my day with the Daily Audio Bible. Anyone out there who may be suffering from addiction, please just look to the Lord. Look to the Lord for your refuge. He will bring you out of the dark just as He did me. Thank you so much, Brian and Jill. I love you; I love the Daily Audio Bible and I hope everyone has a blessed day.

Hi, this is Verline from Alberta. I was listening to the podcast for today October 8th and heard a call from Jesse. He’s saying he’s not okay, and God I just want to pray for him right now. Lord, I just thank You for You, who You are. And, none of us are okay. Some of us look like it and maybe we’re okay in You but without You we’re not okay. And so, I just pray for Jesse. I pray that he will find the doctors wisdom in helping him but also, he will be able to find his peace in You and You will heal him physically and spiritually. And I just thank You for that God and I just want to lift him up to You tonight. In Jesus name, Amen.

Hello, my wonderful DAB family. This is Rosie also known as Great to be Free in Jesus. I’m calling in today with a prayer request. I just found out last night that one of my brothers is in the hospital with COVID or the flu and they don’t think he’s gonna make it. But we serve a God that has the last word. And I’m asking you to pray for him for healing. He’s a minister, he has been most of his life. And I don’t remember if I told you his name but it’s Vernon. And I would really appreciate all of your prayers for healing and I’m still praying for all of you, whether I call in or not, I’m still praying. And, I love you, my wonderful DAB family. Bye.

Jeremiah 22:1-23:20, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Psalms 83:1-18, Proverbs 25:11-14

Today is the 13^th day of October welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is fantastic to be here with you today, a joy to come around the Global Campfire together and continue moving day by day step-by-step week by week month by month on our journey through the Bible this year. Today will lead us back into the book of Jeremiah, which we’ve been working our way through. When we get to the New Testament, we will arrive at the doorstep to another letter known as second Thessalonians, and we’ll talk about that when we get there. But first, we’re reading from the New Living Translation this week. Jeremiah chapter 22 verse 1 through 23 verse 20.

Introduction to first Thessalonians:

Okay. So, as we mentioned at the beginning today we are moving into new territory…new territory now that we’ve reached the New Testament. We read first Thessalonians and so this is second Thessalonians. So, a letter to the same church in Thessalonica, the same church that…that emerged and evolved very rapidly under intense pressure and an intense persecution and Paul didn’t get to spend the kinda time that he wanted to spend with them. And, so, we saw that in the first letter that was written. Now we’re at the second letter. And it's…it’s safe to mention because it’s easy to know that this…this letter’s been debated for a very very long time among biblical scholars generally because there are…there are some nuances that aren’t in Paul’s other letters, some theological nuances. The tone is a little bit different. So, some people look and go, “well…this seems like it would be later.” There are other letters like this that are attributed to Paul that feel this way. Not because they don’t agree with what Paul’s theology is or that they’re not like they couldn’t have been written by Paul, but because it seems like development in the church is in the letters in a way that wasn’t maybe in Paul’s lifetime. And, so, there’s this speculation. Of course, none of us here were there. So, all of these things are speculation and there’s an awful lot to speculate about in the Bible. But one thing we can say about second Thessalonians, regardless of any kind of debate, it’s a fairy very ancient letter. The early church fathers affirmed the letter, quoted the letter in their own writings. So, this has been part of the story for a very long time. So, assuming that Paul wrote this letter in his lifetime, then what we’re seeing is Paul’s desire to clarify things that he didn’t have time to clarify and answer questions that…that are coming to him from the church and to offer correction when correction is needed, whether that be interpersonal correction in the church or whether there’s like incorrect doctrine happening. And that is the case in second Thessalonians. For example, Paul’s teachings in his letters, like it’s not like an ambiguous thing. The early church believed that the arrival of Jesus’s, His return was imminent, literally imminent, literally like in their lifetimes any day, any second. And, so, that would make certain people then, go “well…I’m gonna stop life as I have previously known it and wait because I’m ready, this could happen at any time.” And, so, what that would lead to is a people would stop working, quit their jobs, stop providing for themselves, stop being a contributor into the community, kind of lean on everybody else and live idly, which then led to boredom, which then led to gossip and meddling in other people’s business. And, so, Paul in this letter kinda lays it out, like, “yeah. You can’t leech off each other. That’s not how this works. If you don’t work, then I guess you don’t want to eat.” And another thing we’ll find this letter is…ahh…when you think about this, these are baby Christians in Thessalonica, and they didn’t have a lot of time to be poured into. And, so, they have what they have and they’re trying into live into their faith in they’re trying to be ready and waiting for Jesus’ arrival. And they get word, like communication comes in through the church that it already happened. Jesus came and they missed it, which is a horrible thing to say to a baby congregation of baby Christians. Like, “you missed it…ugh.” And, so, Paul, of course sets the record straight, that he didn’t say that he wouldn’t say that, it’s not true. And he really wants to encourage them. Again, he didn’t have a whole lot of time with them. They were persecuted from the get-go. They are still being persecuted and marginalized. They aren’t particularly wealthy enough to really defend themselves in any kind of social way. They don’t have a lot. They just have a lot a love and a lot of hope in Jesus. And, so, he loves them and wants to encourage them and encourage them to take the long view - Justice is belongs to God and God sees those who are faithful to Him. And justice in the end will prevail. And, so, we get this glimpse again. These letters really give us…since they’re like letters written to specific churches about specific things, we get this glimpse into what’s going on in the early church. And second Thessalonians gives us a view of baby Christians under fire trying to be faithful. And, so, we begin. Second Thessalonians chapter 1.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You. We thank You for the Scriptures. We thank You for this tangible gift that we can actually hold in our hands if we so choose. We thank You that no matter how murky or cloudy things get, we have a tangible gift. Even if technology fails, we have a tangible gift. We thank You for this technology that binds us together and has allowed us to be together every single day for these…well…almost 16 straight years. Thank You. Thank You for the Scriptures and the way that they speak into our lives in all the different nuances and complexions. Thank You for this letter, this second letter to the Thessalonians. Come Holy Spirit and speak to us. Thank You for this book of Jeremiah that we are working our way through. Come Holy Spirit and speak to us. Guide and direct our steps. Transform us. Change us we pray. In the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

Good morning DAB family this is Denise Saved by Grace in California asking for prayer for my daughter Candace. She’s been having a…a really…I would say almost a Job type experience - losing a job, having to relocate, having to find a home, another job, just purchased a vehicle, and two weeks later someone hit the vehicle. And she’s just…just want to pray that God would just…strengthen her hope and let her…this test be her testimony and this mess she’s in become her message. Most gracious God, we thank You Father God for our circumstances. When Paul said count it all joy we don’t count the joy that the circumstances is that we’re in but we count the joy Father God knowing that You are there with us in each circumstance as I lift up my daughter and ask God that You would strengthen her…her heart and strengthen her hope. Give her a song of praise in her mouth even the midst of this. I pray for favor and every person that comes across her pathway Father that You would open doors that no man can shut and shut the doors Father God that You…that are not according to Your purpose and Your plan. And I come against the enemy in the name of Jesus, and I cancel all his assignments he has planned against her. And I pray the blood of Jesus over her. I thank You Father that this will be a wonderful mighty testimony of Your grace, Your mercy, and Your goodness over her life and that this will…

Hey loyal listeners this is Royal from the city of trees it’s the evening of October 7^th and wow, today’s context from Colossians and Brian your insight was just so incredibly good. I just really needed to hear that. And you mentioned something at the end about throwing a log on the campfire and God gave me the idea of a acronym for that today so I don’t forget it. So, L is for love. Speak loving words of encouragement to others in the community. O is for obey what the Holy Spirit puts on our hearts when He prompts us to pray and when He prompts us to call in. And G is for gratitude to give back to this community and to this resource that has been such a huge blessing. So, here’s the log on the campfire as we pray. Loving Father lift up God’s Smile and cheeky Peter to You. Thank You so much for their chipper call. It was such a blessing to hear their song and their voices and their laughter. Just continue to bless them Lord. God, I lift up the mothers who are just…have heavy hearts for their sons, for Joel, Camille, and for Carolyn and Jeshua who’s in grad school. God I just ask that You would just left the darkness that’s over them. And Father I want to ask for You to give the warmest most peaceful hug to our dear sister Victoria Soldier to gather all Your children…

Howdy DAB family this message goes out to Jesse. I just listened to today’s podcast, the 8^th of September and Jesse had called in. He said it was a new Christian. He said he called in a month ago or so about his fiancé and his father and that he was just struggling. And I just wanted to encourage him and let you know Jesse that all…all of us go through this, we all go through struggles. We all go through hard times but the beauty of it is Christ draws us nearer to Him through those struggles. So, continue what you’re doing. You said you're…you’re reading and you’re praying. So, keep up with that. If you haven’t found it, I definitely recommend the Daily Prayer. That’ll help. But just wanted to encourage you and let you know that we’re thinking about you Jesse. Love you bro.

Hi this is Kent from Washington, and I was really touched this morning when I heard Jesse’s call. And, so, I’m calling to pray for Jesse. Jesse said he was a new Christian and struggling with family issues and temptation and ADHD. So, God I pray that You will put Your hands on Jesse right now. Help him Father to continue strong in his new faith in You. Father help him to surround himself with a family of believers as well as the DAB that he can have people that he can talk to and that can encourage him. Father just help him to know that You are with him, and that Jesus is in his heart and that through You he can overcome anything. You give…give him strength Father. We thank You in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Good morning Daily Audio Bible this is Free and Forgiven in Florida. And first I wanted to say I’ve been listening for years and love this community. You all are such a blessing. Yesterday…well today’s October the 8^th …yesterday I heard God’s Smile and Peter call in and you had me laughing and weeping at the same time, just such a joyful, joyful 2 minutes. Thank you for that. Jesse, you called in. You’re a new Christian. Welcome brother. I hear your struggles. I would encourage you to read Paul’s words in Ephesians 6:10-18. Put on the armor of God. We must wear the armor every day to fight against the evil one. And then the beautiful woman calling in encouraging us to stay close to the word of God and to read the word of God daily. It was perfect. That’s just what we all need to be reminded of. Thank you so much. I love you all. I’m praying with you every day. I spend every morning very early having my coffee and my breakfast and starting my day with you. Thank you so much Brian and Jill and your family and the team. You guys are changing the world. You’ve certainly changed my world. Again, Jesse we’re with you, praying for you, praying for your strength, praying for your healing, praying that you would draw closer to the Lord through His word…

Hello DAB family this is Vivian from Colorado. I’m a first-time listener I started January 1^st suggestion of…from a from a peer on Facebook and I have to say that the Daily Audio Bible has changed my life. I’ve been a Christian for a long time. God’s been faithful for a long time, but I think He knew that I needed to start the DAB to Bible January 1^st to really change my relationship with Him and draw closer than I’ve ever been. I meant to call in sooner. But my husband passed away July 18^th after a short illness. He had been ill a long time and we had a very long and complicated situation, but this was unexpected at the same time. So, our son just turned 18 and he’s navigating that. But I just have to give a praise and shout out to God because He set me up to be in a place of peace. He gave me time with my husband, both in the last day, all day. I didn’t know that he was going to be gone midnight that night. And we were able to talk. We were able to able to talk about a lot of things and just spend time together and it’s a blessing that I didn’t know I needed. And God is so faithful. I’m so grateful and I’m grateful for the Daily Audio Bible. And I just thank you Brian and your family and everyone. And…and thank You Lord that You are such a blessing that You bless us 24/7. Amen.

Jeremiah 19:1-21:14, I Thessalonians 5:4-28, Psalm 82:1-8, Proverbs 25:9-10

Today is the 12th day of October, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible, I’m Brian, it is wonderful to be here with you today, doing what we do every day, taking the next step forward together and our next step will lead us back into the book of Jeremiah. We’re reading from the New Living Translation this week, Jeremiah chapter 19, 20, and 21.

Commentary:

Okay, so we concluded Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, today, I Thessalonians. Which means that II Thessalonians is coming and we’ll begin that tomorrow. But as is generally, typical, there’s like lists of characteristics, things that get listed out that Paul’s summing things up with the need to be remembered. We talked about that we finished Colossians a few days ago. We looked at those lists and there's…there’s a list in I Thessalonians as well and it's…it’s a good one. And so, we’re obviously gonna review it. That’s what we’re supposed to do, that’s what the original receivers of this letter, they would’ve read this out loud in the congregations and they would’ve heard these lists. And maybe not characterize them as a list of behaviors or stuff to live into, but things to pay attention to. And so, we can do the same thing. We can go well, alright, hear give me the list and let me find out what I need to change, how I’m failing, and we can certainly read and go yeah, we got some work to do in this area. But what Paul is describing is what is supposed to be our normal way of things, what normal in the kingdom is supposed to look like. And so, we can review this and realize we’ve got some work to do. Or, you know, look at how we’re failing or we can also read this and understand this is what I am to be becoming. This is where my life is going. This is where I’m aiming and ultimately this is what sanctification will work out in me. This is how normal is supposed to look, this is what I am becoming. And so, let’s take a look. This is basically I Thessalonians chapter 5, then we begin with verse 12 and work our way through verse 22. This is where we find these characteristics. Honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. Maybe I should have named that number one. Number two: live peacefully with each other. Number three: warn those who are lazy, encourage those who are timid, take tender care of those who are weak. Number four: be patient with everyone. Number five: see that no one pays back evil for evil. Number six: always try to do good to each other and to all people. Number seven: always be joyful. Number eight: never stop praying. Number nine: be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Number 10: do not stifle the Holy Spirit. Number 11: do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said, hold on to what is good. And number 12: stay away from every kind of evil. And so, again we look at his list and go okay this is my list. This is my to do list, the you know, this is what I’m going to try by brute force, live myself into, and that, so that means self-discipline is a necessary part, having self-control is a necessary part of our faith journey. But we can also look at this list and I imagine that we all agree on these characteristics, like we’re all trying to move in this direction. So, to look at this list and go this is what normal is for a believer, helps us understand where we are headed in this life of faith as we surrender to the Lordship of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Prayer:

And so, Jesus, we ask for your help Holy Spirit. We need You in this. We read these things and realize that we’re failing in a lot of them and heap condemnation upon ourselves and self-loathing and hatred that we’re never going to measure up and then we realize we can never do this on our own without You. And so, we need You and the point isn’t to condemn us it’s to encourage us that there is a better life waiting for us. Available to us now, like now. So come, Holy Spirit, into this as we consider these things today. The places that are a leading edge of work for us, places that we need to more deeply surrender to You. Things we need to slow down on, things that we need to press into. Come, Holy Spirit, into all of this, leading us and guiding us. We ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Prayer and Encouragements:

Good morning family this is Trent from Rockville. I’m just gonna call in and give you a little story. I worked as a supervisor in construction years ago. Had a guy that was in the company, couldn’t get along with any supervisor, wanted to fight, and was pretty rough. They put him with me and I started talking to him about God. And, he said “Well my wife has been begging me to go to church.” And I looked at him and I said “what do you have to lose?” “Well, I don’t really want to go.” And I said, “well, what do you have to lose, really? To go spend one hour for your wife after all she does for you.” He went. On that Monday he came in, he said “it wasn’t so bad” he said, “I kind of really enjoyed it.” And, then he turned his life around and started going to church and as far as I know he still goes to church today. So, my prayer is that at least one of us, or everyone try to reach out and touch someone that doesn’t know God. And try to bring them closer to God. And I pray for all those that don’t know God, to please come to God. If we all come to God this would be the greatest world there ever was to live in. So, that’s my prayer and I ask for prayer for it too. And, I just want all ya’ll to know that I love you.

Good morning DAB family it’s the 7th of October at 9:15 AM this is Sarah from London. I hope you all are having a lovely, blessed week. Just praying that God is meeting each and every one of your needs. And I am just calling to say that I’m so, so sorry to hear about the loss of your brother Victorious Soldier. When I heard that my heart just really broke. It just shows the kind of person that you are even in the midst of your loss, a big loss as this, you still call in to pray for others. It just shows your heart and may God continue to send blessings your way. Cause you are such a woman of faith and I admire that. I’m just praying for God’s comfort upon you and your family during this very difficult time. May God be the strength of your heart. Just to let you know that I’m praying and I’m thinking of you and the family. I love you and I love you all DAB family.

Hey DAB fam, it’s Refined by the Fire in Ohio. Oh Brian, man, this passage in your commentary today for October 7th, oooh, just slices. You know I think we have all made a dish – whether we followed the recipe or tried to make it up, that went completely sideways and ended up in the trash and we ordered pizza or whatever happened. So, to compare that to our spiritual recipe and what are we choosing to whip up for the day and as much as I would love to say “Oh my gosh, I get up every morning and you know, I put on my armor and I grab those ingredients of the Spirit and I am ready to go.” The truth is that is not how that rules on a regular basis and instead I dig in the trash and I pullout those things that I shouldn’t be clinging to, and they seem so easy just to sprinkle over top of things and I just thank you for your words today. Thank you for the reading today and just gosh for just allowing the Spirit to do its work and I will be taking that with me through today and hopefully further but I do just thank you just for continuing to speak so. Love you guys all have a great day.

Hi this is Victorious Solider just calling to pray for some of the DABers. I want to pray for our precious Tony, it’s so good to hear from you Tony. I’m sorry to hear about your mom and the COVID. And we’ll pray for her that God will give her the victory. I want to also pray for Ransom Soul and her physical condition. She says her health is declining and her and her son and daughter is going through depression. I want to pray for them also. I want to pray for Susan from Canada and wanted to pray for Moreen, that she’s having some medical issues. I want to pray also for Bonnie who’s going through some challenges and Susan whose going through some challenges. Gracious Father, we come before You today, we just praise You, we just ask You to forgive us for any sin that we may have committed that is not pleasing in Your sight. Lord, we need You like a flower need rain. We ask You to touch those souls, Lord and those who are going through this Coronavirus Lord. We ask You to touch ‘em and we ask You to heal, we ask You to deliver, we ask You to give them life and save them Father. In the name of Jesus. We ask You to have Your way in the life of the DABers and Your people, You have Your way. In the name of Jesus, Lord, You have Your way. We thank You for the victory, we thank You that You’re an awesome God. We thank You that You’re a mighty God. We thank You that You’re a Holy God, that no other God is greater than You. And we thank that You’re a God that answers prayers and we thank You for the prayer. We thank You for the victory, we thank You for those coming out of the hospital being healed. We thank You Lord for the victory in the name of Jesus. And Lord, we give You the glory.

Hi, this is Bonnie from Virginia. I wanted to thank Susan who prayed for me and for Mark in Australia. Thank you so much for your prayer. And I also wanted to request you to continue praying for me because my both children are not following God, now a days. My daughter is married to a Hindu guy and she has stopped going to church. My son, has moved out and is living with his girlfriend and he’s also not following God or going to church. I raised them in Christian faith and along with the Christian surroundings or people but I don’t know what I missed. It really hurts because I always followed God. I was an orphan and grew up in an orphanage home so I used to feel that God is only the one that I have in my life and I walked in His path every day in my sorrow or happiness. And I tried to do the same thing for my children to lead them to trust in God, but I don’t know. Maybe, it’s the surroundings that they are now is diverting them from God. So, I would really, really, want to request you all to pray for me. I love listening to Daily Audio Bible. The minute I open my eyes I will just start listening to

Jeremiah 16:16-18:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:3, Psalms 81:1-16, Proverbs 25:6-8

Today is the 11^th day of October welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian and it is wonderful to be here with you today, today and every day around the Global Campfire together taking the next step forward together. And, so, as we dive into this workweek, we pick up where we left off each and every day, will lead us into Jeremiah. We’re reading from the New Living Translation this week. Jeremiah chapter 16 verse 16 through 18 verse 23 today.

Commentary:

Okay. Let’s talk for a minute about God’s plan since God wanted to talk about his plan today in the Scriptures that we read in the book of Jeremiah. So, let’s talk about God’s plan. And its unlikely that nobody in the sound of my voice has ever heard that phrase, that term, “God’s plan” before. We think God has a plan and we start considering that plan in different sets of circumstances. For example, if things are going bad, poorly for us, we’re challenged, we’re being pressed or having to endure, or things have just gotten crazy in the world than often we’ll blame God’s plan. We’ll just be like, “well, it’s beyond me, but God has a plan. I don’t understand it, we don't…but it will all make sense someday, because God is sovereign and He has a plan.” And on one level that can be a comforting thing to consider. Like, “okay this is beyond the scope of what I can comprehend or understand. I’m upside down. I…like I feel like I’m spinning in a tornado. I don’t even know where up is, but God has a plan.” That can become a comforting thought. A lot of the time, though it’s more of an excuse. We can look at the messes that we make, try to take several steps away from what we’ve done because maybe we’ve part…we’ve just been participating with other human beings in creating havoc in some sort of way and we’ll just try to distance ourselves and then It’s God’s fault because God has a plan. The things we don’t understand, the things that happen, the messes that are made in this world, whether like locally or in our homes or globally. It’s not my fault, right? It’s not our fault. It’s God’s fault because God has a plan, and this must be His plan. So…so, God’s to blame for it all. So, we can get our minds around those kinds of scenarios and how we would say things about God’s plan. Here’s what God said today about his plan in Jeremiah. And by the way Jeremiah contains the most famous verse in all of the Bible about God’s plans once we get to chapter 29 and we’ll talk about that then. But He’s already talking about plans here in the 18^th chapter. So, here's…here’s the Lord speaking. “If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed but then that nation renounces its evil ways I will not destroy it as I had planned. And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me I will not bless it as I said I would.” So, it’s safe to say God has a plan. It’s safe throughout Scripture to consider that perfect plan to be the restoration of humanity. But what we see in God’s words as spoken to the prophet Jeremiah, our choices matter in that plan. We have a role to play as ourselves as individual people, but as the human race. And we have seen many times in the Scripture where God relents. We saw that beginning with Abraham. God responds to a contrite spirit. God responds to a broken heart. God responds when we humble ourselves under His mighty hand and that, at least as we see in Jeremiah today can change God’s plan, that He adjusts based on the actions and motives of His people, that He has allowed our decisions and our choices, our humility or our pride and arrogance to lead where it’s going to lead. And that’s kind of a big deal. It…it’s kind of a biblical concept that runs through the Scriptures. We would know it as sowing and reaping, right? So, you sow weeds, and you reap weeds If you sow corn then you’re going to reap corn if you have a harvest. So, if you’re gonna sow bitterness you’re going to reap bitterness. If you’re gonna sow arrogance then you’re going to reap arrogance. If you’re gonna sow gossip you’re gonna reap gossip. And we could go on and on and on. You’re going to reap what you sow. It’s a natural law put in place by God. You don’t plant grass seed and get turnups. You get what you plant and cultivate. God’s ultimate plan is to redeem humanity, and we are the redeemed already. And still we’re confused about sowing and reaping. And, so, we sow garbage and reap garbage and go “well, it’s God’s plan. And, so, let’s put that in our cup and stir it around and consider the fact that we have a role to play in our own lives and we have a role to play in the story of God and He has allowed us to be here at all. And we are supposed to be a part of the plan of redemption.

Prayer:

Holy Spirit come help this is sink into our lives. Help us to see the ways that we’ve blamed you for things you didn’t do and we’ve accused you of things you were not involved in. And we’ve labeled our plan. Your plan sometimes when things don’t work out right so that we can pass the blame, take some side steps. We are a peculiar people. We are like sheep who have gone astray. We can be so stiff necked. We see all these examples in the Scriptures. We see that this is a human condition because it’s been going on for thousands of years, and yet we want your patience and your kindness continuing to respond toward us, always ready to reach out your strong arm of redemption on our behalf if we aren’t bound and determined to rebel against you. And, so, come Holy Spirit help us just to see our lives and the state that our lives are in because of the way that we make decisions and help us to know that every choice leads somewhere. And if we will continue to consistently habitually slow down and make wisdom a voice in our lives and wise decisions the norm, we will be in your plan having so much fun. Come Holy Spirit. Help us to realize this. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen

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and that’s it for today. I’m Brian. I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer and Praise:

Hey, Tony the Narrator this is Tiffany from New Mexico, and I heard your prayer request this morning for your mom who has COVID. And I just wanted to let you know that my mom also just had her second bout with COVID and thankfully she’s doing better now but it was really scary. So, I can only imagine…or I can imagine how you’re feeling because I was just in that same place worried about my mom. And I know that you would never in a million years wish something like this on your mom, but I am so grateful and encouraged to hear that you’re using this time to show her love and take care of her as Jesus would and be a witness through it all. How wonderful that she has such a great son to take care of her and…and share Jesus with her. So, I wanted you to know that you are 100% right and that we will all be praying for her, and she will have hundreds or thousands of people kneeling on her behalf. And just give her a big hug from us and…and let her know that she’s loved. Take care everybody. Bye.

Hey, my adorable DAB family this is Kingdom Seeker Daniel. Family, just want to pray for a couple of our DABbers. So, let’s all pray. Dear Jesus, I come lifting up our beloved sister Victoria Soldier who has lost a brother on this side. Where heaven has gained him, she has suffered a great loss. We ask God that you would send comfort and strength to her and her family. Lord will you cause Victoria Soldier to know that it’s OK for her not to be OK. Even though she is known as a soldier, in this particular season Lord it’s OK for her to show weakness because in her weakness that’s when she’s made strong because of You. So, father I pray that You would help our beloved sister to lean into You as well as to lean into her DAB and DABC family because we’ve got her. She’s had us for so long for so many. Now it’s our turn. So, God would you rally to her aid and let her know that she is OK to let it all go and let you carry her and let us carry her. We love you sis. We got you. In Jesus’ name. And then for my dear brother Tony the Narrator. Lord be with his mom as she’s battling COVID and a cold and we’re praying for complete turn around and healing of both her body and her soul. Thank you for the opportunity for Tony to minister Your word. Do a complete work of healing in her life in Jesus’ name. Amen. Love you family.

Hello Daily Audio Bible family this Alfio calling from Central Valley CA. I hope each one of you is doing great. I want to pray and remember those of our brothers and sisters who are struggling with mental health. I know the days where sometimes a lot of us struggle and don’t want to share because of cultural differences for whatever the case it may be. It’s OK to be anxious. It’s OK to be depressed. It’s not OK to stay down there. It’s OK to seek help. It’s OK to take medications. It’s OK to seek counseling. It’s OK to seek supportive services. Please feel free to seek all these resources for your good, your own good. And in the Bible, we see a lot of characters who were struggling with anxiety and depression. God is a God of healing. God is a God of a good mind. No matter the case, I pray that you may recover anyone who’s struggling at this moment, especially during this time of the pandemic. And I also wanted to pray for my sister of Victoria Soldier. You called in yesterday or a couple of days ago for the loss of your brother. I remember you in my prayers and I pray that your brother’s soul may rest in peace. And even those who are struggling with the loss of their loved ones, may God be with you. May God sustain you and may God grant you peace that surpasses all understanding. Love you family.

DABbers this is Kira Contrite Spirit and this message is for Kansas from Oregon and also anyone else who’s dealing with someone who has a meth problem, methamphetamine. I was…I did meth for about 12 years. And, so, I encountered another…theft is common and stealing and lying and deception. And I repent from my…all my experience involved in that kind of stuff, and I repent for your daughters ex’s stealing of the computers and I pray that, you know, she’ll get back…maybe if he doesn’t give those back she’ll just get an abundance of what she needs. And I pray for the children, the child involved in that situation and…yeah…I repent for his sins too, that he…that God would draw him your ex’s, your daughters ex’s to Him and that also that…that he would know that Jesus is Lord and that he would turn away from his wrongdoing for the…for his sake…for God’s sake, for the sake of his child and for your daughter. And I pray for the whole situation, and everyone involved that…that all of you guys including you Candace will find peace in this situation and for everyone else involved and these hard-core addictions, especially meth, alcohol too. It just…it’s a scourge in…in the world. And we need to have the peace of Christ and pray for everyone at all times without ceasing in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Hi DAB family it’s James here from the UK. It’s been a long time since I’ve called in and I’ve been out of touch if I’m honest with the DAB. I would really appreciate your prayers. Some people will know a little bit about my situation from previous prayer requests, but yeah things have got really tough and I think ultimately my wife and myself are at…are in a situation now where we’re really trying to work out what we can do to reconcile things. It’s a super stressful situation and there’s three children involved, three teenage kids. I’m trying to support my mom who is dealing with my father. He’s got dementia and doesn’t really know who I am anymore. And it’s just all taking its toll, moving here to support them and trying to stand in the gap has just left us in a very bleak situation. So, it’s challenged. Our faith is depleted, our faith. It’s…it’s put us in for a real tailspin and it’s made us really question the strength of our marriage and what we do next. So, prayer is very much appreciated.

Jeremiah 14:11-16:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-3:13, Psalm 80:1-19, Proverbs 25:1-5

Today is the 10th day of October, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I’m Brian it is great to be here with you today. As we turn the page and step through the threshold into a new shiny sparkly week out in front of us. And we always try to remember, every time we start a new week together, that it’s out in front of us and we can be intentional about it. It’s a fresh start and we can always make the next right decision. One of those next right decisions is to allow the Scriptures to continue to speak to us each and every day. So, let’s dive in. This week we will read from the New Living Translation and of course we’ll be picking up where we left off in the book of Jeremiah today chapter 14 verse 11 through 16 verse 15.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word and we thank You for this brand-new week that will escort us into the center of this month and every time we think of these things, it’s hard not to think of Your faithfulness, that each and every day You continue to speak to us in the Scriptures, each and every day You continue to transform us by challenging us in the ways that we live and behave, our thoughts, words and deeds. The things that we have done and the things that we have left undone. So come, Holy Spirit, continue to lead us, continue to lead us deeper into Jesus, continue to lead us into all truth. We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Prayer and Encouragements:

Hi DAB phono, I Brian, just heard your message today, October the 5th. So, want to tell you, we appreciate you so much. Everything you do, little glitches, big glitches, whatever. I so appreciate having that word every day, it’s been such an encouragement and help through these difficult times. And that Psalms 77 today. Boy that was gutsy. Really enjoyed hearing the truth, the honesty that gutsiness of someone’s heart cry and then the remembering of God’s faithfulness He’s always been faithful. He always will be faithful, He can’t be untrue to Himself that’s who He is, I so love it. And I’m simply so encouraged today, thank you. I appreciate you’ve had a bit of a rough time with sorting out the internet glitches and it’s possibly that we’d just miss it so much that if someone’s reacted it’s because we miss it so much, we love it so much. Hey, but anyway my name is Kate I’m from New Zealand and I appreciate so much. Thank you for being there for us. Thank you for bringing it to us. Thank you for drawing our attention through the Holy Spirit to the things we need to hear and want to hear and love to hear so we can walk better with our God, so we can walk closer, so we can encourage each other and strengthen each other in this walk together. Thank you.

Hi Daily Audio Bible family, this is Carrie Thompson from Lancaster, Ohio. And this is the first time that I have called in. I’ve listened to you and you’re such a wonderful, caring, loving, compassionate family. And I have recently purchased a Google Nest and can listen to Audio Bible, and so, I just ask it to play the Daily Audio Bible and here you came up. I have fell right in love and listen to you, well, I was listening to you every day and then I kind of fell away. And I’m back now. And then, took me a while to figure it out but I finally found the app and I just now finally figured out how to do this recording. Well, I only have about 48 more seconds so, let me end with a quick prayer. Thank You dear Lord for leading me to Daily Audio Bible and their family. I just pray for everyone who calls in for all their needs. Lord, You said You would provide and we believe You and trust You and just thank You for the opportunity to allow me to join and be apart of it. And Lord, we just love You and bless You and praise You in the name of Jesus. Amen. [singing] Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved …

Hey, DAB family, Rene Las Sove here. I have got an urgent prayer request and you guys have been so good, so, so, so many times you’ve prayed for this person and I’m gonna ask you to pray once again because as this airs this person is probably very likely just had a whole bottle of vodka and is just not functioning well and man, I just, this is my daughter, we’re talking about my daughter and I need prayer for her. It’s just getting to a point where it’s critical. She’s gonna have organs soon that just aren’t gonna function anymore. It’s a very critical time because she is also been on different medications and because of some insurance reasons. She lives overseas and the doctors are taking her off of these medications and so I think she may even be self-medicating more than usual. Please, please pray, Satan got a real strong hold on her. She has a good friend who is helping her but, and that’s wonderful and he is a Christian man, which is wonderful. But she needs prayers from thousands of people. I asked this, I ask you to pray for her in the name of Jesus, thank you so much family. Bye.

Hey Daily Audio Bible family, I’m gonna call myself the 99th. I’ve strayed and I’ve wondered but our Good Shephard Jesus always brought me back. And He’ll do the same for you my brothers and sisters. And for your lovely mama too Tony the Narrator because He is good. And for all of us who have strayed and struggled and gone away from the Lord for a while and we’ve drug ourself back He will wash us off and clean us and cleanse us from all of our sins and unrighteousness if we’re truly sorry for it. And He will put us up on our feet and start all over again because He promised He would never leave us or forsake us. And when Jesus promises something, he doesn’t take it back like a lot, maybe a lot of our friends and family members have done that but He never will. And we’re on a fast track right now going home to heaven. So, hang in there brothers and sisters, it’s gonna be worth the wait. I promise you. I promise you that sounds kind of funny but I can honestly say I promise you that cause we’ll all be sitting at that campfire together in heaven. And I think we all kind of feel that to, I’m kind of hoping we do. And if you don’t, if you’re sitting on the fence, please come on down and drink in what Jesus has for you, brothers and sisters I love you all very much. This is the 99th signing off. Have a great rest of your day. Bye.

Jeremiah 12:1-14:10, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:8, Psalms 79:1-13, Proverbs4:30-34

Today is the 9^th day of October welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is wonderful to be here with you around the Global Campfire taking the next step forward together. That will lead us to continue our journey in the book of Jeremiah. Once we get to the New Testament, we’ll be moving into a brand-new letter from the apostle Paul, a letter to the Thessalonians, the first one. So, first Thessalonians but we’ll talk about that when we get there. We have been reading from the Common English Bible, which is what we’ll continue to do today. Jeremiah chapter 12 verse 1 through 14 verse 10.

Introduction to first Thessalonians:

Okay. As we mentioned at the beginning, we have some new territory to enter into, a letter to the church in Thessalonica called first Thessalonians. And many biblical scholars believe this is the first preserved letter from the apostle Paul. Maybe his first letter, but if this is true, then first Thessalonians is probably the earliest existing Christian writing in the world. And that’s not kind of like an outlying theory. Lots of scholars believe this to be correct, true. This church, the…the church in Thessalonica, the establishment of the church is described in the book of Acts in the 17^th chapter. Paul had been in Philippi and there was persecution, right? We read of this in the book of Acts where Paul goes somewhere then Jewish people find out about it. They kinda cause a riot. Paul either gets beaten up or arrested or fleas or whatever and goes to the next town. And, so, this is kind of the story. Persecution broke out and became severe in Philippi. And, so, he travels to Thessalonica and persecution breaks out there as well. But before that happens a brand-new church is planted and spins up and it’s an intense time and Paul’s doesn’t have a whole lot of time to teach. But a church is begun, and then persecution breaks out. And, so, Paul fleas in the night. And this is all happening on the second missionary journey of Paul. And, so he fleas and a few cities later he’s in Corinth. And Paul then stays in Corinth for like a year and ½. And, so, it’s likely that from Corinth, Paul probably wrote this letter known as first Thessalonians in the early 50s A.D. And since Paul didn’t have…didn’t have a whole lot of time to teach and then lay things in order with this church because of the persecution you can imagine his concern about whether they survived or what’s happening with them, but also you can imagine the questions that the new believers have. They…they…they have all kinds of questions that come up. And, so, many of them come up in this letter. And Paul sends his letter in place of himself because he’s not able to go. And, so, he sends Timothy with this letter and Timothy returns letting Paul know that the Thessalonians are actually doing…doing well. They’re staying true. But we…we find from this letter that there are people asking questions. They don’t have full understanding. And, so, they’re questioning things that Paul had taught them. In particular things like the afterlife of a believer. And, so, Paul talks about these things and this adds to our theological understanding which…which we receive quite a bit from in the writings of Paul. And, so, with that, we turn the page and begin this letter, First Thessalonians. Today we’ll read chapter 1 verse 1 through chapter 2 verse 8.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word. We thank You for bringing us day by day’s step-by-step week by week, month by month verse by verse chapter by chapter book by book through the Scriptures and for the thing that we can’t do, the transformation that happens because of it, the change in outlook, the change in perspective, the change of heart that only You can do. So, we open ourselves to You as we enter yet another of Paul’s letters. Come Holy Spirit lead us into all truth as we continue this journey forward. Holy Spirit lead us deeper into Jesus, we pray. In His mighty name, we ask. Amen.

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Jeremiah 10:1-11:23, Colossians 3:18-4:18, Psalm 78:56-72, Proverbs 24:28-29

Today is the 8th day of October, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is a joy to be here with you today as we gather around the Global Campfire together and immerse ourselves in the Scriptures’, let them speak, let them speak for themselves. And so, today we will be heading back out into the book of Jeremiah before winding our way into Colossians in the New Testament. We’re reading from the Common English Bible this week, Jeremiah chapters 10 and 11 today.

Commentary:

Okay, so in the book of Jeremiah today, we read this: the rituals of the nations are hollow, a tree from the forest is chopped down and shaped by the craftsman’s tools, it’s overlaid with silver and gold and fastened securely with hammer and nails so it won’t fall over. They are no different than a scarecrow in a cucumber patch. They can’t speak, they must be carried because they can’t walk. Don’t be afraid of them because they can’t do harm or good. So, basically what’s being described here is the development or construction of an idol, for idol worship, right. An idol to be worshiped. Otherwise known as idolatry. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed on our journey so far, but it’s kind of hard to miss; idolatry is a major theme in the Scriptures, we encounter it all the time and the Scriptures do more than just frown on the behavior. It is a detestable thing. It is the worship of something false, a false God. And, the Bible pulls no punches about where that practice goes; it makes God angry and leads to destruction. And so, we could think you know, I can’t really imagine going down to my local Home Depot or whatever and getting some two-by-fours and some others nails and screws and some other stuff and making a God for myself that I’m actually going believe is real and worship and ask for help and clarity. And even if you did make something, it’s not the something that’s the bad or the evil right. So, a craftsman, even in the Scriptures who makes this thing, the Bible just says it’s a thing like, it’s a scarecrow. It can’t do good or bad. It’s a thing, it doesn’t walk around it has no motives like, it’s a thing and so it’s benign in that way. But once a person gives their heart in worship to that thing, that’s different, because when you give your heart in worship to something you are giving allegiance and fealty, but you are also humbling yourself and surrender to the lordship of the thing that you are worshiping. And you expect that your worship will result in something good for you, whether that be that you get rain for your crops or that the birth of your child is healthy or whatever. That is where the problem arises. That does not sit with the Lord most high at all, because God is like, that thing you made and you’re giving your heart to in worship is false, it can’t do anything for you but what it is doing is drawing you away from Me, you are believing that behind that idol that you are worshiping is some sort of deity that can do something for you and it’s not true. And so, we can understand when God says I am a jealous God; He is the only God. And so, to watch people give their hearts in worship to a false God, we understand…we understand the point here. However, if giving your heart and worship, humbling yourself under the lordship of something with an expectation of life, something life-giving to be returned to you, if that’s idolatry than just about anything is capable of being an idol. So, if we’re expecting anything outside of the relationship with God that we have, if we’re depending on anything outside of our intimacy with God, to bring us life, to fulfill us and to ultimately sustain us, then there’s a problem and it’s not going work, it’s not going anywhere. As we continue through the prophet’s, idolatry will continue to be a theme. In fact, it’s so prevalent that it’s easy to just kind of ignore and just look at, you know, their worshiping false idols, actual statues of some sort, some kind of construction, and we can just kind of check out, not realizing that it’s not the construction of the idol, it’s the worship of the idol. And so, we can look around in our own lives at man-made things that have no eyes, ears cannot walk, cannot talk, cannot do anything for us and look at the things that we’re depending on and invite the Holy Spirit into ways that we may be depending upon something for life outside of God, it is ultimately idolatry.

Prayer:

And so Holy Spirit, we invite You into that. It’s very clear in the Scriptures that this is not a good thing and so we want to be aggressive in our consideration here. This is an insidious thing that draws us away from You, and none of us are bowing down and giving our hearts in worship to a car, something else, but we can love these things as if they give us identity. Or we can place our hope in money or occupation or any number of things. Ultimately, believing that they are our source as opposed to, they are a gift from our Source, which is You. So, Holy Spirit help us to not have that all convoluted, to understand that we are utterly and hopelessly dependent upon You for life and that is how it should be. That’s not curse or a frightening thing. It’s a comfort, You are the most high God, You will not fail, You are our Father so we worship You, we humble ourselves under Your Lordship. We look to You for life, for fulfillment, for provision, You are the Source and everything good in our life comes from Your hand. Holy Spirit help us to not lose sight of that, not lose track of that and find ourselves dependent on something that cannot save. Help us Holy Spirit we pray, in the name of Jesus we ask. Amen.

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And of course, if you have a prayer request or encouragement, that’s one of the things that we have really done well around here as a Community over the years is to be willing to be in each other’s stories and to pray for one another and to walk with each other through a lot of things and we have over these years walked through a lot of things together. So, you can hit the Hotline button in the app, which is the little red button up at the top. Or there are a number of numbers that you can dial, telephone numbers, that you can dial depending on where you are in the world: in the Americas 877-942-4253 is number to call, if you are in the UK or Europe 44 2036 088078 is the number to dial, or if you are in Australia or that part of the world 61 38820 5459 is the number to call.

And that is it for today. I’m Brian. I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Prayer and Encouragements:

Hi, I called in a couple months ago, I’m still not caught up, I’m in July, I’m in July, I’m in late July and I’m a new Christian, my name is Jesse I…I called in a couple months ago about some issues with my father and with my fiancé. And, I’m struggling right now, I’m struggling right now, I’m having a rough time at the moment. I’m not, I’m not okay. And I don’t know why but I’m not okay but I’m trying. But I’m praying and I listen to my Bible every day but temptations tough for me and I’m having a rough time letting go of a lot of it. I’m doing better but I’m not there yet. Please pray for me, please pray that I can maintain strength, that I can let go of temptation, that I can figure things out. I have a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday to hopefully, Lord, hopefully fix my ADHD, which I know might sound a little goofy to some people but it’s really been crippling for me. So, I go to the doctors to see if I can get something for it to correct it so I can function. Cause I can’t function right now. My brain is too scrambled right now. And I’m praying for healing and I’m praying for help. But yeah, this is Jesse, thanks DAB.

This is Kathy from Kentucky. I recently lost my part-time work from home job. It wasn’t paying that much and I wasn’t getting a lot of work but it was better than nothing. And I’m retired and I need something else to do, to bring in a little money and to make me feel useful. Cause social security doesn’t pay for everything. Money is very tight. I’m lonely and bored and broke most of the time. So, I ask your prayers for something to do, to get me out of the house and to bring in a little bit of money. Sometimes they don’t want to hire a person with white hair but I can work as well as the young people. Thank you.

Hello, Daily Audio Bible family, this is Sinner and Saint. I haven’t called in, in a while. But I love hearing you, and following along with Brian. I learn so much from this website or app. I’m calling today for prayer for a neighbor, a young woman named Sandra. She’s age 30-35 and has stage IV ovarian cancer and breast cancer. A few days ago, she had a double lumpectomy of her breasts. The doctors didn’t want to do a mastectomy because of the invasiveness and the healing needed and mostly because she’s stage IV with ovarian cancer. She’s already had a complete hysterectomy as well as chemo and radiation and she did well with these and they were successful. Now she’s recovering and hoping for more time and I pray in the name of Jesus our Lord and Savior that Sandra can feel His presence and His comfort and that her eyes and the eyes and hearts of her family can be opened to know You, Lord. And, please let her have a desire to know You, Lord. Please give her more time and the ability to love You. Please pray for her, my friends, my Daily Audio Bible, and I wish you a good day thanks.

Today is October 5th this is Marcio from New Jersey. I want to encourage everyone to remain in the word, stay in the word every day, every day, regardless of what you’re going through. Regardless of whatever sickness, whatever disease, whatever difficulty in your family, your children. Whatever the circumstances, remain steadfast in the word. The word of God is very, very powerful. The word of God is gonna build your faith. It’s gonna make you strong. You know, back in 2012, I shared this with you sometime back, I was diagnosed with Lupus. I heard, I hear a lot of people calling in with this disease. God healed me through His word, I remained in the word. You know, I was on dialysis, kidney failure, medication, everything but I kept the faith, I remained in the word, I listened to this program every day. Sitting in the hospital I listened to this program and God healed me. I’m telling you, stay in the word. Our God is too powerful, God is the healer. Jesus Christ is the healer. I know that the facts are there that you have that Lupus has been seen in your body, cancer or whatever, but I’m telling you, that the bible tells us that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Truth and the Life. The truth, the truth is in Jesus Christ, the truth is not in the facts, the truth is not in your reality the truth is in God’s word and what God’s word says. Thank you so much Brian for this platform. I would not be here without it. I want to encourage everyone. Put your resources towards this platform, sew your seed here. This is good ground to receive a harvest, I’m telling you. Stay in the word, God bless you all. I love you.

Hi DAB, it’s Refined by the Fire in Ohio. There was two groups of people over the last few days, different calls that came in that have really just been on my heart to pray for. God’s Smile and Byron’s wife and Charlie’s wife Julie. Just everybody that deals with chronic illness and pain on a daily basis that, I know, I have a family member who also has a chronic illness and sometimes it’s hard because from the outside you can look to quote “just fine” and you know, you do just a great job of hiding the anguish and the torment that your body is putting you through. But I just wanted to say I’ve been praying for you guys. And then the other caller was Nellie, just saying she was losing sleep because she’s having a lot of dark and depressing thoughts and it just reminded me to just of everybody, whether it’s a season and a short period that we struggle with those things, or whether something you’ve struggled with your whole life, just now that you’re not alone in that. And there’s a verse from Isaiah that came to mind for all of us. That just says the steadfast Lord, the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases and His mercies never come to an end. They’re new every morning and great is His faithfulness. And it just reminded me just to send that out to each one of you guys that He loves us, He’s with us, and He’s carrying us and I love you guys so much. I’ll continue to pray for you.

Jeremiah 8:8-9:26, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalms 78:32-55, Proverbs 24:27

Today is the 7^th day of October welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is wonderful to be here with you today as we continue the journey…the journey through this week and month and year and the Bible all together around the global campfire. And our next step, the one we’re going to take today leads us back into the book of Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 8 through 9:26.

Commentary:

Okay. I look forward to this reading in Colossians each year because there’s such a stark juxtaposition…like a stark contrast. Such clarity comes from the contrast that we…it’s really, really hard to not look yourself in the mirror and go, “okay. I got work to do.” Let’s approach this with the idea of like a recipe. So, my wife Jill who does Daily Audio Bible Chronological, she is, she is a gourmet fantastic cook, a really gifted, talented cook. And, so, yeah, she can follow recipes, but she can make stuff up on the fly as well, but she’s developed this talent for kinda understanding what she’s mixing together and what the outcome is supposed to be. So, you know, she doesn’t make up, for example, like green beans and taste the green beans and they’re all nice and…and decide, “you know what we need is peanut butter, right? Or, “you know what we need with these green beans is peanut butter and sauerkraut.” I don’t know, maybe that would taste good. It sounds like it would taste disgusting, at least to me. So, she’s not mixing things aren’t gonna work. And in effect, that is Paul’s point in our reading from Colossians today. Why are we mixing things that are going to not work, that are gonna be horrible? So, if we stick to the analogy of a recipe or of cooking then let’s just imagine we’re gathering all of our ingredients for a dish that we’re gonna make and the dish that we’re gonna make consists of sexual immorality, moral corruption, lust, evil desire and greed, anger, rage, malice, slander, and obscene language and dishonesty or lying. Take all that and whip that up in a bowl and what have you got? Take that and whip it up in your heart and what have you wrought? Like, what is that? It sounds horrible, but at least it sounds somewhat consistent. But let’s say the next day we’re gonna…we’re gonna make a different recipe. So, we gather those ingredients, and this dish has compassion, humility, kindness, gentleness, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, peace and love. And we whip that up and that sounds like…that sounds like what we need. That sounds like nourishment for the soul. So, of the two sets of ingredients what do you want to cook up? So, that first set of ingredients, Paul says that’s what we have died to. We have no business having those ingredients around. That second list is what we were resurrected into, the…the way things are supposed to be. If we want to hold the analogy, it’s what we should be cooking with and what we should be nourishing ourselves and everyone that we love and everyone that we don’t love with. Where it gets tricky and where, you know, we…we get confronted in our own lives is with the…the truth, with the fact that often we’re trying to mix the two sets of ingredients into something that’s nourishing and delicious. But it’s not. Like can we be in perfect peace while lusting? Can we forgive while raging? Can we be gentle and malicious at the same time? Can we love and slander? So, you get the picture. These things don’t go together and mixing them together doesn’t work and that’s Paul’s point. It’s not gonna work. One set of ingredients or characteristics is associated with who you were, and one set of ingredients or characteristics is associated with who you are in Christ, and they don’t go together. In fact, there so separated that, according to Paul, those first set of characteristics they’re dead. They can’t be alive while the other ones are at work in us. And, so, that should explain an awful lot when we try to whip up these recipes that leave us full of anxiety or bitterness, or resentment, or any of the things that come from…well that come from ingredient list A. They don’t go together any better than green beans and sauerkraut and peanut butter. So, we’re sort of left with a little bit of a stark question. What are we doing here? What are we whipping up? What are we…what we using to construct our lives and nourish ourselves with? Like healthy and destructive, they don't…they don’t go together. And there’s obvious correlations here. We could bring this into our…our physical bodies. We can bring this into our physical worlds since we’re talking about recipes. Like the…the things that are ultimately going to kill us, the things that are not healthy for our bodies, if that is our diet, we are dying sooner than we have too. However, if the things that will nourish us and keep us healthy and protected are our diet then we’re gonna have a better life. Like, I know it’s a constant struggle because of all of the opportunity that’s out in front of us to consume things, but the fact is, health begets health. And Paul is essentially showing us what should be incorporated into our lives to be healthy spiritually. And, so, let’s give it some time some thought today. What are…just hold of the metaphor. What are…what are we cooking with? What are we whipping up in our hearts that is supposed to nourish our souls? What are we consuming? What are we mixing? And if we’re mixing things that won’t work together then let’s at least acknowledge why it’s not working instead of blaming everything else. Let’s just understand that what we’re trying to do isn’t going to work because they don’t go together.

Prayer:

Jesus, we need You in this. I mean there’s just all kinds of challenges and we are in a very very fast-paced world. And so often we’re not…we’re not slowed down enough to do anything but react. And so often when we do react we’re grabbing the old recipes, we’re grabbing ingredients from the old recipes and just reacting when You’ve given us permission to be intentional and slow the whole thing down and prepare in advance and live in the truth and live with these ingredients, these characteristics that are nourishing, nourishing to our own soul but nourishing to anyone who comes into contact with them. Help us Lord to have mercy, to be kind, to be humble, to be gentle, to be patient, to forgive, to walk in peace, to exude love. Let this be what we are and are known for we ask in Your precious name. Amen.

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Jeremiah 6:16-8:7, Colossians 2:8-23, Psalm 78:1-31, Proverbs 24:26

Today is the 6th day of October, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible, I am Brian, it is wonderful to be here with you today. As we continue our journey and settled into this 10th month of the year, as we continue our journey through the book of Jeremiah and the letter to the Colossians. We’re reading from the Common English Bible this week, Jeremiah chapter 6, verse 16 through 8 verse 7.

Commentary:

Okay so, we’re reading in the 2nd chapter of the letter to the Colossians in the New Testament. And, what Paul lays out today is our reality and in describing that reality he’s kind of coming against some other behaviors that have been taught, like this is what will lead you to righteousness. So, he says don’t let anybody judge you about eating or drinking, or about a festival, a new moon observance or sabbaths. These religious practices are only a shadow of what was coming. Don’t let anyone who wants to practice harsh self-denial and worship angels rob you of the prize. And so, what is the prize? The prize was described today. Literally, I can’t say it in another way that’s better, or teach it, like Paul teaches it out of this letter exactly as it’s intended to be received, so I simply want to reread about five verses while highlighting this is supposed to be the reality, we live in. This is supposed to be what normal looks like to us. And so, Paul says “See to it that nobody enslaves you with philosophy and foolish deception which conform to human traditions and the way the world thinks and acts rather than Christ. All the fullness of deity lives in Christ’s body. So, all the fullness of God lives in Christ’s body. And you have been filled by Him who is the head of every ruler and authority. In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision not administered by human hands. The circumcision of Christ is realized in the stripping away of the whole self, dominated by sin. In other words, that was cut away and discarded, the self, dominated by sin. You were buried with Him through baptism and raised with Him through faith in the power of God who raised Him from the dead. When you were dead, because of the things you would done wrong and because your body wasn’t circumcised, God made you alive with Christ, and forgave all the things you had done wrong. He destroyed the record of the debt we owed with its requirements that worked against us. He canceled it by nailing it to the cross.” Oh, that is our reality. And it’s not like we have encountered these concepts in Paul’s writings, but here it is laid out concisely, we aren’t who we were. Things have changed. We have changed. In fact, so much so that who we were is well, dead, no longer existing. We have been resurrected into a new life. Again, this is kind of, I mean it’s a mind blowing, let’s not, let’s not take that off the table, its mind blowing. But it’s also essential Christian teaching, like 101. It’s the basic understanding. But man, if we could get the fundamentals, if we could get the basics down, because if we look at this and this is the reality, then why don’t we live like this is the reality? Like, that’s the question, right? If this is the reality and we’re now living in reality than what are we doing, besides living in a false reality that is considerably less then what the good news offers us? On one hand, we can make this really encouraging and bolster ourselves and rise up, and yeah, we’re going to do this, but on the other hand, this is not really just about us. This is how the world will know, this is how Earth’s people, who do not know Jesus will come to understand. We have been entrusted; we’re supposed to be living this reality. Anything less is just less.

Prayer:

And so, Holy Spirit, come into that. We confess that we have elected to live less, more of the time, then is easy to admit. The letter to the Colossians tells us that the fullness of God is in Christ, and we are filled by Christ who is the head of every ruler and authority, that’s hard to get our mind, it’s so big and so good, it’s hard to get our minds around. And yet we choose to ignore things like this when there, they change everything. You change everything and we just try to moderate that which essentially makes us live less than You’ve offered. And we don’t want to do that anymore and we need to not do that because we are the light of the world, a city on a hill, the salt of the earth. And so, come, Holy Spirit, not only let this message transform our own hearts and encourage us but give us a sense of purpose and understanding about why this reality has been offered to us in the first place. Come, Holy Spirit into this we ask You to lead and direct us and guide us. Lead us into all truth. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Prayer and Encouragements:

Hey everybody, Tony the Narrator here. Just a big shout out to everybody just to let you know that I’m praying with you and for you. I love all of you but yeah. Quick prayer request if possibly; my Mum’s come down with COVID for the second time. She’s had both of the Oxford shots and she still come down with it and she’s got a cold at the same time and it’s really, she’s, she’s going through it, bless her, she’s going through the ringer. She actually got it in November 2019 before we all knew what it was. So yeah, it was, it was, she was one of the very early cases and she picked up a new version of it so, if I could just, please beg your prayers over my mum. I’ve already told her that your all praying because I know that I can trust you guys in DABC. I’ve told her that she’s got hundreds and hundreds of thousands of Christians around the globe praying over her right now because time is irrelevant when you’re speaking to the Lord and she also said to say thank you and she said all that’s lovely, which is very English thing, don’t worry.  And so, yeah, please hold my mom up in prayers she’s going through it and this is a really beautiful opportunity for me to be able to share the gospel with her and to let her know that actually she’s got a Jesus who is caring for her. So, guys, I love you so much. I’m going to be able to share the gospel with my mom because of you and I love all of you. You’re all mine.

Hello beautiful family this is Susan calling from Albuquerque. I just wanted to lift a couple people up in prayer. The first one: Mark the teacher in Australia, he called about his brother who’s been missing in the Outback for a couple months now and can’t imagine how, how worried you must be. I’m just kind of speechless. I can’t imagine. And the other is Bonnie from Virginia who has managed, who came here from another country and I’m assuming it’s from a culture that, where women are thought of as no less important than dogs. And I, you came over here and managed to escape from a very big abusive situation. Oh, my goodness, you are so courageous and I’m so grateful you are here, there is no accident you came here and we’re just all loving you and supporting you and I just wanted to say that and I’m so glad you called in. So, Father I wanted to lift up Mark and Bonnie today and we come together because Your family we love you very much and we love Your children and our brother and our sister. Please encourage Mark. Please help him find his brother-in-law. I know that they’re terribly worried and they need peace of mind, please comfort this family and help them find an answer very soon. And Bonnie, please continue her recovery from this abusive marriage. I’m all out of time now. Love you all.

Good morning my DAB family. This is Judy from Georgia. This message goes to Victoria Solider. Victoria, I’m so sorry my sister to hear about your brother passing. May God comfort and keep you in His care and comfort the rest of your family and give you the strength to get through this time of mourning. We’re all praying for you my dear. Have a great day everyone. God bless you all.

Good morning Daily Audio Listeners all around the world and here in the United States. This is Maurine from Alexandria. I want to call myself Dr. M, because that’s how many people refer to me. So anyway, I wanted to let you know that I am so grateful to all of you for your contributions, for your prayers and I want to say a quick prayer for everyone today, Sunday. For your healing, for your deliverance, for God’s peace and for God’s protection in your life. For all those who are suffering from COVID, I pray for God’s healing. For all those who have lost their loved ones, I pray for God’s comfort. For all those who are finding strength in the word of God, may you be strengthened in every area of your life. Father, thank You so much for my brothers and sisters all over the world. Thank You so much for this place where we can come together to pray and to study Your word. May Your divine presence strengthen, encourage, provide, protect and heal. In the name of Jesus, by the way, thank you for such a beautiful, beautiful time together daily. And we ask that your blessing continue on Brian and his family. Lord, we love You, we bless You, we worship You. In Jesus name. Amen.

Good morning everybody, it’s Susan from Canada, God’s Yellow Flower calling. I just want to lift up Victorious Solider in prayer today and her family, over the loss of her loved brother. Dear God, dear God, I am so thankful that her brother has been saved and is enjoying the benefits of his faith here on earth. I am joyful that his heart and soul and mind and body are with you, right at this time. But for those left behind God, it’s hard. And I pray Your arms of comfort about each and every one of them and that You would strengthen them and guide them and lead them through this hour of grief. I pray dear Lord that You would especially bless Victorious Soldier with leadership she needs in guiding this family through this terrible time. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.