A Walk Through The Word

2 Samuel 4:1-6:23, John 13:31-14:14, Psalm 119:17-32, Proverbs 15:31-32

Today is the 24^th day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is great to be here with you every day, every day it’s great to be here around this Global Campfire with you. Everyday there’s something new, another step out in front of us. And so, let’s dive into that, take that next step forward which…which will lead us back into the book of 2 Samuel where we are observing David. And, we’ll talk about this a little bit at the end but David and Saul, like we’ve had 1 Samuel to compare Saul and 2 Samuel to take a look at David and their very different people and have very different character. So, let’s continue with the story of David; 2 Samuel 4, 5 and 6 today.

Commentary:

Okay, we have a few things to talk about and catch up on. If we…if we first start in the book of 2 Samuel, David is now the king of all Israel so this is now Israel’s second king David and that’s how it will be from this point forward. But as we watched the whole story unfold this is interesting how we can know David is a kind of Israel maybe we know he’s the second king of Israel but we think Saul dies and David becomes king. As we can see that’s not exactly how…I mean this is a new nation and so they have ways of doing things. And so, we had Ishbosheth, we had 2 kings basically. We had Ishbosheth the son of Saul, king of Israel, except for Judah. Judah had already voiced anointed David to be the king of the tribe. And then eventually the rest of the tribes come and…and enter into a covenant with David to be their king. They’re watching David, like, that’s in the narrative so it’s not like we’re speculating here, they’re watching David. It’s very, very interesting because it wouldn’t have been a secret that Saul was hunting for David. And it wouldn’t had been a particularly a…a top national secret that David had eventually defected and become a Philistine to keep him…to stay alive. So, when Saul dies then it’s not gonna be just well David by default is the next king. He…he has defected to the Philistines, he’s in Ziklag and there would need to be consideration about did David have any involvements in Saul’s death because Saul certainly wanted David dead. So, did David finally get a chance at like…is David involved, like what’s going on here? And what we see is David in every way be honorable and very, very much protect the office, like the office of the king. We might call this like protecting the reputation of the crown or something like that in this day-and-age. So, I mean this started with the announcement that Saul was dead, right, when David found out Saul was dead and he had inquiries of this man who had come all the way from the battle lines down to Ziklag to inform David that he had killed King Saul. King Saul had asked to be killed and he did it. Everybody’s watching this and David’s like how dare you touch the Lord’s anointed in that person lost their life. There were a couple of other high-profile incidents like that, that the people really were looking at David’s character and he…he, he probably didn’t know that he was being tested he just did what he thought was right but it pleased the people. So, there was this man named Abner. Abner was like, the leader of Saul’s armies. So, he’s like the chief in command of the military. David had a similar counterpart, his name was Joab, and they all knew each other. They had all served together right? David was in Saul’s army and he had led the Army. These people all knew each other. And I think it was in yesterday’s reading right, we had this meeting of the armies. It was like gonna be twelve people against twelve people but all twenty-four people died instantly in that battle and so a real battle ensued. So, there’s a brother of Joab of David’s military general whose chasing down Abner whose Saul’s military general. He’s chasing him down and they know each other so even as they’re like even as Abner’s fleeing, he’s talking to Asahel who is chasing him like, go after somebody else, don’t chase me, don’t make me strike you down, this is, I don’t want to hurt you. But Asahel wouldn’t…wouldn’t listen and he, Abner killed him. He had to kill him. Well now, Joab has lost a brother in battle and so he’s got a blood vendetta against Abner and when the opportunity arises and it ironically arises when Abner comes to see David and tells him I can deliver the rest of the tribes under your kingship. So…so Joab finds out about this and calls Abner and kills Abner. Everybody’s watching David, did David kill Abner? Now the king’s dead, now this general, this powerful military general whose backing Ishbosheth as king now he’s dead. Did David have anything to do with it? But David didn’t have anything to do with any of these things and so the way he mourns, the way he brings justice, the way he grieves, the way he writes his songs, the people are watching all this and they realize, nope, this is not a long running conspiracy. Because they would have had these conspiracy theories from Saul. And so, they would have wondered what David was up to but they keep watching systematically David behaving ethically and they’re realizing there never was a conspiracy against the king. And they put their trust in David. And then Ishbosheth who’s the other king, he gets assassinated today, right. Baanah and Rechab, these Benjaminites, they come and they bring Ishbosheth’s head to David. And David, once again, the people are watching and he’s like, you think this is good news? It’s not good news to bring me the severed head of a king. That was the Lord’s, like, who are you to make these life and death decisions? And those men lost their lives. David is showing that the office of the king is the anointed of God and that matters no matter who’s in that seat. And since he’s in that seat he’s going to honor it and act honorable toward it and the people that he’s being put in charge of that he is to become the shepherd over. So, all these little things, so different, such different leadership styles, such different character, then what we observed when we were observing Saul. And as we continue to watch David we’ll continue to learn things about ourselves just like we did with Saul.

Okay, then we turn into the New Testament and into the book of John and it’s a…a super pivotal what’s going on in the book of John. We’re at the Last Supper for the last time of this year. Like, we’ve been kind of talking about as we’ve moved here, we’re…we’re getting to the end of the gospels. And in this Last Supper Jesus…Jesus does something that kings don’t do, ever. Jesus got down on His knees in front of His friends and He didn’t just get down on His knees, He got down on His knees and He washed their feet, their filthy, stinking feet. And this was like a live, living example, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Commander of Heaven’s Armies on His knees before His friends, washing them clean. This is one of the last acts that Jesus does of His own accord. Like, He’s free right now. So, He’s down on His knees washing His friends’ feet instead of running for His life into the night. He’s doing this willingly. This would have been indelible. How do you ever forget something like that? The more you thought of it the more meaningful it would be, especially after everything that happened afterward. And Jesus says, and can we listen to this, like we’re not, we’re not gonna really be hearing this again. A new commandment I give you; love one another just as I have loved you. So also, you are to love one another by this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. It’s self-explanatory, I don’t know what I can say, like I can’t make that make more sense. I also just can’t figure out why it’s so hard to see this in practice among God’s people. Like, why are we so committed to fighting each other over doctrine and dogma? Why are we so willing to say such hateful things to each other whether on the internet or in person? Why are we even willing to participate in anything even near that? A new commandment I give you; a commandment. Love one another, you are commanded, I am commanded. If we’re going to follow Jesus we must obey His commandments. And we are commanded to love one another. Not just love one another, love each other like Jesus loved us. That’s the way we’re to love one another. Because everyone will know that we’re the disciples of the Savior if we have love for one another. So, I wonder, you know, is the reverse then true; don’t love one another and everyone will know that you are not my disciples, if you don’t have love for one another? If we could at least give that some thought today as we observe the things that we’re saying and doing.

Prayer:

And so, Jesus, Jesus come into this. It…It’s a struggle. I mean we can put on a facade and go into the world and fake it but to really love one another like You loved us, that’s not something that can be faked. That’s something that’s gotta be cultivated and grown. That only happens through our own surrender of our own rights and our own wrongs. So, help us Jesus to walk Your paths; surrender our rights and wrongs to You. That we might be known by our love. We ask this in Your precious name. Amen.

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Prayers and Encouragement:

Hi there, my name is Chris, I’m calling from Alberta, Canada. I just wanted to pray for the lady I heard on the May 20 Daily Audio Bible Reading. She called in for prayer because she was doing her risk assessments for the kids that she works with for COVID and she just felt overwhelmed and I just wanted to pray that Shannon you’re not alone. I used to be a worker on a crisis line so I can imagine what it’s been like in what you’re going through and I heard and that kind of thing and I just pray Lord that Lord you would just wrap your arms around her and give her strength and wisdom. And that those who are struggling right now Lord they would reach out to a crisis line or to a doctor, to the people they…that around them that care about them and that they would be able to have strength to call the right people for that person that assistance in loving care thank you. Jesus name, have a good day guys.  

Hi everybody this is Salvation is Mine in San Angelo, California. I know it’s been a while since I’ve been on the Prayer Line and I want to say that I hope everyone is doing well. 2020 was a very hard year and 2021 we’re still in the throes of it but God will see us through. I wanted to request prayers for my family and my extended family as well. My mom went home this morning which is May 20, 2021. She went in her sleep. She was just a few days shy of her 102^nd birthday. But God decided to call her home and I know she’s in a better place than being down here in pain and in suffering. So, I wanted to send that request out and also pray for everyone else that’s going through a death, any kind of loss at the moment that we continue to lift them all up in prayer because we never know what kind of pain and suffering they may be going through. Anyways thank you DAB family, take care, God bless and I’ll …

Good morning family this is Benjamin the Sewer calling. It is May 21^st but I’ve just been listening to the…the May 12^th podcast and man oh man wow just listening to the prayers that came through I felt like my heart was yeah, just being…being ripped open in the best way possible. It is just amazing how the Holy Spirit uses these prayers and this community just to yeah, soften our hearts towards each other. Father I thank You so much for… for Big Hearted Ben. Yeah, I just having…having the same name as him it…and just hearing him call and pray in faith just over people and yeah, and just starting that at such a young age it’s so cool. So, yeah welcome buddy great to hear from ya, just keep calling in. Yeah, there’s a woman, I think it’s Bonnie from Virginia called. Wow, thank you Bonnie so much for sharing some of your story. I think you…you kind of back-tracked and talked about 16 years ago and up until now and to see your faith and just your resilience, you’re trusting in God through everything you’ve gone through with your kids and with your husband, your former husband. It is incredible and you’re just a strong woman. There was also a woman who called in from Texas, just a grandmother. I just want you to know that I am praying for you and for your 15-year-old grandson. I just had a thought that came to mind, I don’t know if he has right now any kind of mentors outside of just his…his parents that are just praying for him and love him but I know for myself just other, ya know, older guys or close Christian friends really did it for me.

Hi family this is Amy from Denmark. Today, I call in asking ya’ll to join me in prayer over my good friend Daniel. As of yesterday, his oldest son was taken into custody by police. It is a young man who has had a troubled life and who is not living a life of Christ and so just please join me as we pray Heavenly Father thank You Lord Jesus that we can come before You. Thank You that You see what is going on in this family right now. Thank You that You see all the brokenness and all the hurt and all the questions and all of the sadness. And thank You that you hear all of these prayers that are being prayed for this young man and his family. God thank You that You’re a God who always shows up when we call on You. You don’t just show up at church when we’re dressed in our Sunday finest. You show up when we’re in the pit, when we’re in the hole, in the darkest of dark places, that’s when you show up. And thank You that even though we seem to be running in the complete opposite direction of You, not wanting anything to do with You, You never cease calling our name. And thank You Lord that You can take a human disaster and turn it into divine beauty. Thank You that You can use this dark place where this young man is, You can use it as part of Your plan to make him surrender his life to You. That is my deepest prayer Jesus that You will make a way and open the ears and heart of this young man. Protect him where he is now and surrender his family with all that they need, all that they need, Jesus. In Your name I pray, Your Holy name Jesus. Amen.

2 Samuel 2:12-3:39, John 13:1-30, Psalm 119:1-16, Proverbs 15:29-30

Today is the 23^rd day of May, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible, I’m Brian it is wonderful, wonderful to be here with you today as we greet a brand new shiny sparkly week. And we get to live into together as we continue our journey, day-by-day, step-by-step moving through the scriptures. So, we greet a brand-new week. We’ll read from the Engelical Heritage Version, the EHV, this week. And we’re just getting going in 2 Samuel. We have crossed that threshold but…but we’re gonna be settling into 2 Samuel here now and 2 Samuel will lead us deeper into the story of David who is now King of the Tribe of Judah but that it’s, not the King of Israel. The tribe of Judah has named him their King but there are 2 kings now contending for this throne. Saul’s surviving son Ishbosheth has also been named king so it’s a bit complicated. 2 Samuel chapter 2 verse 12 through 3 verse 39.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word, we thank You for this brand new week that we get to move into and live into and live out together in community as we continue this journey through the last full week of this the 5^thmonth of the year, it’s hard to believe but we’ll transition to the 6^th month of the year next week and so we pay particular attention as we move through this week, this shiny sparkly week that we get to finish well, if we so choose, we can finish this 5^th month well. So, come Holy Spirit lead us into all truths, lead us deeper into our relationship with Jesus we ask. In His mighty name we pray. Amen

Prayers and Encouragement:

Hey my loving DAB fam, this is Kingdom Seeker Daniel. Family I want to acknowledge a couple of DABers and ask for your prayers. First of all GG from Gainesville, my goodness, how timely your words of encouragement were for me personally and I speak for the entire Global Campfire thank you, thank you young lady. You are such a refreshment from the Lord. I appreciate you sister so much for your ministry. And then for my brother, Dwayne from Wisconsin man I am so with you like never before concerning Nathan. I am praying that the Lord will run Nathan down and bring him into full surrender in the name of Jesus, as well as for Nicholas. I pray that your heart will and your wife’s hearts will be strengthened and that God will show himself and prove himself as the great rescuer. And speaking of rescue, my son Daniel the II is in trouble big-time family. I just learned on last night that he was arrested for a strong robbery in California. He has been arrested on felony charges and he is being held in Fresno County jail awaiting trial and so I am asking that you would please pray for my son that first and foremost that he would hear the voice of God. That he will surrender and that he will turn to him. So, please family thank you so much in advance for your prayers for my son and we are believing that God will reach him. In Jesus name, love you all.

Hi Daily Audio Bible family this is Renzo in Florida and I just wanted to pray for somebody that I heard call in named Noah that recently for the past, I think he said 9 months that he’s been free from drug addiction and right now he’s going through pornography addiction and I just wanna tell you brother in…in December 2019 when I was in 8^th grade, I mean December of 2018, I had a really bad addiction to pornography. It first started off and then it just got really, really bad and then I think in May of 2019 God completely changed my life. He completely healed me of it and I was just…I went into youth group one time and then 1 of my leaders was telling me about how it was bad and it ruins your marriage and it’s just not good. And it’s just so refreshing that God can heal us from anything. That’s how great, mighty and powerful and omnipresent our God is, he is everywhere at one time. And we just…I just want to pray for you. Father God, I just thank You for Noah. I just thank You for his heart for You Lord. And just let the Holy Spirit to guide him and be with him and fill us up and just protect him and any single time he has that thought Lord just let him pray and you will heal him from that God. You guide him, protect him and be with him always and Holy Spirit fill him up. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. Thank you, guys, for everything, thank you for this community where we can reach out and help our fellow believers in Christ. We just thank you for…I just thank you guys so much, I just thank you. You have a blessed rest of your day. Praying for you guys love you guys, Bye.

Hi this is Holly Heart I was calling in for Mom Tries she’s having a competition this coming weekend and I wanted to wish her the best of luck, triathlon and I am sure that you will bring glory to His name. You have already brought glory to his name by keeping the body that he gave you in good condition and clean for Him. So, great job and good luck.

Hi DAB it’s Alavia from New Mexico. I just…I really want to pray my co-worker. I had a very long conversation with my co-worker and she’s…I can’t believe the amount of things that she’s going through. She’s lost at least 4 family members within the last two years and she’s having financial struggles, spiritual warfare, everything you could think of. She lost her daughter; her daughter was murdered a couple months ago and I just…I really want to pray for her. So, Lord I just pray that You look after my co-worker right now. I pray that You lift anything bad that’s going on with her spiritually. I rebuke anything that’s not supposed to be with her right now. And Lord I pray that Your presence is with her more than ever now and that I pray that things come up from here because I know that she really needs it. I wanna pray for her entire family I know that their going through grief and struggle. I pray that they keep looking forward and keep looking towards You God and I pray that even…no matter who is going through this I pray that you know that I’m praying for you and a lot of people are praying for you. And I hope you know that you’re not alone and because these bad things are happening doesn’t mean that God has abandoned you. I know it seems weird and impossible but please don’t give up but thank you DAB for praying with me. And even if you’re going through anything that you don’t think is really a big problem trust me you could pray for anything. But just know that I love you guys and thank you for the family that I have here. Bye.

2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21-22, Psalm 30

Welcome to Daily Audio Bible Chronological. I’m Jill, it’s the twenty third day of May. Can you believe it? We are quickly approaching the end of May. It is gonna end and June will be here before we know it. Is anybody else rejoicing that school is over? Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Maybe school’s not done for you guys yet, but we are done and we survived. I survived being Ezequiel’s teacher this year. So we’re praising God that that’s over. He’s already upset only 90 days of summer vacation. I said, kid, you need to enjoy being young and having zero responsibilities while you can because that’ll slip like melted butter on hot bread just as much as everything else is going on these days. We’re in a brand new week. I already said that. Brand new translation. We are starting a brand new translation that we have not read from yet this year. I’m pretty excited about this. We’re reading from the Evangelical Heritage version this week. And today we’re reading 2nd Samuel Chapter twenty-four, First Chronicles, twenty one and twenty two and then Psalm thirty beginning today with Second Samuel Chapter twenty four.

Commentary:

Thank you once again for your word. Thank you for this day. Thank you for your mercy David spoke of today. Knowing that he had done wrong and knowing it was to pick his course of discipline after his awareness of what he had done and David even himself asking that he be handed over into your hands, God, because he knows that your mercy is great, not wanting to be handed over into the hands of a man, but knowing that your mercy is endless, father, that we would be as merciful with each other as you are to us. We can’t do it without you. So we’re asking for more. We’re asking for more of your mercy because we who have been given much, have much to give. So let it fill up in us and spill out and pour over so that we would extend the same mercy to each other God that you extended to David, your king and your servant. Thank you for your newness today, for this new week, this new mercy that’s awaiting us, this new chance to do the next right thing, to change the trajectory of our lives, to break the cycles of generational behaviors and patterns that we have followed for years and years so that we can put an end to the repeated patterns of behavior and words that have been handed down that we have just succumbed to. Thank you for every moment forward after that realization that we have the power to change, we have the power to break it off, and we can do that by the next different choice, different words, different action than what we have been participating in. And we thank you that you Holy Spirit are our great counselor, our great helper, our great convictor that compels us forward to change. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Community Prayer Line: 

Hi, this is Valerie from Canada. I’m calling in for Emme from Illinois. You really touched my heart when you were asking for prayer, for wisdom about your marriage. And I just want to say that you are so loved and that God, God’s heart breaks with yours. And I’m so sorry to hear what is happening. I’m so sorry that you’re not receiving the love that you need,
especially in this time with your baby. And I pray for God’s love to cover you, his shepherding grace and power to shelter you and I and the decisions that you make in every area of your life. I pray his Shalom peace over you in Jesus name. Amen.

Good morning. DABC family. This is Bless Bermuda. This is my first time calling in. And Jill, I want to thank you. Today’s the 20th of May. I want to thank you for your message on repentance. It’s that heart felt turning away and asking for forgiveness. My husband and I are going through a difficult situation right now. And, you know, there’s there’s just been so many things that have been done and said and I just want to thank you that you made me look within and see where I have fallen short. And I’ve asked God and my husband for forgiveness and just, you know, want to move on. I just want to see healing. I want to be that vessel that God wants to use. And so I just thank you for your openness and I just thank you. So I ask for the prayer of the DABC family to just keep us in your prayers. And I know that God has this in control.

This is Protected by His Wings in Tennessee. I was going to give a praise report on baby Andrew, called in a couple of months ago requesting your prayers for this little baby had been born very prematurely, was having severe problems breathing, heart rate, temperature, you name it, digesting food. He was just having all sorts of medical issues. And praise be to God that he was discharged to go home a couple of weeks ago. And he’s doing well. His his parents, his grandparents. They all wanted, though, for anyone who out there pray for them, that they greatly appreciate your prayers. They know that this child, their baby, made it due to the love and grace of God’s healing hand. And I wanted to call and thank you for for praying for baby Andrew. Thank you.

Hey, my sweet DABC fam. This is Kingdom Seeker Daniel. Family, I am calling for your prayers, support. My son has been arrested on felony charges for strong arm robbery, I learned of this last night, which would have been the 19th, today’s the 20th. And he is in the Fresno State County Jail awaiting trial. I am believing that God is at work in my boy’s life like never before, and I’m praying and asking for your prayer, covering that Daniel Christopher Young, the Second will simply say yes to the Lord that he will surrender all of that pain, all of the hurt, all of the regret to the Lord. And that he will find himself walking in the perfect will of God, fulfilling the call that God has in his life. So family, will you please join me and Lady of Victory in  praying for him as well as for his mother? Her name is Viola Parker. She’s in need of prayer as well. Also needing to turn back to the Lord. So thank you. Thank you so much, family that. We can we can come here and share and I so appreciate you guys, you guys are truly amazing. Love you so much. God bless you guys.

Psalm 95, 97, 98-99

It’s the twenty second day of May. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible Chronological. I’m Jill. I am happy to be here with you because I’m on this journey with you as we are journeying through the Bible in chronological order every single day for a year. And it’s truly my pleasure and my most humble honor to be reading the word of God for you and with you along on this journey. Today, we’re reading in the Psalm and we’re reading Psalm ninety five, Psalm ninety seven, ninety eight and ninety nine. And we are still this week in the English Standard version. Psalm ninety five.

Commentary:

Well, guys, I’m going to be honest, it’s been a really hard week for us. I mentioned a few days ago Brian lost a mentor of his that left an indelible mark on his life. And it is no small statement. It’s the absolute truth that the podcast would not be in effect without his mentor, Bernard Terry, who taught him music, who taught him how to navigate his way through a studio and the industry which ultimately brought him to here. And then the next day, I lost a friend. That was my fifth grade teacher, Mr. Chuck Flowers. And today Mr. Flowers was laid to rest, his memorial was today. And just in the midst of some other tough things. And, you know, I don’t like to make this so personal that it takes away from the Bible, but I also know that it’s sharing in the struggle that makes us relatable with each other, that we can identify our own struggle if we never hear that somebody else’s struggle then we sit in the shame and the feelings that we’re all alone and that nobody understands what we’re going through. And that’s just not true. I actually wish there were more people in ministry that were willing to be vulnerable with the struggle and not just always talking about the overcoming high mountaintop experiences. Those are wonderful. They’re rightfully celebrated. But there’s something very powerful about when we share our pain, when we share our struggles. And my heart is heavy today, thinking about Mr. Flowers. And the only reason why I am mentioning this is because you have those people in your lives that when you look back and reflect, you undoubtedly know there was a changing point in your own life. Like I did not proceed the same after this happened. And Mr. Flowers was that for me, he was a kind, gentle, yet strong, solid rock in his faith. Steadfast, fun, fair, just honorable, good, great man. If he had you as a student, he knew everyone in your family by name, he knew of your parents. Just an unforgettable year and still not to the reason why I’m mentioning it. Still just explaining him to you, Mr.Flowers, was someone that was always safe. We were safe with him. He was trustworthy. And I find those qualities irreplaceable in humanity. Where I’m landing. This is I found out last year. Let me back up just a little bit. We connected about ten years ago on Facebook and we just exchanged sentiments. And of course, he asked by name of every single one of my family members. And I’m a big fan of letting people know the impact that they’ve had on our lives in this life and not after they’re gone in a room full of strangers. And so I did that often and I would just reach out and let them know how much I still value the lessons that he taught. And you can imagine my shock when I found out last year that he and his family went through the Daily Audio Bible together with the entire family, and they would just keep this running thread of conversation going in a family text. Mr. Flowers son, whom I graduated with years ago, listened to the Daily Audio Bible for several years before he ever knew that Brian was my husband and that we graduated together. And I think Brian mentioned something of my music and in the name and because I stayed with my maiden name, Dan recognized it and we connected. So I know that he listened. It just was something else to know that your teacher, who taught you and influenced your life in such a way. That it is forever changed is then partaking in something that you’re doing and hoping that it matters in this life. And so I just really wanted to honor him today as he’s laid to rest. His sons are are wonderful. One is pastor and a counselor, and the other one works for the Food Bank of Ohio. So you can see that their heritage is rich and it lives strong through my friend Chuck Flowers. And I do so because he was a member of this community. He didn’t miss for a year last year and 20 twenty. And so you may not have ever known him or that fact, but it just was really important for me to honor this man who has also left an indelible mark on my life. So Mr. Flowers is home, is in the presence of God, and I am thankful and grateful for the hope of eternity. But I’m not going to dismiss the grief and the pain that we feel here on this Earth just because they are home. It is quite a shock to our reality that this person that we have only known in this life is suddenly gone and will be for for the rest of our lives. So understanding where they are is right and beautiful. But honoring and understanding where we are at in this place of loss is also right and beautiful and necessary as a part of the grieving process. So thank you for allowing me the chance to honor this beautiful human being. Chuck Flowers today on the day that his family honors and puts into perspective the fullness of his life here on Earth. We thank you that while we mourn, while we grieve, while we experience loss here on this earth, that your presence is with us, that there can be holy moments in the pain and in the sadness and holy moments and the joy. Thank you for this community and how well they love one another, how well they bear one another’s burdens, encouraging one another, praying for one another, seeing one another, sharing their experiences with one another. And I thank you, God, even for the pain, the pain of this life as Jesus himself said, blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. But we so quickly forget that he calls us blessed as we grieve, as we mourn, as we feel the loss, as we sit with the heaviness. So we thank you for your word. That is life to us. That speaks to us. That is your presence with us, the living, breathing word of God that never returns void. We absolutely love you. And worship you and thank you for this day. Right now here today, these moments together right here. In the name of the father and the son. And the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

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Community Prayer Line: 

Hi DABC, this is Riley from Colorado. I am actually a first time caller and I’m also kind of new to this scene. A friend referred me to this app back in December, and I started listening the first of January and have been listening up until now. I’ve been trying to figure out who I am religiously and spiritually, and this podcast has really helped me a lot and really sets my mood for the day. And how I go throughout my day is very different when I miss a day. But anyway, Jill, I just wanted to say thank you for making this environment so warm and welcoming. I’ve learned a lot. And like I said, I love listening every day. But the main reason I’m calling today is because I heard a prayer request from Emme from Illinois. And I cannot even begin to understand what you’re going through. But I can tell that you’re in a lot of pain. And I just want you to know that you are in my prayers and I’m thinking about you. All right. Thanks, guys.

Hi. This is Teresa from North Carolina, and this is in response to Emme from Illinois. Emme, just hearing your voice today and your plea for your marriage and your pregnancy just it just caught me on so many levels. I just wanted to pray for you so badly, and I did. And so I just want you to know that you’re not alone, that you’re loved, and you have a community of people that are loving you and praying for you. You mentioned that you had a safe place to go, and that probably may not be a bad idea right now. If you have a safe place to go, you might be good for you to step away and have some space and to pray. Pray for your husband. Pray that God’s will be done. Pray for discernment. Pray for guidance. Pray for the broken hearts. Pray for your step children. Praying for somebody that has hurt us is probably the hardest thing to do. But God will honor that, whether it’s in reunification or not. To have a healthy friendship if the marriage doesn’t work out is equally as important. So let me just pray right now. Dear Heavenly Father, we just come to you on behalf of Emme in Illinois and her baby Lord. We come to you on behalf of their marriage. Lord, we ask that you be involved in every situation, every action. We ask that her husband come to know you as well, so he can love his family and treat them the way that they deserve to be treated. God, marriage is not hard. It is not for the weak. It is not for the weary. But we ask that you be in it. In Jesus name we pray. Emme, I am Teresa Levy on Facebook if you need to reach out. I’m also on Daily Audio Bible Chronological Friends. Thank you Lord for Emme from Illinois. Thank you that she loves you. She has a heart for you. Thank you that you’re working in her life. Thank you. That you ordained the days of her life. Thank you that you before you lay the foundations of the earth, you knew that this day would come. Thank you. You’re in control of all things. Thank you that you look at all the things and you’re always there for us. Give you the praise for that. Thank you, Lord, for marriage. Thank you for her heart to look after her family. Thank you for her love- even foster children. Thank you, Lord. We give you the thanks, we pray, Lord, we bring up before you, Lord, we lay before your throne now and we ask you that you intervene in a situation that you show the light and the truth in a situation that the scales may fall off the eyes of either her or her husband or even both. Anywhere there is deception. Lord, we pray that your truth and your light will show the way. You are the author of marriage. You are the wealth of this institution. And we can only do it in your strength and your way. And it is our prayer today, Lord, that that be the case for Emme and her husband and the family. That your name will be glorified, that the situation that you put in place will flourish and be a light in the world that so despises it. That your ways and your kingdom will move forward in the name of Jesus we ask and we pray.

Dear Emme from Illinois, may the Lord bless you and keep you. May he make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May he lift up his countenance to you and bring you peace. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. He hears the cries of the righteous. His eye is on them. And I encourage you to bring every burden to the Lord. And be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, present your request to the Lord and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Dear God, I just wanna lift up Emme from Illinois. I know that she’s having a really hard time in her marriage and with her pregnancy. And she’s looking for guidance. So I just pray that you will guide her, that you will give her the answer she’s looking for. I thank you for her and her faith and her life, Lord. And I just pray that you will be her comforter and that you will lead her to take steps one by one. To where you want her to be and and to to be able to live her life for you in your joy and in your peace and in the way that you want her to, Lord. And I just thank you that she is seeking you and that she is leaving the you know, the decisions to you, Lord, and I just pray that you will be crystal clear with her and that you will answer her in a way that she knows for sure that it’s in your guidance. And and I just pray that you will bless her and her family and her children and her stepchildren in Jesus name. Amen. This is Radiant, Rachel.

2 Samuel 1:1-2:11, John 12:20-50, Psalm 118:19-29, Proverbs 15:27-28

Today is the 22^nd day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is wonderful, it is a joy to be here with you as we bring another week to its conclusion and…and release it. It becomes a part of the past and we keep moving forward, day-by-day but here we are at the end of a week and it’s been a wonderful week as we’ve continued to examine the life of King Saul, Israel’s 1st king. Of course, yesterday in our reading Saul died in battle along with his 3 sons on Mount Gilboa in a battle with the Philistines. Now, we’re moving into 2 Samuel.

Introduction to the book of Second Samuel:

And as we’ve talked about in the past there was no Frist and Second Samuel originally. This was all 1 manuscript, First and Second Samuel and First and Second Kings, all one big manuscript but they’re broken apart and First and Second Samuel are kind of broken apart at a place where Saul’s reign has ended because he’s died and so Second Samuel now focuses on upon the character David. This little shepherd boy who became a national hero after killing Goliath and then had to grow up so fast under the spotlight and just become a cunning warrior just to stay alive because the King wanted him dead. Well now the King is dead and David is alive and David was supposed to be fighting in that battle where Saul lost his life but he was supposed to fight as a Philistine because he had defected to the Philistines to try to stay alive, to try stay out of Saul’s grasp. But then once they gave him shelter, they expected to allegiance and so he and his men were to go in battle but the Philistines freaked out and sent David home because they’re like, “we’re going into battle with his…with his own countrymen so if he turns on us and starts slaying us from within, like he’s just gonna endear…like they’re gonna receive him back.” So, David got back to his town Ziklag and it had been raided and everybody had been taken. And, so, that’s a bad day. They had to travel 3 days just to get back home away from the battle lines and then they found everything was gone. And, so, they had to go in pursuit, which they’ve done and everything has been recovered. And, so, just to kind of give us the big broad scope here as we go into Second Samuel, Saul died on Mount Gilboa which is basically in the Jezreel Valley up in the north not…not too far south of the Sea of Galilee. Whereas Ziklag is way down in the transitioned zone into the…into the desert. And, so, David is in Ziklag, he’s recovered all of the property that was stolen from them and Saul is dead on Mount Gilboa. The news of…of the defeat of the Israelites hasn’t reached David in the Philistine territory yet. And that’s precisely where we are as we begin 2 Samuel. And, so, let’s dive in. We’re reading from the English Standard Version this week, which is today, Second Samuel chapter 1, verse 1 through 2 verse 11.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word and another week. We thank You for another week and we thank You for another week in the scriptures and we thank You for all that we learn, week-by-week, day-by-day, this slow methodical step-by-step accumulation. It just continues to transform us as we learn and as things seep into our hearts and begin to transform the way we’re looking at things and the way we’re reacting to things. We are so grateful. And, so, come Holy Spirit and continue this work as we continue to surrender ourselves to You and the work that You are doing within us. Come lead into all truth, we pray. In the mighty name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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And as always, if you have a prayer request or encouragement you can hit the Hotline button in the app or you can dial 877-942-4253.

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

Prayers and Encouragement:

Good morning Daily Audio Bible family this is James from the beautiful Northeast Georgia mountains. This is…like to pray for Noah who called in today and talked about his addiction to pornography. And Noah you…you can get passed this. It’s a very dark place. I…I would encourage you to use some prayer and fasting and…and just want to encourage with a…a verse it’s Psalm 101 and verses 3 and 4. It’s says I will set nothing wicked before my eyes, I hate the work of those who fall away, it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me, I will not know wickedness. So, what I’d encourage you to do with this Noah, is to print it out. I used a little label maker for myself, I put it on the bathroom mirror, the car mirror, my windshield any…my workstation, I put it everywhere. And every time I saw it, I read it and I…I prayed it and, in the mornings, when I went to bed and I did that for a long time and I still do it. So, I love you brother and you can get through this, I’m gonna be praying for you. And God bless you.

Hi neighbors, this is Lisa the Encourager I hope you all are doing very well. I wanted to call and pray for a couple of the DABbers that were going through some difficult things. Ashley called in from California and her dad had a stroke. And Ashley, I just want you to know that I’m praying for you and your dad and that his recovery and that he will have a complete recovery and be able to…have rehabilitation so that this mild stroke doesn’t impact his life and that he will be able to be there for you and you’ll be able to love on him for many, many more years. And I also want to pray for Beloved in Texas. And I definitely…my heart is just broken for you and what you’re dealing with, with your 13-year-old daughter contemplating anorexia and eating disorder and trying to navigate through that with a counselor that has her best interest at heart and also to do it in a loving and Christian way. I’m just praying for you Beloved in Texas and I’m going to be thinking about your daughter too and praying that her heart will be stronger, and she will love herself and that she will grow out of this…that it won’t impact her for a lengthy period of time and that you will get the resources that you need to help her. And I’m also praying for Norman. I know you have cancer Norman. And I am so happy that you’re at peace in your heart for your…you know where your heart is with Christ, but I am praying that…

Hey DABbers it’s Laurie from Central Ohio and I wanted to call in, I know so many are facing different things and I wanted to pray for you. So, regardless of what you are struggling with be it medical issues or addiction to alcohol, drugs, porn, sex, food…whether you struggle with loneliness, self-doubt, depression, whatever…whatever it is, anything that you are facing this prayer is for you. Dear Jesus, I come to You to lift up each of those listening and their families. Lord, You know each of them by their name. You know what each is facing and whatever it is God, please work in each of our lives. May we sense Your love and guidance. May our loved ones come to know You personally. May we be Your light to others. In Your name we pray. Amen. Until next time know that I am…

Hey family it’s Jesse from Washington. I just wanted to call in and thank everybody for their advice and for their prayers. It’s really like lit a new fire under me. I…I missed, I’ve been behind, I’ve been so busy cause my dad’s in the hospital and my grandma’s whatever…everyone’s getting better by the way so thank you for your prayers. My dad’s making a lot of progress, he’s getting out of the rehab facility tomorrow. My grandma is in a lot better spirits and we figured out that, you know, if we get a massage therapist to come to her house, I know they’re opening back up, she thinks that would really, you know, make her feel a lot better so I pray for us to find a massage therapist that will take her insurance and come by a couple times a week. But yeah, just thank you for your prayers and your advice, like I said, I thought I missed it, or I thought that my call was to whiney or needy and they didn’t play it or something, I don’t know. And, so, I guess I just totally missed it and then I missed the…the weekly, the weekend thing last week and I’m halfway through it and man, its overwhelming. I love you guys. I thank you so much. And I knew no matter what that people would be praying for me even if they didn’t hear my prayers. I know God, you know, knows that…that at least I burned a calorie and asked for prayers. But it’s really awesome to hear you guys praying for me. And I love you. Thank you so much guys. Alright. Bye.

1 Samuel 29:1-31:13, John 11:55-12:19, Psalm 118:1-18, Proverbs 15:24-26

Today is the 21^st day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is wonderful to be here with you today as we bring to a close another work week. We’re actually bringing to a close another one of the books that we get to read together. We’ve been working our way through 1 Samuel, as…as we all know learning about King Saul, getting to know David. After we learned Samuel him…himself, his story, the final judge of Israel and the prophet and priest of God. So, we will conclude 1 Samuel today and then move into 2 Samuel tomorrow. So, today we’re reading from the English Standard Version. 1 Samuel 29, 30 and 31.

Commentary:

Okay. So, we conclude the book of 1 Samuel and release that. We’ll move into 2 Samuel tomorrow and we can see there’s kind of a line here between these, even though they were one manuscript, there’s kind of a line here. Saul, the King, the 1st King of Israel, has fallen dead on Mount Gilboa. So, as his life comes to an end that’s how 1 Samuel comes to an end and then we’ll focus upon David and his ascension to the thrown, which does not just happen by default, that is actually a…a process because Israel’s King is dead. Alright, so their 1st king but the King is dead, and the Princes are dead. What’s supposed to happen is that the kingdom is supposed to…to pass to the next son, they’re dead so this creates a power vacuum that David has to find himself in. So, David’s kind of gotten sucked into this whole story and his life has radically changed and we’ll focus on that as we go forward. But let’s remember now as we say goodbye to Saul for this time through the scriptures, let’s remember what we’ve learned because Saul was a very insecure person, a good-looking man, looked the part, domineering, all of that but…but deep inside himself very insecure and that led to paranoia and erratic behavior and just all kinds of stuff that we…that we witnessed. And we even examined our own lives while we were going through that because we like to think that we’re the mighty warriors but that’s only sometimes like once in a while. But often we…we can find that the same kinds of fears that…that Saul had inside of our own lives. It’s just that they ran away with Saul and just pulled him in so many profoundly unhealthy directions. And, so, we…we release that story.

And speaking of erratic, paranoid, strange behavior that’s what we see shaping up in the book of John. They want Jesus dead and they have already determined like it’s better that He’s dead then everybody’s dead. And we can see like the…the struggle that they’re in because they got this…the whole political power with the Roman Empire, all this power sharing going on between the Sanhedrin and the Romans as long as…as long as the religious leaders of the Jews can keep people under control then they can have their religion. And, so, they’re like, “yeah, Jesus just has to be sacrificed because everybody’s going after Him. And He doesn’t seem to want to go to war with the Romans. So, everybody’s going after Him and who knows what’s going to happen. It’s better that He’s dead than all of us are dead.” And now Jesus is back in Jerusalem and He’s with Lazarus. And, so, they’re like, “this…this guy that Jesus raised from the dead we’ve got to kill Him the second time because his witness is making everybody go after Jesus.” So, it’s a bit erratic. You have a person in your midst performing miracles in the name of God but…but just not playing by all of your rules and…and definitely flying in the face of some of them and challenging them and yet the people are flocking to the…to this person. And then He raises someone from the dead. And you would think, you would think that at that point everybody would have to stop for a second and go like, “wait, we need to really talk this through because like if we kill Lazarus after he’s been resurrected what’s to say that he’s not gonna rise from the dead again.” Like, they’re just trying to figure out a way to do away with Jesus, do away with Lazarus get this whole thing behind them, let this vanish into the past so that everybody can return to the status quo before Jesus, which of course the world never did. It still hasn’t. But that’s where we find ourselves in the book of John and we’re beginning to kinda turn the corner toward home. And it will be the last journey. I’ve mentioned it each time that we go…you know, through any of these important stories in the gospels that we pay attention, that we…that we don’t just think to ourselves, “I’ve heard this a thousand times”, that we actually truly engage because once we leave the gospels, we won’t be in this territory anymore for the rest of the year. We’ve got plenty of ground to cover. It’s not like we’re…we’re not gonna have anything to talk about, but it’s a really, really beautiful, special time of the year when we go through the gospels and we begin our year that way and then we just walk with Jesus all the way in…into the warmer weather at least here in the northern hemisphere. And, so, that’s kinda where we’re…where we’re at. We’re moving our way through the final of the gospels. And, so, let’s pay attention.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word every single day and we thank You for each other most every single day. It’s Your word and us together moving through the scriptures that has become such a profound thing in each of our lives over these years. And, so, we thank You for that and we ask that You plant the scriptures in our hearts and that they would be cultivated, that we would collaborate in cultivating…that we might become mature and strong and aware and awake, have our eyes opened and our ears opened so that we are very clear on our path as we walk with You through this life. Come Holy Spirit we pray. In the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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So, yeah, checkout the Community section. This is where we get connected. This is where the Prayer Wall lives and we can always, always connect through prayer by either requesting, asking, sharing what’s going on and allowing are brothers and sisters to come around us and shoulder that burden together or by just going and shouldering one another’s burdens, just going there and praying for brothers and sisters and allowing them to know that they’re being prayed for, that…that they’re being heard. It is a beautiful thing, this journey that we’re on through the bible in a year through a year of life together, it is a beautiful thing. And to be able to do this together in community like this, where we all understand that we are in process and we all understand that a year in life has its ups and its downs, it makes such a difference to know we’re not alone in it. And, so, staying connected is…is important. And, so, yeah, check out the Prayer Wall. check out the different links to get connected on social media.

If you wanna partner with the Daily Audio Bible, if what…if what’s happening here on this Global Campfire throughout this journey of a lifetime through a year, if that’s life-giving, if that makes a difference then thank you for your partnership. We wouldn’t be here if we weren’t in this together. And, so, thank God, thank God for all of these thousands of days that we’ve been able to be here consecutively because we’ve been in this together. So, thank you for your partnership. There’s a link on the homepage at dailyaudiobible.com. If you’re using the app, you can press the Give button in the upper right-hand corner or the mailing address is P.O. Box 1996 Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174.

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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:

Hi family this is Soaring on Eagles Wings from Canada. Just finished listening to the community prayers for March 8^th and I heard Angel Heart. And I sense you are in a desperate place, unable to figure out what’s happening to you. I don’t understand it, but I do know that the Spirit of God lives within you and inside of you. Where the Spirit of God dwells, no other spirit can reside. The enemy bombards our mind day and night trying to defeat us with thoughts of…of negative issues preventing us from recognizing who we are in Christ and also who’s we are. So, you get dressed, you’re in a war, you need your helmet of salvation that so…that he…he may knock on your armor…helmet but he can’t enter. Put on your breast plate of righteousness, your shield of faith, your sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Your belt of truth of who you are, and your feet shod with the gospel of peace. You will not be defeated. And if you need to go and get some counseling, go ahead. But I am praying and asking our Abba Father to reach down and touch you and remove all these issues that are blocking your…your…your vision and…and your hearing. May he open up your eyes to the truth. And family she needs to be…have prayers every single day so that she can hear it, so that she can know that we are standing with her and no enemy’s going to defeat her. So, in the name of Jesus I pray that whatever is causing you, all those issues and confusion we’ll be destroyed in the name of Jesus. We’re praying for you. I love you sister. I’ll pray for you…

Oh Dwayne, I heard the anguish and pain in your heart that only God our Father can truly understand. Lord, You see Your servant Dwayne and he is hurting tremendously for his son. The righteous cried out and the Lord hears and delivers them over the farthest travels. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart and save such as have a contrite spirit. Heavenly Father, I pray today, and I ask You Lord God that You would put your righteous right hand around the shoulder of this father who’s hurting so badly, who is crying out for help for his son, Nathan. Lord, wherever Nathan is at this moment I pray God that You would reach down your hands Lord and speak to his heart Lord, give him a receptive heart to receive Your love Lord. Lord I pray also that you will comfort this father Lord and help him to continue to trust in You because You are God, You are the God that parted the Red Sea and there’s nothing impossible for You to do. Thank You for what You are going to do for this family.

Hi, this is Diane from Pennsylvania. I’m calling in a prayer request for my husband Dave. Over the past year he has had esophagectomy surgery and he had some margins that still had cancer. So, he’s been going through rounds of chemotherapy since November. And we just got the test results that didn’t work. So, I’m praying for wisdom for the doctors and us as we navigate what to do next. We are putting it all in the Lords hands and whatever He has for us. His will be done. But I…we’ve been married for 53 years and it’s hard. So, I’m just calling in and thanking you for your prayers. I love you and I thank you and I love you Jesus, thank you.

Hello Daily Audio Bible family this is Guardian from New England. I just got done listening to the…the May 17^th podcast and I’ve been a listener for…this is my 5^th year now. And I have to say they’re have been many, many times when…Brian, when I…when I’ve listened to your…your…your teaching at the end of the readings and I’ve been just amazed and awe struck by the way you boil the message down to its essence and really drive the point home and sometimes hit me right between the eyes. And today was one of those days. I just wanted to say how much I…I loved your…your message about us and the boxes we make for God and…and then us trying to stuff Him into those boxes. And, so…so, I just wanted to say thank you for that and…and also for your beautiful words about, you know, look for…look for the light, look for where the love is growing and…and that’s where the kingdom of heaven is here, you know, where it’s coming here on earth. And, so, thank you Brian for that. And again, this is long overdue because you’ve had so many of those moments for me over the last 5 years. So, thank you for that and in…in my remaining time here I just want to say I heard the request for prayer for Julianna, the women who’s 7 months pregnant and in the hospital with…with COVID pneumonia. So, I just wanna say a prayer for her. So, Father we lift up Julianna in prayer and we hope…we pray that You could bring her healing from COVID so that she could get back home and finish up her pregnancy in the comfort of her own home and with her family and so she can be back home and with her husband and their other child. So, we…we pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen. And thank you all everybody have a blessed day.

Good morning today is May 19^th, 2021 this is New Vision calling out of New York. I’m calling just to uplift a caller, I don’t know the young man’s name, but he called in and he wanted prayer because of pornography. And I know he said he knows a lot of men who was suffering from this. I want to tell you that it’s not just men, it’s women, it’s not just young people, it’s old people. And brother you got this. Know that that feeling and that urge anytime it comes up, there is a way of escape, okay? And I need for you to stand fast. I also need you to guard your gates. For me they were little things that lead up to me getting to that point, certain music that I would listen to, certain people I would be around, it led to that. So, know that you have to guard your gates. I also wanted to pray for a young lady that said she was doing a marathon and she needed prayer. The fact that God placed you in that arena, please know that you are number 1 every day. You’ve already one the biggest race and that’s the race for Jesus. I also wanted to pray for those who are suffering from mental health. I work in law enforcement and a lot of times I see people who are incarcerated and their suffering from mental issues, they don’t need to be locked up. There are children, adults and children, who have never dealt with trauma in their life and the only thing they know to do is to act out, so they’re arrested for it. But they’re a lot of people walking around undiagnosed with mental health. So, I just want us to really just keep those people in prayer everyday those who are suffering from depression and trauma and a spirit of rejection and abandonment and it comes out in other forms. So, thank you I love you all, I love the DAB family. God Bless. Pray for me and I will be continuing to pray for you. Amen.