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One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on 'The Daily Radio Bible' for a daily 20-minute spiritual journey. Engage with scripture readings, heartfelt devotionals, and collective prayers that draw you into the heart of God's love. Embark on this year-long voyage through the Bible, and let each day's passage uplift and inspire you.
TODAY'S EPISODE:
Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible on this beautiful April day, as we continue day 94 of our journey through the Bible. I'm your host, Hunter, your Bible reading coach, here to gather with you from around the world to explore the scriptures and enlighten our hearts with the warmth of God's love. Today, we delve into some intense and thought-provoking passages from Judges 19 through 21, and 2 Corinthians chapter 4, where we encounter the complexities and sometimes troubling accounts of the Old Testament. We are reminded, however, that God's character is fully revealed in the face of Jesus Christ, assuring us of His unwavering love and light. Together, we'll explore these scriptures, pray, and seek understanding, connecting deeply with each other and the spirit of God. So, let's prepare our hearts and minds for a time of reflection, prayer, and divine discovery.
TODAY'S DEVOTION:
You are a fragrant perfume. You are a letter. You are a fragile clay jar. Paul uses all three of these metaphors to describe the quality of our Christian life. Paul says that this clay jar that is our life contains a great treasure. And this treasure that dwells within us clearly demonstrates God's power and not our own. And that treasure is Christ himself living in you. The life within these jars of clay is Jesus, and we fragile clay jars are told to fix our eyes on Jesus. Fix our eyes on him. Because when we do, we see all that there is to know about God.
When we read some of these accounts in the Old Testament, it can be so troubling. We can begin to question the very character of God. Did God tell them to do these things? That's what they thought. Sometimes the things that we say about God are more a projection of ourselves and our own hearts than they are of God's. We struggle to make sense of evil. Thankfully, the Lord does not leave us alone in our confusion. The Lord did not leave us in this darkness to ourselves. No. Paul tells us in today's reading in Corinthians that God said, let there be light in the darkness. And he's made that light to shine in our hearts so that we could know the glory of God who is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
God's character need not be questioned anymore. It has been revealed completely in the face of Jesus. There is no shadowy figure behind the face of Jesus. No. What we see is what we get, and what we get is light. We receive in him the perfect expression of love and life. And we now have this life within us, so let's keep looking at him. Even in the Bible, when we read stories that are just monstrous, let's keep looking at him. He is the exact representation of the heart of God. And that, my friend, is such good news.
And the prayer of my own heart today is that I will learn how to keep my eyes fixed, not just when I'm reading the Bible, but as I read life, as I live this life, the fragile clay jar that I am, we are, may God in his mercy show us his way. That's the prayer that I have for my own soul. That's the prayer that I have for my family, for my wife and my daughters and my son. And that's the prayer that I have for you. May it be so.
TODAY'S PRAYERS:
Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.
Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
And now Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. And where there is sadness, Joy. Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life. Amen
And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray...
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ. Amen.
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