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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: 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...
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 another heartfelt episode of the Daily Radio Bible. Today is December 12th, 2024, and we are on day 347 of our year-long journey through the scriptures. I'm Hunter, your brother and Bible reading coach, and it's my joy to walk alongside you as we dive into the transformative power of God's Word. Today, we'll explore Hebrews chapters 5 through 8, uncovering profound insights about Jesus as our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. We’ll reflect on the hope that serves as an anchor for our souls, leading us into God's most intimate and secure sanctuary. Let's open our hearts and minds to be deeply touched by the God who is love. Join us as we embark on this spiritual journey together, and stay tuned for our time of prayer and community updates. Let's dive in!
TODAY'S DEVOTION:
The most real, the most essential part of your identity is your soul. Our flesh, our bodies, they fail, and one day we'll be no more as they are, but our soul will remain. Our soul is eternal. Hebrews 6/19 says, this hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary. It's so easy for us to lose ourselves in this storm filled world. But the truest thing about your soul is found and anchored in your union with Christ. This anchor is held fast in the most secure and private and intimate of places with God.
The Holy of Holies is being described here. In chapter 6 verse 19 and 20, he goes on to say, it leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary. Jesus has already gone in there for us. The anchor of our souls leads us through the curtain into the inner sanctuary, that intimate, private, secure, safe place. The truest thing about you is found and is at rest with God. God has set aside this place to reveal himself to you and to reveal you to you. He wants you to know who you really are. So don't let the world determine the truest thing about you.
Don't let your past determine the truest thing about you. Oh, he has established that already, and you are anchored securely with him. As you walk with God and spend time in his presence, he will reveal your soul to you. So come to him recognizing that you're anchored in him, allowing him to lead you into that most secure of places. Right with him, There you'll find the life, the hope, the courage, the strength that you need to move forward in this life with joy. And that's a prayer that I have for my own soul. That's a prayer that I have for my family, for my wife, and my daughters, and my son. And that's a 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.
JOURNAL PROMPTS:
Here are three journaling prompts based on today's readings from Hebrews chapters 5 through 8:
Understanding Priesthood and Sacrifice
Reflect on the concept of Jesus as the perfect High Priest who offered himself as a sacrifice for our sins. How does this understanding influence your faith and daily life? Consider journaling about any areas where you struggle to accept or fully grasp the magnitude of this sacrifice and what steps you can take to deepen your understanding.
Spiritual Maturity
Hebrews 5:12-14 talks about the need for believers to move from spiritual infancy (milk) to maturity (solid food). Take some time to reflect on your spiritual journey. Are there aspects of your faith where you feel you are still "drinking milk"? What steps can you take to grow and mature in those areas? Write about your plan for seeking deeper spiritual understanding and growth.
The Anchor for Your Soul
Hebrews 6:19 describes hope as a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls, leading us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary. Reflect on what or who serves as the "anchor" in your life. How do you anchor your soul during challenging times? Consider journaling about the ways you can strengthen this connection and rely more fully on your hope in Christ as your anchor.
These prompts can help guide your reflection and provide a deeper engagement with the Bible passages read in today's episode.
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