January 4th, 25:Covenants, Temptations, and Miracles: A Journey Through Scripture on January 4th

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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, dear ones, to the "Daily Radio Bible," where we journey through the scriptures together every day. I'm your host and Bible reading coach, Hunter. Today is January 4th, and we're diving into Genesis chapters 9 through 11 and Luke chapter 4. This episode explores God's covenant with Noah, the origins and spread of humanity, and the compelling story of Jesus' temptation and early ministry. We are reminded of God's boundless love and the call to extend His grace beyond our imagined borders. As always, we'll wrap up with heartfelt prayers, grounding us in the day's reflections. Let's immerse ourselves in God's word and discover His abundant life together. Tune in and be blessed!

TODAY'S DEVOTION:

He's outside the bounds and borders of where we expect him to be. He is present with those that we think are disqualified from his care, his healing, and his love. They're from places like Zarephath and Sidon or from the land of Syria, Gentile lands, border lands, among people that are our enemies, people that we think are enemies of God, people we think are headed for destruction. And yet, here's Jesus preaching his first sermon in a church service and proclaiming that God is with them too. That God's favor, his healing, his mercy, his grace is with those people too.

This made no sense to his listeners. It offended their religious sensibilities to the core, so much so that Luke tells us that they tried to kill him afterwards. But Jesus will not be stopped. He will not be silenced, and his message will continue to be proclaimed. Jesus comes to show us that God is not a tribal deity. No. He is the God of all tribes. He's the god of all the earth.

And his love for the world and its people is reaching into places that our religious minds and our offended minds say are outside the bounds of god's grace. So let's beware of drawing borders around God's love and his grace. Let's look carefully at how Jesus begins his ministry here in his very first sermon, And let us understand well what the Spirit of God is saying to his people. The good news is for the poor. Captives are released. The blind are seeing. The oppressed are set free. And the time of the Lord's favor has come.

And Jesus says that that favor has come to everyone, inside and outside of whatever borders we have constructed. And that is good news for all of us. And the prayer of my own heart today is that I will participate with him in seeing and proclaiming and experiencing the favor and love of God in my own life and in the lives of all people. 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. Let's continue now in a time of prayer.

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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