Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Exodus 30-32; Acts 8Click HERE to give! Get Free App Here! 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 podcast! In this episode, we dive into the scriptures to start our journey through February. Hunter, our host and Bible reading coach, guides us through Exodus chapters 30-32 and Acts chapter 8. In these passages, we explore the construction of the tabernacle's altar and the dramatic events of the golden calf incident, which highlights the treachery of the human heart and the intercessory power of Moses. We also witness the early church's spread amidst persecution, focusing on Philip's impactful ministry in Samaria and his encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch. Join us as we seek to experience the transforming life and love of Jesus through His Word, and engage in a time of prayer, reflecting on God's promises and our purpose. Let's go forward in God's joy, strength, and love, one day at a time. Enjoy today's journey through the scriptures! TODAY'S DEVOTION: Aaron and the people are getting carried away. In fact, the ink hasn't even dried yet on this covenant agreement between God and his people before they go ahead and break it. And, boy, do they break it. They break it in such a grand fashion that it's almost comical. In fact, Moses even notes that the enemies of the people stand at a distance amused. They saw this dark humor that these people, who had been delivered by God, were abandoning him so early and worshiping a God made out of their own earrings. The treachery of the human heart is no laughing matter, however. And Moses pleads with God. He appeals to God, to the covenant promises of God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob based on the relationship that he had with these people, that he knew by name. He does not appeal to the covenant law. He doesn't appeal to God as judge. No. He appeals to his relationship and to the relationship he had with the three patriarchs, which was established in faith. Abraham believed that God would make his descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, just like God told him. He believed that all the nations of the earth would be blessed through his seed, through his descendant, that a champion, a messiah, would come through him, and that this messiah would transform the treacherous, law-breaking, idol-worshiping hearts of every human being. He would do it by invading our humanity and putting on flesh. He would accomplish what we could not do. He would remain faithful where we have been faithless, and he would offer himself as a perfect sacrifice on our behalf that we might have that relationship with God that we were created for, restored and renewed, and he would do this on behalf of all. And that includes you, my friend. He has come to draw you in to his very life. The vicarious humanity of Christ. Christ being faithful where you have not been faithful. Christ being obedient when we failed to be obedient. Christ forgiving when we have failed to forgive. Christ being all in all, on behalf of all. And the prayer of my own heart today is that I will see it. I'll catch a greater glimpse of that good news that Philip saw, of the good news that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob saw, that I will see it, and that I will know his freedom and his joy. And that's a prayer that I have for my family too, 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 ...
