Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder

Generally, God seeks to be known. He has information that we would do well to pursue.  Is it actually "secret" information?  Listen 6 minutes today to hear how God makes Himself known by us humans. The podcast audio is quite poor today so watch the YOuTube from Belize: https://youtu.be/3GBA6LrG_-E  

Receiving the attention of the Lord is one thing, but to receive his AFFECTION is another.  Today He'll clarify who He views as FRIENDS. It is a concept that is so wonderful that the humble writers of the New Testament cannot even bear to say it.  If you'd like to be a friend of God, listen 7 minutes. Subscribe to stay a friend tomorrow.  https://youtu.be/mlSjyq93tbA

God quite appropriately loves Himself.  For me, this is not that hard to understand.  What is harder for me to swallow is that God loves us when we are quite unlovely. He has a decided-affection for us. Join me for 7 minutes to hear that this love, though it may be undeserved, is NOT UNAPPRECIATED. https://youtu.be/eRQGjUemEZQ

For some, today's meditation will be a call to "STRENGTHEN the ABIDE". That is, to attend to the habits of service, awe, and worship. Abiding involves effort.  It is not for sissies. For others, today is to BRIDGE THE DIVIDE. Aggressively use the relationship of abiding to humbly ask the Lord.  The abider wants what the Lord wants. The abider asks for what is on the heart of the Lor...

Attachment, for the first time is Belief, having faith, and receiving Him. Abiding is the process of ongoing relationship that happens after the attaching for the first time Abiding is the continual, observable efforts of relationship building w God. Abiding is not for sissies. Listen 7 minutes please. https://youtu.be/TYljT657Qkc

Abiding is the continual, observable efforts of relationship building with God. It is in the small stuff that He is pleased.  Don't be surprised by one thing: the EFFORT, the volitional action of it. The Lord is please with the person who is please to ABIDE in Him.  Share, like subscribe to abide tomorrow too:  https://youtu.be/egeib7yNocA

The Lord is pleased with the person who is pleased to be pruned. Desiring His good work of removing the unfruitful stuff is a marker for Christian family members.  Discipline is a love language of God. Pruning is a love language of God. One of MY love languages towards God is to be please to be pruned. Listen exactly 7 minutes: https://youtu.be/1TBQB-PFCbc

Join me in CHARGING TOWARDS FRUITFULNESS . We are talking about spiritual fruitfulness, which is to say real fruitfulness .   We get there by attaching and abiding . For today, that is actually the easy stuff. Then, there is PRUNING. Pruning is for the good branches . So if you are a Christian, expect pruning on your way to increasing fruitfulness.  https://youtu.be/NB4N278jy-o

Jesus reveals some critical information to help us live at peace with the World and live at peace with God Himself. The Holy Spirit coming to us is going to be key. Listen 7 minutes as we hear the lesson of His last few hours.  Subscribe like, comment:  https://youtu.be/ktUrYgjhkAg

Where does God dwell and why does God dwell there? The answer is going to almost break your spiritual muscles today as we try to understand it.   God makes His home with those who are happy to see Him His l iving with us can only be understood in light of HIS LOVE. He lives in because He loves us first.  We'll iron all this out in 7 minutes and 5 seconds today.  For more, subscribe. https://y...

In general, who does God SHOW HIMSELF to? To Whom does He manifest His incredibleness? Well, He tells us that it is people who have TREASURED the previous things He has said. Our future communication with God is colored by the character of our response to His past revelations. The care in which we have received His past manifestations predicts, in part, future manifestations. So then, let's b...

What struck me today is that we ALL start out as spiritual orphans : no family, no home, no attachment. It is tragic to even comprehend. BUT, the great news today is : I will not LEAVE YOU AS ORPHANS. Jesus is the great ORPHAN - KILLER . By the Spirit, He is the Orphan un-maker. He makes us Family.  Wow.  https://youtu.be/RGUeDICBYXM

Humanity has been waiting for thousands of years for the news of this passage. This is the introduction of the Holy Spirit in the Bible. We find that we have local access, eternal security and help for humanity. This is 7 minutes of very good news.  Subscribe and follows.  https://youtu.be/FnNZjaaNGyA

How should we understand the relationship between two Persons of the Trinity and how might we relate to Them? Philip gets this going with a very nice question. Jesus emphasizes UNITY in His response.  If you COME to the Father you COME to me  If you have SEEN me, you have SEEN the Father If you have known me, you have KNOWN the Father Join me for 7 minutes as we seek to understand the relationship...

One of God's impossible tasks is to take our frail selves and make us fit to be with Him. Then He has to make access, to provide a way. I am the Way. The Truth. The Life. His claims are exclusive. His Truth is really true. Life with Him will be perfectly satisfying. Listen 7 minutes today to think on this.  Come back tomorrow for 7 minutes more by subscribing.  Thank you so much for being her...

Everybody wants to know How Do I Get To Heaven? Even more practically, how do I even FIND the place? Today's passage tells us precisely: I (Jesus) will find you . I will take you there. I will take you to a place prepared . I will take you to the place where God lives . Who gets to go on this amazing journey? Those who are found faithful in Him. This is worth 7 minutes of your time. Tomorrow...

If only we had a heads-up BEFORE trouble hit out door.  Peter gets one: "before the rooster crows", trouble is coming.  He's not ready. Perhaps we can be more ready than he. Let's stay close to the Person of God, the People of God, the Proclamations of God, and remember to humbly PLEAD before Him.  Of course trouble is coming, maybe even soon. Let's be ready friends.  http...

Peter is such a good example of being a BAD example and eventually a GOOD example.  Today is not that day. He mis-assesses his spiritual maturity by pledging to go with Jesus unto death. In fact, he doesn't go with Jesus unto BREAKFAST.  We might take a bit of comfort in the fact that Peter's spiritual walk doesn't end with his failures before breakfast.  What is important for Peter...

It is "commandment Thursday" and the crucifixion is Friday.  Only Precious words are left. He calls this one a MUST DO, a commandment: Love One Another. In fact, do it so well that the loving becomes a witness to the unbelieving world.  They may not understand much, but they WILL UNDERSTAND THIS. Love one another. And for us, subscribe if we have yet another day.  and share: https://yout...

My surprise is that when Jesus told the disciples that "someone" would betray Him, they had no idea who this  possibly could be! They didn't even have a good guess. Judas did a spectacular job living a double life, a compromised life. By the time the big betrayal came down the road, he'd made many many micro-betrayal to ease that decision. We can learn from Judas' mastercl...

An effective KICK is 6x the power of a punch.  When we learn Judas "lifted up his HEEL" to Jesus we might pay particular attention. He's the bad example at the washing of the feet. The good example is Jesus who shows us the necessity of Service.   HIS SERVICE to us is the engine that makes us run to our SERVICE.  Hurry, We may not have EVERY day, But we do have THIS day to serve htt...

I am washed. I am clean. But, I am NOT STATIONARY . Service is the engine that makes the Church run HIS SERVICE to us is the engine that makes us run to SERVICE. Having your feet personally washed by the Savior is 100% not optional.  Today, He'll tell us that SERVING ONE ANOTHER is 100% not optional. We look to His service to kick us in the rear to get busy in service.  New discovery: YOU hav...

You gotta love Peter.  With one sentence from Jesus, He moves from "You will NEVER wash my feet" to "You should wash my feet and the rest of me NOW".  Today we learn that dirty feet=dirty souls so a spiritual foot washing is 100% required. Like Peter, we might consider moving from NEVER to NOW. Thank you for being here for this beautiful story. May it be a blessing to you today...

Today we hear Jesus Himself say "...I did not come to judge the world..." Why is that? Well, because you are judged already. You have been judged. You stand in current judgment. You will be judged. Yikes.  Fortunately, that is not the end of the story. Yes you stand in judgment, but you also are offered a rescue.  Jesus finishes the sentence, "...but to SAVE the world."  Be sav...

What is God's role in human belief?  He will draw the soul of those that will believe. He will harden the heart of those who will not. All who come to Christ do so on the heels of God's enabling grace.  Our need for assistance is no surprise to Him.  He's in the business of exactly helping people on the day of their salvation.  May that be you today. Subscribe please https://youtu.b...