Daily Bible Reflections

We have an incredible privilege; we get to ask. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/12/01/prayer-is-the-heartbeat-of-the-church-acts-112-17-21-26/

All things will change. Are you ready? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/30/learn-the-lesson-of-christs-coming-matthew-2423-35/

People overcome dark times, establish what is just and right, gain what is promised, and do incredible things because they are looking beyond the present here-and-now of their difficulty to see something better. They know that their actions now will connect to better times ahead. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/29/the-tension-of-advent-hebrews-1132-40/

The struggle against sin comes down to daily affirmations of faith that we belong to God through Jesus – and not to some other master. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/28/cyber-monday-is-not-my-master-romans-61-11/

It could be today. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/27/are-you-ready-for-advent-matthew-2436-44/

Guilt, shame, rebellion, disobedience, and violence need not define us. We can do better. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/26/the-effects-of-the-fall-genesis-611-22/

Journeying with Jesus throughout the Christian Year helps us to receive the gospel of grace, especially when our post-holiday budget begins judging us. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/25/i-was-not-glad-when-they-said-lets-go-to-best-buy-psalm-122/

His steadfast love endures forever and his faithfulness to all generations.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/24/thanksgiving-day-psalm-100/

"Your mercy reigns through every land; your grace is spread abroad; forever firm, your truth shall stand. We’ll praise our faithful God!" Isaac Watts  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/23/a-sacred-service-announcement-psalm-117/

Grace gives us courage to face both our present troubles and future uncertainties, no matter the anxiety which fills the earth. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/22/the-time-is-near-revelation-228-21/

Everything wrong will be made right; all that is crooked shall be made straight; and the endless struggle to do what is right and just will prevail once and for all. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/21/jesus-is-lord-revelation-215-27/

Jesus is the great sovereign King, and this is a good thing – because in Christ we find authority to redeem and reconcile.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/20/worship-that-is-fit-for-a-king-colossians-111-20/

“Jesus does not only save repentant adults; he also saves dependent children and all those whom we think are incompetent to respond to Jesus.” Frederick Dale Bruner This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/19/let-the-little-children-come-luke-1815-17/

Hope is kept alive because of suffering. Faith is strengthened by means of adversity. And both originate because of mercy and grace. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/18/a-living-hope-1-peter-13-9/

Real forgiveness opens our minds, hearts, and energies. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/17/real-forgiveness-hebrews-923-28/

Truly humble folk dig a hole, throw their ego into it, and pour concrete on top of it.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/16/the-longing-of-christs-heart-matthew-2337-2414/

Freedom is only freedom when it has the well-being of everyone in mind. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/15/think-of-the-needs-of-the-group-1-corinthians-1023-111/

If ever in doubt, love is always the best choice. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/14/stop-the-bad-start-the-good-ephesians-425-52/

Jesus came to release us from our obsessive need to be right, our compulsion to be rewarded, and our demands to be respected.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/13/grace-changes-everything-isaiah-121-6/

No one is anonymous in God's kingdom.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/12/the-divine-warrior-isaiah-5915b-21/

Evil is temporary. Love is eternal. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/11/whats-the-point-of-all-this-suffering-2-thessalonians-13-12/

Emotions aren’t to blame when things are rough. Neither is God to blame when bad stuff happens. Both our emotions and God are realities we must deal with. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/10/god-and-the-human-condition-romans-118-25/

Sometimes we need to remember how important our spiritual resources are to living in this world – and to clarify what’s really of ultimate significance in this old broken world.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/09/john-519-29-like-father-like-son/

The telltale sign of the deceiver, the false teacher, is that he proclaims only one without the other, either truth or love, but never both together.   This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/08/to-the-family-of-god-2-john-11-16/

Careful reading, focused listening, meditative reflection, and memorizing large chunks of Scripture makes a large difference in how we live our lives. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/11/07/pay-attention-to-the-word-2-peter-116-21/