Daily Bible Reflections

Don’t let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good. (Romans 12:21) This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/23/psalm-10-backstabbers/

For whom is given much, much will be required. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/22/jeremiah-71-15-holding-people-accountable/

Jesus is determined to uphold the spirit of the Law, to practice compassion, to do what leads to human betterment.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/21/luke-1310-17-healing-on-the-sabbath/

They think they are doing the right thing when they are actually leading others astray.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/20/luke-61-5-lord-of-the-sabbath/

We live in an age of envy. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/19/acts-171-9-beware-of-jealousy/

Antagonism cannot grow in the soil of grace and mercy. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/18/hebrews-123-17-dont-let-bitterness-take-over/

Systemic evil must be completely and thoroughly overturned. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/17/luke-1945-48-jesus-cleans-house/

Anytime someone believes they have piously figured out everything, they will soon find themselves fighting against God. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/16/acts-744-53-pickle-barrel-christians/

Although the temple and the city are important as visible structures, the invisible God transcends all the tangible things we hold so tightly to. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/15/psalm-74-a-devastating-loss/

Sour grapes come from a sourpuss. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/14/isaiah-51-7-a-parable-of-the-vineyard-2/

Seasons come and go. Eventually, the sky and the earth as we know it now will pass away. However, the words and ways of Jesus Christ will endure for all time.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/13/matthew-2415-27-everything-will-change/

The truth we all must eventually come around to is that joy and security is independent of what’s going on around us.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/12/hebrews-1032-39-dont-throw-away-your-confidence/

I long to see this old fallen world restored to her original beauty. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/11/psalm-801-2-8-19-longing-for-restoration/

As much as some folks try to sanitize an evil situation with rainbows and butterflies, the evil is real, and it’s there. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/10/psalm-11-fight-flight-freeze-or-faith/

No matter what side one falls on, there is no biblical precedent or place to dehumanize another person or group of people, period.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/09/isaiah-241-13-dehumanization-pollutes-the-earth/

People of faith allow their belief in what is coming to shape how they live now in daily life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/08/hebrews-111-7-live-by-faith/

There’s always enough because God is enough. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/07/luke-1232-40-dont-be-afraid-to-give/

Who is your master? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/06/matthew-619-24-where-is-your-loyalty-placed/

The reality in front of us is one which demands confrontation, participation, and reformation. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/05/isaiah-918-104-the-reality-in-front-of-us/

The fragility of humanity is not ugly but beautiful. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/04/psalm-501-8-22-23-the-beauty-in-brokenness/

For the believer, there is to be no room for worry because we are busy with kingdom business.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/03/luke-1222-31-do-not-worry/

Circular praying takes practice, practice, practice.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/02/colossians-42-6-circular-praying/

May the God of life strengthen you for this day, and protect you through the coming night. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/08/01/psalm-60-a-prayer-for-deliverance/

We are merely stewards of everything we own. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/07/31/luke-1213-21-the-parable-of-the-rich-fool/

Jesus offered the rich man someone to be, rather than something to get.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2022/07/30/mark-1017-22-jesus-intervenes/