The Bible Tribe Podcast

We don't like tests, do we? Especially ones that require suffering which we think is unnecessary. But if we are willing to admit it, tests reveal something in us that needs to be healed. How we pass the test depends on how we continue to trust God in the midst.   Bible Reading: Jer. 19-24 Verse of the day: Jeremiah 20:12, "O LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind,...

The name of God is more than a name. It speaks of His character, His works, and His relationship with us. There is no other name like the name of our God.   Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 16–20 Verse of the day: 1 Samuel 17:45, "David replied to the Philistine, "You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven's Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, who...

It is hard for us to grasp that God is Almighty. We want to believe it, but we look around and see where things are not going our way and wonder why God does not do anything about it. But this is because we see power differently than God does. God does nothing outside of His perfect will.   Bible Reading: Exodus 5–8 Verse of the day: Exodus 6:3, "I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El...

Love is in the air. Everywhere. But the expression of that love is often not love at all. Sometimes our perspective of love is skewed toward self and temporary. We love if we are first loved. We love if we feel like it. But the definition of love that God intends lasts forever.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13–14 Verse of the day: 1 Corinthians 13:4 "Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous...

A cross is more than just an emblem of suffering. It is a daily reminder that the hard places in this life should cause us to look up and to bear our crosses just the way Jesus did.   Bible Reading: Mark 7–8 Verse of the day: Mark 8:34, "Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me."...

Integrity is not just doing the same thing when others are not around. It is being that person on the inside. And ultimately recognizing that we all lack integrity in some way and need God to be our righteousness.   Bible Reading: Job 27–28 Verse of the day: Job 27:5 "Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me." Word of the day: Integrity. It i...

We would not know the sweetness of redemption had we not first experienced our need of it. Redemption is undeserved and freely given to those who fear God and cry out to Him.   Bible Reading: Psalms 34–36 Verse of the day: Psalm 34:22, "The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned." Word of the day: Redeems. It is the Hebrew word:  פָּדָה(pa...

Our sins will find us out – the question is, will we find our way out of sin? Admitting our sin and giving it its worst name moves us toward repentance and the healing we so desperately need.   Bible Reading: Jeremiah 13–18 Verse of the day: Jeremiah 14:7, "Although our sins testify against us, do something, Lord, for the sake of your name. For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you."...

Our own reasoning leads us astray. We build our lives on our ideas and thoughts rather than on God's, we might just find that we have leaned our ladder against the wrong wall—with devastating consequences.   Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 11–15 Verse of the day: 1 Sam 12:7, "Now therefore, stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD which He did t...

Bondage is not just a thing of the past. Man subjects man to slavery for power and domination. But God came to set all men free.   Bible Reading: Exodus 1–4 Verse of the day: Exodus 2:23, " . . . And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God." Word of the day: Bondage. It is the Hebrew word:  עֲבֹדָה( ab-o-d...

Everyone likes gifts. But what we do with those gifts determines whether they will bless or not. And sometimes we can miss the gifts we don't recognize in our lives. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 11–12 Verse of the day: 1 Cor. 12:31, "Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way." Word of the day: Gifts. It is the Greek...

Offenses are one of the biggest problems we have in our relationships today. But we who are in Christ have no right to hold onto offenses anymore.   Bible Reading: Mark 5–6 Verse of the day: Mark 6:3 "Then they scoffed, "He's just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us." They were deeply offended and refused to beli...

The One Who made the Heavens, and every single thing we see around us is more powerful than we could fully comprehend. Yet He stoops down to call us His friend.   Bible Reading: Job 25–26 Verse of the day: Job 26:13 "His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent." Word of the day: Heavens. It is the Hebrew word: שָׁמַיִם (shaw-mah'-yim).

Refuge. This place where the world cannot reach us as we are hidden in Christ, is available to us if we are willing to seek and find it.   Bible Reading: Psalms 31–33 Verse of the day: Psalms 31:1 "In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!" Word of the day: Refuge. It is the Hebrew word: חָסָה (khaw-saw').

Amending our ways is not so easy, it seems. Habits are hard to break, especially when we try to do so in our own strength. But a broken people can be made whole in Christ's strength.   Bible Reading: Jeremiah 7–12 Verse of the day: Jeremiah 7:3 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.'" Word of the day: Amend. It is t...

Understanding the holiness of God is hard for us to do in today's culture, but God is the same yesterday as He is today. God is holy. And those who walk with Him are required to be holy, too.   Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 6–10 Verse of the day: 1 Samuel 6:20, "'Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?' they cried out. 'Where can we send the Ark from here?'" Word of the day: Pre...

Forgiving the unforgiveable does not make sense when we operate from a position of retribution. But operating from grace reminds us that we who have been forgiven have no choice but to offer the same forgiveness we have been given.   Bible Reading: Genesis 49–50 Verse of the day: Genesis 50:17, ". . . And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept...

I've heard people jest that the only way someone would catch them running is if someone was chasing them. While running might not be enjoyable to our flesh, there is a race we all must enter and win.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9–10 Verse of the day: 1 Corinthians 9:24, "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it." Word of...

Hide and seek does not work so well when one is hiding from a God who sees everything. There is nothing hidden that will not ultimately be revealed.   Bible Reading: Mark 3–4 Verse of the day: Mark 4:22, "For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light." Word of the day: Revealed. It is the Greek word: φανερόω (fan-er-o'-o).

What do you treasure or delight in? Where are treasure is, there our heart will be also.   Bible Reading: Job 23–24 Verse of the day: Job 23:12, "I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food." Word of the day: Treasured. It is the Hebrew word: צָפַן (tsaw-fan').

What do you do when you are facing trouble? It can be easy to want to run to friends to hear their sympathies, but those who cry out to God find the answers they need.   Bible Reading: Psalms 28–30 Verse of the day: Psalm 28:1, "To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit." Word of the day: Call. It is the Hebrew word...

What is fair? When we consider what we really deserve, we realize that God's justice and mercy are greater than life's temporary struggles.   Bible Reading: Jeremiah 1–6 Verse of the day: Jeremiah 2:5, "Thus says the LORD, "What injustice did your fathers find in Me, that they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty?" Word of the day: Injustice. It is the Hebrew word: עֶוֶל (e...

So often we can neglect prayer and treat it as a to do list. But prayer gives us access to God. When we neglect the gift of talking with the God of this universe, we neglect the peace God longs to give us in His presence.   Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 1–5 Verse of the day: 1 Samuel 2:1, "Then Hannah prayed: "My heart rejoices in the LORD! The LORD has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemie...

There is a famine in the land, but many don't know they are famished. We tend to think of a famine associated with food, but it is our famine of God's word that impacts us the most.   Bible Reading: Genesis 45–48 Verse of the day: Genesis 47:13, "There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine." Word of the day:...

Having a heart that is devoted to God is hard in a culture that screams for our attention. Having a relationship with God is not just outward, but inward.   Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 7–8 Verse of the day: 1 Corinthians 7:19, "Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God." Word of the day is: Circumcision. It is the Greek word...