The Bible Tribe Podcast

Perspective is everything. What we consider to be a trial can instead turn into a mission that ends up blessing us. Bible Reading: James 1-3 Verse of the day: James 1:2, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." Word of the day: Consider. It is the Greek word:  ἡγέομαι (hayg-eh'-om-ahee).

From the moment we first accepted Christ as our Savior, we became living signposts called to proclaim His name. No longer living to make ourselves known, but to make God known. Bible Reading: Acts 9-10 Verse of the day: Acts 9:20, "And immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God." Word of the day: Proclaim. It is the Greek word:  κηρύσσω (kay-roos'-so). ...

Humans are unique in all of creation. They are made in God's image, yet they are constantly worried about measuring up. Vanity is a vain attempt to discover our worth and meaning in this life. Bible Reading: Eccl. 1-2 Verse of the day: Eccl. 1:2, "Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity." Word of the day: Vanity. It is the Hebrew word:  הֶבֶל (heh'bel).

We can't find help if we don't express our need of it. God stands ready to help and there is no stronger support than Him. Bible Reading: Psalms 120-122 Verse of the day: Psalm 121:2, "My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth." Word of the day: Help. It is the Hebrew word:  עֵזֶר (ay'-zer).   

Rebuilding is hard when all we see are ruins around us. But it is harder not to rebuild. Bible Reading: Haggai Verse of the day: Haggai 1:2, "The LORD of Armies says this: These people say: The time has not come for the house of the LORD to be rebuilt." Word of the day: Rebuilt. It is the Hebrew word:  בָּנָה (baw-naw').

God wants to prosper us but not in the way the world views prosperity. Those who are in Christ are the most blessed of all. Bible Reading: 2 Chr. 26-30 Verse of the day: 2 Chr. 26:5, "He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him." Word of the day: Prospered. It is the Hebrew word:  צָלֵחַ (t...

Every day we serve somebody whether we realize it or not. We were saved to serve. Bible Reading: Deut. 10-12 Verse of the day: Deut. 10:12, "Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require from you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul." Word of the day: Serve. It is the Hebrew word:  עָבַד (...

God does not need or require our sacrifices. There is nothing we can offer to God that could ever satisfy except for a broken and contrite heart. Bible Reading: Hebrews 10-13 Verse of the day: Hebrews 10:1, "For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect th...

Bible Reading: Acts 7-8 Verse of the day: Acts 7:55, "But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;" Word of the day: Full. It is the Greek word:  πλήρης (play'-race).

Bible Reading: Proverbs 31 Verse of the day: Proverbs 31:10, "An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels." Word of the day: Worth. It is the Hebrew word:  מֶכֶר (meh'-ker).

Bible Reading: Psalm 119 Verse of the day: Psalm 119:2, "How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart." Word of the day: Observe. It is the Hebrew word:  נָצַר (naw-tsar').    

We were made to worship and all the world around us is worshiping someone or something. But when we bow to all, we bow to none. We were made to worship One. Bible Reading: Zephaniah Verse of the day: Zeph 1:5, "For they go up to their roofs and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars. They claim to follow the LORD, but then they worship Molech, too." Word of the day: Bow. It is the Hebrew word:  שָׁח...

Progress does not just happen in a moment. Progress happens in a process that happens one step at a time. Bible Reading: 2 Chr. 21-25 Verse of the day: 2 Chr 24:13, "The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it." Word of the day: Progressed. It is the Hebrew word:  עָלָה (aw-law...

Everyone wants to feel like they have worth and ultimately that they are known and loved. But no one else can give us a greater worth than we already have as God's treasured possession. Bible Reading: Deut. 7-9 Verse of the day: Deut 7:6, "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured...

Trying to be perfect is overrated and never possible. But for those who are in Christ, God sees us as righteous and perfect. Bible Reading: Hebrews 7-9 Verse of the day: Hebrews 7:2, "To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace." Word of the day: Righteousness. It is the Greek word:  δικαιοσύνη (dik-a...

We all serve and obey somebody whether we know it or not. We either obey our own flesh, seek to please man, or obey God, but we cannot successfully do all three. Choose this day whom you will obey. Bible Reading: Acts 5-6 Verse of the day: Acts 5:29, "Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings!" Word of the day: Obey. It is the Greek word:  πειθαρχέω (pi-thark...

Do you apply God's tested word during your times of testing? There is no other word that is as faithful as God's word. People can counsel us, we can even think our own thoughts, but only God's word stands forever. Bible Reading: Proverbs 30 Verse of the day: Proverbs 30:5, "Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him." Word of the day: Tested. It is the Hebrew word:...

When we feel like we are stuck in a box, confined by our problems that loom large over us, God sets us in a large place. Bible Reading: Psalms 117-118 Verse of the day: Psalm 118:5, "From my distress I called upon the LORD; The LORD answered me and set me in a large place." Word of the day: Large place. It is the Hebrew word:  מֶרְחָב (mer-khawb').

The greatest strength we have is often found at the end of ourselves when we admit our own weakness to the only One strong enough to carry us. Bible Reading: Habakkuk Verse of the day: Habakkuk 3:19, "The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments." Word of the day: Strength....

What are you relying on? Sometimes we can rely on self until we realize we aren't all that and a bag of chips. Relying on God means we are aligning ourselves with His will, not ours. Father knows best. Bible Reading: 2 Chr. 16-20 Verse of the day: 2 Chron. 16:8, "Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, he gave th...

The heart of man does what is right in his own eyes but wrong in God's. Adding or subtracting from God's word won't add up to being right in God's eyes and can lead us astray. Bible Reading: Deut. 4-6 Verse of the day: Deut. 4:2, "Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you." Word of the day: Add. It is the Hebrew word:  ...

True rest is for those who believe. This weary world could never offer the rest we have in Christ. Bible Reading: Hebrews 4-6 Verse of the day: Hebrews 4:3, "For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest,'" although his works were finished from the foundation of the world." Word of the day: Rest. It is the Greek word:  κατάπαυσις (...

When we faithfully share the gospel, people can become disturbed and begin to attack us or persecute us. Don't shrink back from what Jesus has called you to do. When we create a good disturbance by speaking of Jesus and His powerful living word, the Holy Spirit works in those around us. Bible Reading: Acts 3-4 Verse of the day: Acts 4:2, "They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teach...

Brokenness does not have to be a life sentence. We are all broken in one way or another, but God is our Healer, and He restores what was broken. Bible Reading: Proverbs 29 Verse of the day: Proverbs 29:1, "A person often rebuked who becomes obstinate will suddenly be broken beyond remedy." Word of the day: Broken. It is the Hebrew word:  שָׁבַר (shaw-bar').

When we think of a sanctuary we can be tempted to think of a building. But we are God's living sanctuary. Bible Reading: Psalms 114-116 Verse of the day: Psalm 114:2, "The land of Judah became God's sanctuary, and Israel became his kingdom." Word of the day: Sanctuary. It is the Hebrew word:  קֹדֶשׁ (ko'-desh).