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Are you spiritually curious? Join BibleBob for a trek over the mountains of life through the wisdom of the Bible. Using humor, stories and old head wisdom, we'll walk through life's challenges. Each episode is only 9-12 minutes long. Folks, this is gonna be good! It's a beautiful day in the Biblehood!

  1. 3d ago

    Do You Eat Bugs? Entomophagy, Entomology & Eschatology Ep #127 Podcast

    Entomophagy, Entomology & Eschatology "Then the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt and eat all the vegetation of the land, all that the hail has left." Exodus 10:12 AMPC   ""Don't eat insects that have wings and crawl. Even the thought of eating them should make you sick! But you may eat insects if they have legs with joints above their feet so that they can jump. You may also eat all kinds of locusts, all kinds of winged locusts, all kinds of crickets, and all kinds of grasshoppers. "But stay away from all the other insects that have wings and crawl. They will make you unclean. If you touch the dead bodies of these insects, you will become unclean until evening. If you pick up one of these dead insects, you must wash your clothes. You will be unclean until evening." Leviticus 11:20-25 ERV   "IN THOSE days there appeared John the Baptist, preaching in the Wilderness (Desert) of Judea And saying, Repent (think differently; change your mind, regretting your sins and changing your conduct), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah when he said, The voice of one crying in the wilderness (shouting in the desert), Prepare the road for the Lord, make His highways straight (level, direct). [Isa. 40:3.] This same John's garments were made of camel's hair, and he wore a leather girdle about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey." Matthew 3:1-4 AMPC   "Then locusts came down to the earth out of the smoke. They were given the power to sting like scorpions. They were told not to harm the grass on the earth or any plant or tree. They could harm only the people who did not have the sign of God on their foreheads. These locusts were given the power to cause pain to the people for five months. But they were not given the power to kill anyone. And the pain they felt was like the pain that a scorpion gives when it stings a person." Revelation 9:3-5 ICB   Eschatology in the Bible is the theological study of the "last things" or the final events in history and human destiny. The word comes from two Greek words: eschatos, meaning "last" or "final," and logos, meaning "study" or "word". It focuses on how God's redemptive plan for the cosmos and individuals reaches its ultimate goal.   Entomology in the Bible is the study of insects mentioned in the text of the Bible and what their purpose might be.   Entomophagy in the Bible is the practice of people eating insects to survive, which insects are acceptable to eat and the possible meanings of eating particular insects.   John the Baptist ate what was acceptable according to the Jewish dietary rules. He lived in the wilderness and survived only on what God provided in nature. He ate a symbol of God's judgement and he ate the sweetness of God's Word. He consumed judgement and God's provision for abundant mercy. John was a forerunner of Christ who would come and consume judgement by dying on the cross and consumed honey by being resurrected from the grave. How To Subscribe To Our Podcast and YouTube Videos | Biblebob.org Bible Shorts With BibleBob Bible Shorts With BibleBob - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Bible Shorts With BibleBob | Podcast on Spotify (1) Bible Shorts With Biblebob - YouTube

  2. 3d ago ·  Bonus

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  3. 4d ago

    Religious Hypocrites Amos Ch. 1 Ep.#126

    Amos was a prophet in approximately 740-760 BC. The Book of Amos is the 30th book in the Bible and the third book in the 12 Minor Prophets. His message back then still resonates with us today. He foretold the judgement of the surrounding Nations who were terrorizing Israel. He spoke about social injustice and religious hypocrisy. The name Amos means "burden." He was a shepherd and a fig farmer. His job given him by God was far from easy. He lived in the Southern Kingdom of Israel and was sent to prophecy in the Northern Kingdom. That's like sending a Republican into the Democrat Convention to tell them they're doing everything wrong. Good luck with that! His message wasn't received very well. His time as a prophet in the north lasted about a year. Martin Lutyher King quoted Amos 5:24 in his famous, "I have a Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The message of Amos, like the rest of the Bible is still relevant today. https://open.spotify.com/show/6S402IZ2856MaSRfiOSEyy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bible-shorts-with-biblebob/id1825522376 How To Subscribe To Our Podcast and YouTube Videos | Biblebob.org (1) Bible Shorts With Biblebob - YouTube

  4. 5d ago

    Candace Owens, Conspiracies & Aliens In Your Toilet Bowl Ep. #125 Podcast

    The Conspiracies of Candace Owens & Aliens In Your Toilet Bowl   We live in a world that seems to be feeding a hunger for conspiracy theories. They're not all bad because some lead to the discovery of truth.  It's become very apparent that the majority conspiracy theories lack any credible evidence.       I'm not here to trash anybody and I won't. I am here to defend orphans and widows. You may have looked at the title of this post and wondered why a Bible guy would touch such a topic. Stick with me folks, this is a Bible lesson.       Candace Owens has made it her mission to push conspiracy theories about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. From what I've read there's no credible evidence to suggest any coverup.       The alleged shooter is in court and his defense team has not used any information from Candace Owens. Youth would think that if there was even one shred of evidence to protect their client they would seize it in a heartbeat.       I've watched and listened to a grieving widow and now mother of fatherless children. Erika Kirk did something that most human beings would never consider, days after her husband's murder, she publicly forgave his killer.  Thats Christ-like character.       I don't know why Candace Owens continues to pursue theories without evidence. It's easy to just say, "Because she's making money doing it."          My point in this podcast is to be another voice for Erika and her children. My Dad always taught me to stick up for the ladies. We couldn't use foul language around a woman, it would be disrespectful. The Bible urges us to protect widows and orphans.  Let me read you some things God has to say:   ""You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child." Exodus 22:22 HCSB   "God in His holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows." Psalms 68:5 HCSB   "The LORD destroys the house of the proud, but He protects the widow's territory." Proverbs 15:25 HCSB      So I suppose some of you are wondering about the Aliens In the Toilet Bowl Conspiracy Theory. There's no evidence of aliens in your toilet bowl, but the next time you flush, think about it. The swirling water just might be a vortex. The sudden shifting of energy opens a spiritual portal. Aliens from the Planet Commode seize the moment to materialize in the privy of the potty. Okay that's enough, I've made my point. The world would be better off if conspiracies without evidence were just flushed way. I hope and pray that Candace stops.       Conspiracy in Hebrew: qešer, pronounced,  keh'-sher - it almost sounds like cashier.  L Outline of Biblical Usage: 1.   conspiracy, treason, (unlawful) alliance      People who promote conspiracy theories do it for the purpose of cashing in on lies.  Conspiracies combined with judgement draw people in with an insatiable thirst to see people punished for wrongs committed. It's as if in some way seeing someone punished will make them feel better about themselves. People get personally involved in conspiracies thinking they have some control over the judgement and punishment of the accused.  "A true witness never lies; a false witness makes a business of it." Proverbs 14:5 MSG   2Sa 15:12 CSB - 12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom sent for David's adviser Ahithophel the Gilonite, from his city of Giloh. So the conspiracy grew strong, and the people supporting Absalom continued to increase.   Eze 22:25 CSB - 25 "The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within   "The next day, more than forty Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath to have no food or water until they had killed Paul." Acts 23:12-13 TPT   "God in His holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows." Psalms 68:5 HCSB   "The LORD destroys the house of the proud, but He protects the widow's territory." Proverbs 15:25 HCSB   ""You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child." Exodus 22:22 HCSB   "Learn to do what is good. Seek justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow's cause." Isaiah 1:17 HCSB   "Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world." James 1:27 HCSB Let me finish by saying that false conspiracy theories can be dangerous and lead to something as horrible as the Holocaust. Hitler blamed every problem In Germany on the Jewish population. While most wrongful conspiracy theories will never approach that magnitude of hatred and terror, we do see hatred on the rise in the world today.       Jesus said to treat others the way you want to be treated. "In everything you do, be careful to treat others in the same way you'd want them to treat you," Matthew 7:12 TPT      If you all of a sudden found yourself to be a widow with and your children were now fatherless, how would you want to be treated? How To Subscribe To Our Podcast and YouTube Videos | Biblebob.org

  5. 5d ago

    The Valley of Decision Joel 3 Ep. #124 Podcast

    Joel 3 The Valley of Decision           Today my friends well wrap up our study of the Book of Joel - the second guy accounted for among the 12 Minor Prophets. In Chapter Two we studied God's call to repentance and His offer of refreshment and restoration. As a reminder of what God can do for us, let's begin our study of Chapter Three with a reflective moment on Joel 2:25-26        25. ""So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.        26. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame."         Chapter Three continues with good news, sort of. If you're on God's side, things will go well for you. If you're in the enemies army, it will be a bad time, no nit just bad, it will be the worst time ever - your past and your present decisions will reflected in God's decision about where you will spend eternity.        Let's begin our study with the first 13 verses of Joel Chapter Three.         ""For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,        2.  I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat ; (yᵊhôšāp̄āṭ, yeh-ho-shaw-fawt', "Jehovah has judged") And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, (Valley of Judgement.) My heritage Israel, (yiśrā'ēl, yis-raw-ale', "God prevails") Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land.        3. They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.          4. "Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliate against Me, Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head;        5. Because you have taken My silver and My gold, And have carried into your temples My prized possessions.        6. Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks, That you may remove them far from their borders.        7. "Behold, I will raise them Out of the place to which you have sold them, And will return your retaliation upon your own head.        8.  I will sell your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the people of Judah, And they will sell them to the Sabeans, To a people far off; For the Lord has spoken."        9. Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.        10. Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, 'I am strong.' " (This is the attitude of non-God fearing people. They have perception of their own strength in the flesh against the power of God.)        11. Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.           12. "Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.        13. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow— For their wickedness is great."" (The harvest here is God's vengeance on His enemies. No one in opposition to God will escape bearing tread upon in His winepress of wrath.) Joel 3:1-13 NKJV         Before we move on to verse 14, let's hang out for a minute on Verse 10, "let the weak say, 'I am strong'". Often as Christians we like to think of this concept while viewing it through the lens of 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 where the Apostle Paul writes that the Lord said, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Paul adds, "For when I am weak, then I am strong." Let's read the full verse in the AMPC,         "But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!         10. So for the sake of Christ, I am well pleased and take pleasure in infirmities, insults, hardships, persecutions, perplexities and distresses; for when I am weak [in human strength], then am I [truly] strong (able, powerful in divine strength)."         Sheer self-will, determination, self-confidence, and belief in oneself is no match against the judgement of God.         "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision (judgment)! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision [when judgment is executed]. [Zech 14:1-9]" Joel 3:14 AMP           Valley of Decision Decision: ḥārûṣ, (khaw-roots) = sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent, strict decision, decision, trench, moat, ditch, a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager:—decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.         15. "The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will cease their shining.         16. The Lord will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will shake. But the Lord will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the Israelites.         17. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, and foreigners will never overrun it again.         18. In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will flow with water, and a spring will issue from the Lord's house, watering the Valley of Acacias. (A place between victory and defeat; the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. A place of launching; Joshua led the Israelites into battles against Jericho and the Philistines. It was also a place where Moabite women tempted the Israelites into sexual sin and idol worship. When God's moisture pours down from His holy mountain, it will be  the waters of grace and forgiveness for those who follow Christ.)         19. Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah in whose land they shed innocent blood.         20. But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.         21. I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, for the Lord dwells in Zion." Joel 3:14-21 HCSB     Zion: ṣîyôn, (tsee-yone) = parched place, another name for Jerusalem. From several root words meaning: a monumental or guiding pillar:—sign, title, waymark. Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" Why would God have His city named as a "parched place?"         Applying the meaning of the word, "parched," to a person means they are at the extreme end of thirst. Their throat, mouth, and lips are dry as a desert  They feel an intense need for water. Spiritually parched people are thirsting for the Living Water and more apt to pursue God. Here's God's Word on thirst:   "But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again — ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life."" John 4:14 HCSB   "Now on the final and most important day of the Feast, Jesus stood, and He cried in a loud voice, If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink! He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water." John 7:37-38 AMPC           That my friends wraps up our study of Joel and I hope it leaves you thirsty.  Next up on our trip through the Minor Prophets is the Book of Amos. He uses poetry to expose religious leaders guilty of hypocrisy, social injustice while causing distress and anxiety to the poor.         Before we go, can I ask you a favor? If you haven't subscribed to our podcast or YouTube Channel, could you please take a moment to do so and maybe share this with a friend. The more subscribers we have, the more likely we are to have YouTube recommend our teaching series to more people.         One last thing folks, we're working on launching Biblebob Radio. Each half hour episode will feature a Bible message followed by the Bright Spot Report - God's Secret Agents. We'll feature God Stories of people like you who have a God experience to share. Send us a message if you'd like to be a part of the show. bob@biblebob.org         Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody. Jesus loves you and so do we.

  6. Sep 23

    Restoring What the Locust Ate - Joel 2:1-32 Ep. #123 Podcast

    The Locust Plague - Another View "What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. Woe because of that day! For the Day of the Lord is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty." Joel 1:4, 15 HCSB         In our last podcast about Joel chapter one we likened the four types of locusts to four stages of gossip: 1.        We think negative thoughts about someone. 2.        We tell someone our negative thoughts. 3.        They tell someone else. 4.        Now the gossip spreads like a plague of locusts.         Before we move onto Joel Chapter Two, let's take another locust-like look at the plague of sin. Four Stages of the Plague of Sin 1.        Temptation chews away your spiritual defenses. Small compromises, rationalizing that a little stretching into bad morals is acceptable. 2.        Unnoticed drifts in our character eat away at healthy habits. Sin begins to multiply. Moral transgressions increase going from rare to normal. Your new normal is a state of continual spiritual decay. 3.        Swarms of guilt & shame consume your last layers of defenses. The overwhelm of darkness becomes insidiously unstoppable, even to the point of making you comfortable in your separation from God. 4.        A tiny voice buried somewhere deep inside of what's left of your conscience weakly cries out for deliverance. The evil plague of sin is an all consuming destruction. God has left you to your own devices and devoid of divine guidance, your connection to God is finally and fully devoured. 5.        Judgement in the day of the Lord will come. Some will return and some will be lost. Some will be delivered and some will be devoured. Some folks will go to heaven and some folks will go to hell. 6.        Joel is a leader who responds to the disaster by interpreting or giving the reason it happened and then giving the antidote to the poison of evil choices which is repentance. He calls for a time of prayer and fasting. Leaders follow hard after God and lead people to God. Leaders are deliverers. 7.        In Joel chapter two we read about the army of locusts sent by God, His call to repentance, God's response and then He gives the promise of His Spirit. ""So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. "And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the remnant whom the Lord calls." Joel 2:25-32 NKJV How To Subscribe To Our Podcast and YouTube Videos | Biblebob.org

  7. Sep 17

    Biblebob Goes To Church Roosters & Oysters Passion Vineyard September 6, 2026 Ep. #122 Podcast

    Fresh Burst of Sorrow My aim in part this morning is to create a crisis. A crisis where Christ is. In a dark world, the Light of Christ is often buried. It's buried beneath our understanding. Our lack of faith has a cumulative effect - spiritual blindness builds like layers of sediment in the earth. Layers of deep rooted spiritual blindness become an impediment in our search for the buried treasure of wisdom, of insight, of knowledge. Too often we look to further the work of God in the world as a way to do greater things without looking to further the work of Gods within ourselves. What pearl is buried within you? Have you denied Christ the opportunity to unearth the treasure buried within you? I often say to myself - as if I'm having a conversation with God, "I'm not that bad of a guy. I mean I never murdered anybody and I…..- I go on to list all of the 'I've never done's'" And then it's like the Holy Spirit unearths what I have done. Now I want to marry two concepts. I want to marry them as two become one and they become imparted to you as a third person as like the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The two marriage partners are these: 1. The Denial of Christ 2. The Pearl of Great Price polytimos (pol-oot'-ee-mos) extremely valuable:—very costly, of great price. A. Denial and pearl can be related in a marriage where an abused spouse believes things will change if they just wait long enough. B. The cost of the pearl requires denial - as in self denial. True self-denial comes as Jesus says, "Take up your cross and follow me." Matthew 16:24 Taking up the cross is the beginning of finding the pearl of great price or better said, creating the pearl you are meant to be. C. The pearl is not found unless denial happens. D. The pearl is Christ in you as you deny the world. E. The pearl is created as you turn the irritants of life into the things of God that all work together for good. The dreams and visions of this body of believers, the dreams and visions in your own heart cannot be unearthed as treasure until you've unburied the Pearl of great cost in your heart. Have you taken up your cross? You can deny Christ or deny yourself, but there must be a denial to find the Pearl. Peter's self-confidence buried his belief that Christ was the Messiah. Peter's inner man - his heart that knew Christ intimately was buried by his outer man - his flesh under pressure. That pressure is like layers of sediment. His relationship with Christ might as well have been a fossil of stone - a heart of stone. The failures of the flesh produce lies affecting the heart. Left to reproduce, lies will eventually harden the heart to Truth. The opposite of how a pearl is made. When trust in God is denied and replaced by trust in the in the self, the pearl is buried further in spiritual blindness. My friends, we must decide our course of action at this point. Will your marriage, your business, your dream, your vision pick up the cross as your pearl finder? Will you sell all to find the treasure that God has in store for you? https://biblebob.org/how-to-subscribe-to-our-podcast-and-youtube-videos

  8. Sep 17

    Unfairness, Gossip, Rubber Chickens & Fishing Nets - Biblebob Goes To Middle School Ep. #121 Podcast

    A Rubber-Chicken Fisherman Unfairness, Brokenness & Empty Nets ‭‭Luke‬ ‭5‬:‭4‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ "When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, "Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." But Simon answered and said to Him, "Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net." And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!" For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men."" ‭‭John‬ ‭21‬:‭3‬-‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ ""Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We are going with you also." They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any food?" They answered Him, "No." And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have just caught." Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast." Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, "Who are You?"—knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead." The disciples went fishing and did all the right things but still came up empty. Key points: 1. They made adjustments - they didn't try and lift the nets into the boat, they brought them to shore. That's practical and real life physical adjustment, but just because it's physical, don't miss the spiritual implications. God parallels the physical and spiritual to give us greater depth of understanding. 2. Peter went from being a fisher of men to become a feeder of sheep. 3. In the beginning the disciples couldn't handle what Jesus gave them. They were too immature and inexperienced. After spending three years with Jesus and seeing all that He said come true - including His death and resurrection, they now had the faith, trust and belief to accept the fullness of Christ. The fish could represent the harvest of people brought into God's kingdom. The net breaking could represent the disciples not being ready for all of God's power to be given to them. The broken nets and sinking boats could represent the disciples efforts before they fully knew Jesus. The unbroken net is the disciples fully accepting Jesus. Where are you today? Are you a broken net or a fixed net? Have you been broken enough to accept the fullness of Christ? Develop a hunger and thirst for spiritual maturity. Things come faster when you focus on them. People may tell you to study more, try harder, run faster jump higher and do better - those are things you can do in the flesh. Depending completely on your own efforts will cause your net to break sooner or later. If you trust in the Lord with all your heart, God will show you how to use a net that won't break. What makes up a net that won't break? A. Open your heart to God. B. Humility C. "My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever." ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭73‬:‭26‬ ‭AMP‬‬ How To Subscribe To Our Podcast and YouTube Videos | Biblebob.org https://open.spotify.com/show/6S402IZ2856MaSRfiOSEyy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bible-shorts-with-biblebob/id1825522376 https://www.youtube.com/@Biblebob-JLYASDW

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