Daily Bible with Hunter and Heather

Hunter Barnes
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Discover the Bible Anew with "Daily Bible with Hunter & Heather"—Your Daily Companion for Spiritual Growth Embark on a transformative year-long journey through the Bible with Hunter and Heather Barnes, the passionate hosts of "Daily Bible with Hunter & Heather." This daily podcast is designed to inspire, uplift, and guide you as you read the entire Bible in just 365 days. Whether you're deepening your faith, exploring scripture for the first time, or seeking a moment of peace, DBHH is the perfect companion for your spiritual walk. Why Listen to Daily Bible with Hunter & Heather? Daily, Bite-Sized Episodes: Make scripture part of your routine—perfect for busy mornings, commutes, or quiet evenings. Global Community: Join thousands of listeners from around the world as we reflect and grow together in faith. Comprehensive Bible Coverage: From Genesis to Revelation, experience every chapter with fresh insights. Heartfelt Hosting: Hunter and Heather's thoughtful reflections bring scripture to life, offering relatable and meaningful takeaways. What You'll Gain: A deeper understanding of the Bible's timeless wisdom. Daily encouragement and spiritual nourishment. Connection with a supportive community of believers. Start your journey today with "Daily Bible with Hunter & Heather" and transform your Bible reading into a daily source of inspiration and renewal. Subscribe now on your favorite podcast platform and let the adventure begin—one day, one chapter at a time.

  1. 7h ago

    September 16th, 26: Ezekiel 40–41; Psalm 128; Revelation 21: From Sacred Temples to New Beginnings

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 40–41; Psalm 128; Revelation 21 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is September 16th, and our readings are Ezekiel 40–41, Psalm 128, and Revelation 21. In Ezekiel, we are given a detailed vision of a restored temple. The prophet is led through gates, courtyards, rooms, walls, and sacred spaces. Everything is measured with care. This temple represented the place where heaven and earth met, where God dwelt among his people, and where humanity approached the presence of God through sacrifice. Psalm 128 offers a picture of blessing, flourishing, family, and peace. Then Revelation 21 carries us into an entirely new vision. John sees a new heaven and a new earth. The holy city descends from God, and a voice announces that God's home is now among his people. There will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain. And remarkably, John sees no temple in the city. There is no longer a separate sacred building because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. There is no need for sun or moon because the glory of God illuminates everything, and the Lamb is its light. The sacred space toward which the temple always pointed has opened wide. God is making his home with humanity. Today's readings invite us to trust God through seasons of change. Buildings change. Institutions change. Familiar patterns pass away. But the presence and faithfulness of God remain. The Lamb is our temple. The Lamb is our light. And the One seated upon the throne declares, "Look, I am making everything new." TODAY'S DEVOTION: The Lamb Is Our Temple The story of sacrifice is finished. That is what stands out to me in today's readings. In Ezekiel, we are given a painstaking description of a temple. There are gates, rooms, walls, courtyards, and exact measurements. This is sacred space. This is the place where heaven and earth meet. This is where the presence of God dwells among the people and where broken humanity approaches God through sacrifice. Every room matters. Every measurement matters. Every altar and sacred space belongs to a much larger story. But it is a story that is always pointing beyond itself. It is pointing toward Jesus. Then John sees something entirely new. A new heaven. A new earth. A new Jerusalem. And he says, "I saw no temple in the city." No temple. No altar. No sacred building separating the holy from the ordinary. Why? Because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. Everything the old temple represented has been fulfilled in Christ. The place where heaven and earth meet is Jesus. The sacrifice is Jesus. The presence of God among humanity is Jesus. The light of the city is Jesus. Even the sun and moon are no longer needed because the glory of God fills everything, and the Lamb is its light. The old structures have served their purpose. The signs have given way to the reality. The symbols have given way to the One they were always pointing toward. And this can be hard for us because we often become attached to the structures. We become attached to the familiar. We find comfort in the way things have always been. But life changes. Seasons change. Our families change. Our bodies change. Churches and institutions change. Sometimes the things that once gave us stability disappear. But the faithfulness of God does not disappear with them. God is not contained within the old structures. God is making all things new. And we are being invited to live in that newness. Our life is not secured by holding tightly to everything that once was. Our life is found in Christ. The Lamb is our temple. The Lamb is our light. The Lamb is our life. And your life has been woven into his. Your story has been gathered into his story. Your name is written in the life of the Lamb. So when seasons change and familiar things pass away, we do not have to be afraid. The One who held us in the last season will hold us in the next. The One who was faithful yesterday will be faithful tomorrow. The Lamb remains. And he is making all things new. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 16th, 26: Ezekiel 40–41; Psalm 128; Revelation 21: From Sacred Temples to New Beginnings

  2. 22h ago

    September 15th, 26: Ezekiel 38–39; Psalm 145; Revelation 20: Finding the Heart of the Story

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 38–39; Psalm 145; Revelation 20 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is September 15th, and our readings are Ezekiel 38–39, Psalm 145, and Revelation 20. Today we encounter some of the Bible's most mysterious and dramatic imagery. Ezekiel tells of Gog and Magog, armies gathering for battle, and the defeat of forces that threaten God's people. Revelation 20 returns to Gog and Magog and gives us visions of the great serpent, final judgment, and the lake of fire. These passages have generated centuries of interpretation, speculation, and debate. It can be tempting to approach them as puzzles to solve or timelines to master. But Revelation tells us from the beginning that it is an unveiling of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the heart of the story. So rather than allowing fear, vengeance, or fascination with hidden details to dominate our reading, we are invited to look for the One who reveals the true nature of God. Psalm 145 helps bring us back to that center. The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and filled with unfailing love. He is close to all who call upon him, and his kingdom is everlasting. Today we approach these mysterious passages with humility. We do not come pretending to understand everything. We come as listeners, seeking the voice of Jesus and trusting that all Scripture ultimately finds its meaning and fulfillment in him. TODAY'S DEVOTION: Finding the Heart of the Story Let's get the story straight. Today we have read some mysterious passages. Gog and Magog. Armies and battles. The great serpent. Judgment. The lake of fire. These images are thick with mystery, symbolism, and sometimes confusion. And it can be easy to lose sight of what the real story is. When we read language about wrath and judgment, we can begin to focus on retribution. We see injustice and suffering in the world, and understandably, we want wrongs to be made right. We want evil to end. But if we are not careful, we can allow our own desire for vengeance to shape the way we imagine God. We can take mysterious passages and load them with our anger, our fear, and our need to see someone punished. And before long, we have made God in our own image. But that is not the real plot. John tells us that Revelation is an apocalypse, an unveiling of Jesus Christ. The story is about him. Jesus is the living Word. He is the One who has the words of life. He is the clearest and fullest revelation of who God is. So even when Scripture feels mysterious or cryptic, we keep looking toward Jesus. He is the key. He is the center. He is the heart of the story. That means we approach passages like these with humility. We do not come as people who have mastered every symbol or solved every riddle. Even the early church treated Revelation with caution. They recognized that its imagery was mysterious and warned against using uncertain interpretations to construct rigid doctrines. We come instead with open hands. We listen. We ask the Spirit to help us hear the voice of Jesus. Paul described himself as a servant of Christ and a steward of the mysteries of God. Not a master of the mysteries. A steward. And perhaps that is our invitation too. We are not trying to win an argument or solve a mathematical code. We are seeking a living Savior. We are walking with our Rabbi. We are listening for the One who set the hearts of the disciples on fire as he opened the Scriptures on the road to Emmaus. Jesus is the unveiling of God. He is the heart and hope of the story. When we hold fast to him as the center, both the clear passages and the confusing passages begin to take on a different light. We begin to see that the final word is not fear. It is not violence. It is not death. The final word is Jesus. The One who conquers through self-giving love. The One who defeats death by entering into it. The One who makes all things new. That is the story I want to hold on to. That is the voice I want to hear. That is the Rabbi I want to follow. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 15th, 26: Ezekiel 38–39; Psalm 145; Revelation 20: Finding the Heart of the Story

  3. 2d ago

    September 14th, 26: Ezekiel 36–37; Psalm 110; Revelation 19: Valley of Dry Bones: Seeing God's True Nature and the Gift of New Life

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 36–37; Psalm 110; Revelation 19 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is September 14th, and our readings are Ezekiel 36–37, Psalm 110, and Revelation 19. Today we are given one of Scripture's most extraordinary pictures of restoration and hope: Ezekiel standing in a valley filled with dry, scattered bones. God asks Ezekiel a remarkable question: "Son of man, can these bones become living people again?" Humanly speaking, the answer seems obvious. These bones are beyond repair. There is no life here. There is no future here. But God sees something Ezekiel cannot yet see. At God's word, bones begin coming together. Tendons and flesh appear. Breath enters them. What had been dead stands alive. Ezekiel also speaks of God giving his people a new heart and a new spirit, replacing hearts of stone with hearts that are alive to God. Psalm 110 looks toward God's victorious King, and Revelation 19 gives us another sweeping vision of that victory, culminating in the appearing of Christ. Through all these images, we are being invited to see beyond appearances. Death does not have the final word. Failure does not have the final word. Exile does not have the final word. God is the God who brings life out of death. And in Jesus, the One who is Resurrection and Life, we discover that this new life is not something we achieve. It is gift. TODAY'S DEVOTION: Can These Bones Live? People can get the wrong impression about God. That's part of what I hear in Ezekiel today. When people look at suffering, hardship, exile, and loss, they can begin to wonder whether God is really good. Or perhaps whether God is good but simply isn't powerful enough to help when we really need him. Ezekiel's people had plenty of reasons to wonder. Their world had fallen apart. They had lost their land, their city, their temple, their security. Everything that once seemed permanent was gone. And then God takes Ezekiel into a valley. A valley filled with dry bones. Not dying people. Not sick people. Bones. Dry, scattered, dismembered bones. There is no fixing this. There is no program for making these bones try harder. There is no religious technique that can restore them. They are dead. And God asks Ezekiel: "Can these bones live?" Ezekiel gives the only answer he can. "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know the answer to that." And then God speaks. The bones begin to move. They come together. Flesh appears. And finally the breath of God enters them. They live. Maybe this is what God wants us to see. God's intention toward us is life. And ultimately, if we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. Jesus stands before the grave of Lazarus and says, "I am the resurrection and the life." Jesus enters death itself. And on Easter morning, death discovers that it cannot hold him. This is who God is. The One who brings life out of death. The One who breathes into dry bones. The One who replaces hearts of stone with hearts of flesh. The One who meets us in the places where we've concluded that nothing can possibly change and says, "Watch what I can do." And here's the beautiful thing. The bones don't resurrect themselves. They don't earn resurrection. They don't prove that they're worthy of another chance. They're bones. God gives them life because God is the giver of life. And that's grace. Maybe there are places in your life today that feel like that valley. Something has died. Something has been lost. Something looks beyond repair. Don't confuse what you can see with everything God can see. The valley of dry bones is not the end of the story. Jesus is. Resurrection is. Life is. So today, hear the question again: "Can these bones live?" Yes. Because the One who is Resurrection and Life is here. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 14th, 26: Ezekiel 36–37; Psalm 110; Revelation 19: Valley of Dry Bones: Seeing God's True Nature and the Gift of New Life

  4. 3d ago

    September 13th, 26: Ezekiel 33–35; Revelation 18: Walking Through Babylon: God's Nearness, Justice, and the Shepherd's Call

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 33–35; Revelation 18 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is September 13th, and together we continue our journey through the Scriptures with Ezekiel 33–35 and Revelation 18. In Ezekiel, we encounter the prophet as a watchman, called to speak truth and invite God's people to turn toward life. We also hear a sharp word for Israel's shepherds, leaders who have cared for themselves rather than the people entrusted to them. But God does not abandon the sheep. God says he himself will search for them. He will rescue them, gather them, feed them, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. Ultimately, God promises a shepherd from the line of David who will care for his people. Then Revelation 18 takes us back into John's vision of Babylon. Babylon appears powerful, wealthy, and secure. Yet John announces that Babylon has fallen. The systems of domination, exploitation, violence, and greed that appear so permanent are not permanent at all. Today's readings offer us a striking contrast between two ways of being in the world. Babylon consumes. The Shepherd gives himself for the sheep. Babylon accumulates. The Shepherd provides. Babylon uses people. The Shepherd searches for the lost, binds up the wounded, and carries them home. And we are invited again to decide which kingdom will shape our lives. TODAY'S DEVOTION: The Shepherd in Babylon Babylon always looks impressive. That's part of its power. Revelation describes merchants, wealth, luxury, commerce, ships, kings, and people who have become rich from everything Babylon has to offer. And then suddenly John says: "Babylon is fallen." It turns out that what looked permanent wasn't permanent at all. And I think that's important for us to remember because Babylon isn't only an ancient city. Babylon is a way of organizing the world. It is a way of seeing people. It measures human beings by what they can produce, what they possess, what they can contribute, and what can be extracted from them. And Ezekiel tells us that even God's shepherds can begin behaving like Babylon. Instead of feeding the sheep, they feed themselves. Instead of strengthening the weak, caring for the sick, binding up the injured, and searching for the lost, they use the flock for themselves. And God says, "Enough." Then comes this beautiful promise: "I myself will search and find my sheep." I love that. God doesn't simply send better instructions. He comes looking for us. And when we finally see Jesus, we discover what this Shepherd looks like. Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd." The Shepherd doesn't exploit the sheep. He lays down his life for them. That's the difference between Babylon and Jesus. Babylon asks, "What can I take?" Jesus asks, "What can I give?" Babylon climbs upward. Jesus descends. Babylon protects itself through power. Jesus gives himself away in love. And perhaps that's one of the invitations in today's reading. We live in Babylon, too. We're surrounded by systems that constantly tell us what matters, what success looks like, who is valuable, and what we should pursue. But we belong to another kingdom. And we follow another King. A Shepherd King. One who searches for the lost. One who binds up the wounded. One who strengthens the weak. One who lays down his life for the sheep. So don't be afraid when Babylon shakes. Don't be surprised when things that looked permanent turn out not to be. Listen instead for the voice of the Shepherd. He knows your name. He has come looking for you. And he is leading us home. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 13th, 26: Ezekiel 33–35; Revelation 18: Walking Through Babylon: God's Nearness, Justice, and the Shepherd's Call

  5. 4d ago

    September 12th, 26: Singing a New Song: Forgiveness, Faith, and Freedom in Ezra, Psalms, and Luke 7

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is September 12th, and together we continue our journey through the Scriptures with Ezra 1, Psalms 84 and 85, and Luke 7. Today's readings are filled with the possibility of restoration. Ezra opens with God's people being invited home after years of exile. Cyrus, king of Persia, announces that the people can return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. What seemed lost is being restored. A new chapter is beginning. The Psalms give voice to that longing for home. "How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven's Armies." And Psalm 85 speaks of restoration, forgiveness, peace, and the hope that God's glory will once again fill the land. Then in Luke 7, we encounter Jesus moving toward people with extraordinary compassion. He heals the servant of a Roman centurion. He meets a grieving widow and raises her son. And finally, while eating in the home of a Pharisee, Jesus receives the extravagant love of a woman whose life has been marked by sin and shame. Again and again, Jesus moves toward those others might overlook or keep at a distance. The sick are welcomed. The grieving are seen. The outsider is honored. And the sinner hears the words, "Your sins are forgiven." Today we are invited to hear those words for ourselves and to discover the freedom that comes when forgiveness becomes more than an idea and we actually begin to live as people who know that we are loved. TODAY'S DEVOTION: TODAY'S PRAYERS: Singing a New Song There is this extraordinary moment at the end of Luke 7. Jesus is eating at the home of Simon the Pharisee when a woman enters the room. Everyone seems to know who she is. And everyone seems to know what she has done. She comes to Jesus weeping. Her tears fall on his feet. She wipes them with her hair, kisses his feet, and pours perfume over them. Simon watches all of this and thinks to himself, "If this man were really a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him." But Jesus does know. He knows her story. He knows her pain. He knows her sin. And he doesn't move away. That's important. Because Simon sees a category. Jesus sees a person. Simon sees her past. Jesus sees her. And then Jesus tells Simon a story about two people whose debts have been forgiven. One owes a little. The other owes an enormous amount. Neither can pay. So the creditor forgives them both. "Who do you suppose loved him more?" Jesus asks. Simon knows the answer. The one who had been forgiven much. And suddenly we understand what is happening in this room. This woman's tears aren't an attempt to earn forgiveness. They're the response of someone who has encountered mercy. She is singing a new song with her whole life. The old song said, "You are what you've done." The old song said, "You are your shame." The old song said, "People like you don't belong here." But Jesus gives her another song. "You are forgiven." "Your faith has saved you." "Go in peace." Maybe some of us need to hear that song today. Because shame has a way of keeping us in exile long after God has opened the door and told us we can come home. Ezra tells us it's time to come home. The Psalms tell us that God's dwelling place is beautiful and that righteousness and peace have kissed. And Jesus shows us what that homecoming looks like. The outsider is welcomed. The grieving are comforted. The sick are healed. And the sinner is forgiven. So maybe today it's time to stop singing the old song. The song of shame. The song of fear. The song that says you have to somehow earn your way back. Listen instead to the voice of Jesus. You are forgiven. You are loved. Go in peace. And let that become the new song of your life. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 12th, 26: Singing a New Song: Forgiveness, Faith, and Freedom in Ezra, Psalms, and Luke 7

  6. 5d ago

    September 11th, 26: Daniel's Wisdom and the Mystery Revealed: A Journey Through Daniel and Revelation

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Daniel 1–2; Revelation 16 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is September 11th, and together we continue our journey through the Scriptures with Daniel 1 and 2 and Revelation 16. Daniel and his friends find themselves living in Babylon, far from home and surrounded by a culture that wants to reshape their identity. They are given new names, new expectations, and a new way of life. Yet Daniel quietly resolves to remain faithful. Then King Nebuchadnezzar has a troubling dream. None of Babylon's wise men can tell the king what he has dreamed or what it means. Daniel cannot do it either, at least not by his own wisdom. So he turns to God. And the mystery is revealed. Daniel's response is not self-congratulation. It is worship. Wisdom and power belong to God. God reveals what is hidden. God knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. The vision itself points beyond Babylon and beyond every human empire. Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall, but Daniel sees a kingdom established by God that will endure. Revelation 16 brings us again into the strange and sometimes frightening imagery of John's apocalypse, where the powers of this world are exposed and judged. Through both Daniel and Revelation, we are reminded that empire does not have the final word. God does. And even when we cannot see what God is doing, we can trust the One who sees what is hidden and whose kingdom will not pass away. TODAY'S DEVOTION: The Revealer of Mysteries Daniel is living in a world he did not choose. His home is gone. His country has been conquered. He has been carried into Babylon, given a Babylonian name, educated in Babylonian ways, and expected to serve a Babylonian king. And then suddenly his life is threatened because the king demands the impossible. Tell me my dream. And then tell me what it means. Daniel knows he cannot do this. And I think that may be one of the most important things about Daniel. He knows he doesn't have what it takes. So Daniel gathers his friends and they pray. And God reveals the mystery. Daniel then stands before the king and says, essentially, "This isn't happening because I'm wiser than everybody else." God is the revealer of mysteries. I love that. Because so much of life is a mystery. We don't know what tomorrow holds. We don't always understand what is happening around us. We certainly don't understand everything that is happening inside of us. And sometimes, like Daniel, we find ourselves living in circumstances we never would have chosen. But Daniel reminds us that we don't have to understand everything in order to trust God. And then comes this extraordinary vision. Daniel sees the kingdoms of the world rising and falling. Gold gives way to silver, silver to bronze, bronze to iron. Every empire looks permanent when you're living inside of it. But none of them are. Then Daniel sees a stone that is not cut by human hands. And eventually that stone fills the whole earth. The kingdom of God. A kingdom that doesn't arise from human violence, human ingenuity, or human power. It comes from God. And Revelation is telling us something very similar. Babylon will not last. The kingdoms of this world will not last. Fear will not last. Violence will not last. Death will not last. But the kingdom of our God will. So perhaps today you find yourself facing something you don't understand. You don't know how it's going to work out. You don't know what comes next. You don't have the answer. Daniel didn't either. But he knew the One who did. So we can loosen our grip on our need to understand everything. We can pray. We can trust. And we can remember that behind all the kingdoms that rise and fall, behind all the confusion and uncertainty of our lives, there is a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And there is a King. Jesus. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 11th, 26: Daniel's Wisdom and the Mystery Revealed: A Journey Through Daniel and Revelation

  7. 6d ago

    September 10th, 26: Wrestling with Lamentations: Hope, Faithfulness, and Understanding God's Character

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Lamentations 3–5; Revelation 15 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible, where each day we journey through the pages of Scripture, seeking to encounter the living Word of God together. Today we read Lamentations chapters 3, 4, and 5, along with Revelation chapter 15. These are difficult passages. Lamentations gives voice to anguish, loss, confusion, and even questions about the character of God. Jeremiah speaks from within the devastation of Jerusalem, trying to understand what has happened to his people and where God is in the midst of it all. But right there, in the middle of lament, we hear some of the most beautiful words in all of Scripture: "The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning." Today we wrestle honestly with the difficult images of God we encounter in Scripture while remembering that Jesus is the fullest revelation of who God is. When our understanding of God becomes clouded by fear, suffering, or even difficult passages in the Bible, we look again toward Christ. And there we discover the God whose faithful love never ends. TODAY'S DEVOTION: What Is God Like? What is God like? The words we've read today in Lamentations are sobering. Disturbing, even. The depth of pain and sorrow expressed by Jeremiah raises profound questions about God's nature. Is God a capricious deity, much like the gods of Mount Olympus, inflicting suffering upon his people, making them eat gravel, leaving them devastated, and shutting out their prayers? These descriptions can create uncertainty and fear in our hearts if we're not sure how to read them. But Scripture invites us deeper. It invites us to wrestle honestly with these raw emotions. Jeremiah is telling God's story from within the devastation of siege and loss. He is describing what it feels like to stand among the ruins and believe that your suffering has come from the very hand of God. And then something happens. Jeremiah remembers. "Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, 'The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!'" And this is where we need to keep looking. Because if we want to know what God is truly like, ultimately we look to Jesus. Jesus is the fullest revelation of the Father. When we wonder whether God is against us, we look at Jesus. When suffering causes us to question whether God is good, we look at Jesus. When even the Scriptures seem to present us with images of God that leave us afraid or confused, we look at Jesus. Because in him we see the face of the Father. God does not come in Christ to crush us or leave us abandoned in darkness. He comes to deliver us from evil. To heal. To restore. To reconcile. To redeem. Jesus is our lens. He is the one through whom we come to understand the character and heart of God. So we don't have to deny the lament. We don't have to pretend suffering isn't real. Jeremiah certainly doesn't. But neither do we stop there. We keep looking until, beyond the ruins and through the tears, we see the face of Christ. And there we discover the God whose faithful love never ends. Whose mercies never cease. Whose faithfulness is great. And whose mercies are new every morning. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 10th, 26: Wrestling with Lamentations: Hope, Faithfulness, and Understanding God's Character

  8. Sep 9

    September 9th, 26: From Lamentation to Hope: God's Kingdom, the Fall of Babylon, and Our Coming King

    Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Lamentations 1–2; Obadiah 1; Revelation 14 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is September 9th, and this is day 252 of our journey through the Scriptures. Today we enter into some difficult and powerful passages. In Lamentations 1 and 2, we sit alongside Jerusalem in her grief. The city that once overflowed with life now sits alone, mourning all that has been lost. These chapters don't rush us past sorrow. They give grief a voice. Obadiah turns our attention toward Edom and the consequences of pride, violence, and taking advantage of another's suffering. Then Revelation 14 pulls back the curtain and gives us another vision. The Lamb stands on Mount Zion. Babylon, the great symbol of human empire, violence, exploitation, and domination, is declared fallen. And suddenly lament gives way to hope. The kingdoms we build do not last forever. The systems of violence, domination, and death do not get the final word. God's kingdom is coming, and the Lamb is making all things new. So wherever you find yourself today, whether you are standing among the ruins of something you've lost or beginning to see signs of something new, there is hope. Babylon falls. The Lamb remains. And the kingdom of God is coming. TODAY'S DEVOTION: Out of the Ashes Babylon has fallen. And out of the ashes comes hope. Today's readings give us images of terrible loss. Jerusalem sits alone. The city that had once been filled with people is grieving. Her beauty is gone. Her people have been scattered. Lamentations doesn't try to clean this up. It lets people grieve. Sometimes that's what faith looks like. Sometimes faith isn't pretending everything is okay. Sometimes faith is sitting among the ruins and telling the truth about what has been lost. But then John gives us another picture. "Babylon is fallen." Babylon represents that old human way of organizing the world. Power. Domination. Violence. Exploitation. The endless attempt to secure ourselves at the expense of someone else. John says that world is passing away. And standing on Mount Zion is the Lamb. That's where our hope is. Our hope isn't that we can somehow repair Babylon well enough to make it last forever. Our hope is that God is making something new. A new city. A new creation. A world where God dwells with humanity and every tear is wiped away. Sometimes we look around at our lives, our families, our churches, or our world and see nothing but ruins. But ruins are not the end of the story. God brings resurrection out of death. God brings reconciliation out of alienation. God brings life out of places where we thought life could never grow again. So don't be afraid of the ashes. And don't let the ruins convince you that God has abandoned the world. Lift your eyes. The Lamb is standing. Babylon is falling. And the kingdom of God is coming. May we learn to live even now as citizens of that kingdom. May we become people of peace, forgiveness, mercy, generosity, and love. That's the prayer I have for my own soul. That's the prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's the prayer I have for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL

    September 9th, 26: From Lamentation to Hope: God's Kingdom, the Fall of Babylon, and Our Coming King
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