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262. Australian Trucking News and Opinion With Mike Williams and Guests. I have a bit of a say on whether the Australian trucking representative bodies really care about drivers or if they just pay lip service to the idea. Some of you will know I do a spot on 2SM in Sydney each week, this week Chris and I talked about the proposal to reduce speed limits on rural roads amongst other things so I've included that for you. Jason Scott is in for the news and something to talk about and finally Andrea Hamilton Vaughan joins in with some powernap stuff and a forum she's put together for November 12th go to orange.nsw.gov.au/safetyforum to have a look at that. You can attend in person at the Orange Civic Center or via teams on you computer. Finally this is the link to the SE freeway hill decent video i was talking about with Jason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE-cS9_0CRA
¿Por que Habla Jesús Tanto Sobre las Finanzas?Esta presentación es parte del Workshop "Más con Menos", de Finanzas Personales y de la Familia. Fue presentado a Pastores de la Asociación Norte de Chile, el 14 de marzo de 2025.•Una persona promedio pasa aproximadamente el 80% del tiempo que está despierta: •... ¡Soñando!•... ¡Pensando!•... ¡Y buscando dinero•De las 38 parábolas de Jesús, 16 tratan sobre el dinero.•Además, uno de cada siete versículos de los tres primeros evangelios trata sobre finanzas.•Cristo habló más sobre el dinero y las posesiones que sobre el Cielo y el Infierno juntos.•El único tema del que Jesús habló con más frecuencia fue el Reino de Dios.En la Biblia hay menos de 500 versículos sobre la oración.¡Más de 2350 versículos sobre el dinero! Es el doble de versículos sobre la fe y la oración juntos.Temas de estos 2350 versículosFormas específicas de: Ganar ahorrar, gastar, invertir ydar dineroEl 15% de todo lo que dijo Jesús está relacionado con el dinero y las posesiones.¿Por qué la Biblia dice tanto sobre este tema?Existe una conexión fundamental entre la vida espiritual y las actitudes y acciones relacionadas con el dinero y las posesiones.Y la manera en que gestionamos nuestras finanzas y propiedades nos revela a nosotros y a los demás nuestras creencias sobre la vida eterna. Mateo 6:21.“Sólo hay dos lugares en el universo donde podemos colocar nuestros tesoros: en el almacén de Dios o en el de Satanás; y todo lo que no se dedica al servicio de Dios se cuenta del ladode Satanás y sirve para fortalecer su causa.” C.S., 35.•¡La manera como utilizamos el dinero y otros bienes, revela nuestra lealtad hacia el Señor! También demuestra nuestra utilidad para Dios, y si se nos puede confiar la riqueza eterna.Mateo 25:23Lea Consejos sobre mayordomía, 22.Henrik Ibsen dijo:“El dinero puede ser la cáscara de muchas cosas, pero no la esencia. Te da alimento, pero no apetito; medicina, pero nosalud; conocidos, pero no amigos; sirvientes, pero no lealtad; días de alegría, pero no paz ni felicidad.”Las dificultades económicas son uno de los principales factores que contribuyen a las separaciones y los divorcios. El amor al dinero divide a las familias.BUSCANDO A ALGUIEN A QUIEN CULPAR POR MIS PROBLEMAS FINANCIEROS: •¡Dios!•¡Mi jefe!•El banco•¡La tarjeta de crédito!Muchos desacuerdos, malentendidos, desagrados e incluso divorcios podrían evitarse si se aplicaran los principios correctos para manejar el dinero, tal como se encuentran en la Palabra de Dios.Mateo 6:19CONOCE A AQUELLOS TIPOS QUESON LOS COMPETIDORES:COMPRAN POR IMPULSO:HAN APRENDIDO A ESTAR CONTENTOS:•Un principio bíblico: 1 Tim. 6:6-8.•Recibimos a diario miles de mensajes. Muchos de ellos intentan persuadirnos a comprar lo que no necesitamos con dinero que no tenemos. Al final, todo se convierte en un desperdicio... ¡Solo paja!¿Cuál es entonces nuestro problema? No estamos contentos con lo que ya tenemos.¿Por qué algunos no son felices? "La felicidad nunca se encuentra donde la colocamos, porque nunca la colocamosdonde estamos." (Atribuida a Harold Kushner).Lucas 3:14"Debes recibir una suma definida como salario por tu trabajo y vivir dentro de esa suma." 2SM 199.ADVERTENCIA DE DIOS SOBRE LAS FINANZAS LUCAS 16:13 Tres preguntas para saber si el dinero es mi señor:Primera pregunta: “¿Estoy dispuesto a sacrificar la calidad de mi carácter mientras trato de obtener dinero?”•una conciencia limpia•un carácter honesto•un buen nombre•las amistades...Segunda pregunta: “¿Estoy tratando de usar el dinero para obtener cosas que solo Dios puede dar?”•Verdadera felicidad•Contentamiento•Paz•SeguridadTercera pregunta: “¿Estoy más preocupado por los asuntos financieros que por mi relación con el Señor?”•¿Qué pasa con mis prioridades?•¿Cómo y dónde paso mi tiempo?Los consejos de Jesús: Juan 6:27, 55, 57
Devocional do dia 19/07/2025 com o Tema: "Firme e seguro" Talvez você já tenha levado um tombo na rua – vinha andando ou correndo distraído e tropeçou numa pequena elevação ou pisou num buraco. Quando isso acontece, ficamos constrangidos e logo nos levantamos, olhando para os lados para ter certeza de que ninguém esteja vendo. Cair, embora não seja uma coisa comum, pode acontecer. LEITURA BÍBLICA: Salmo 37.22-24 Tu, [SENHOR], alargas o caminho sob os meus passos para que os meus tornozelos não se torçam (2Sm 22.37).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Audiophile Frank Iuston joins John to talk about all things sound and audio history. This week, some of Phil O'Neill from this days at FM 104.7 Canberra, some more of triple M's Doug Mulray from 1990, a part of a 2SM footy call featuring Frank Hyde from 1983, and wrapping up with a 2SM 1977 aircheck featuring Ron E Sparks.Frank can be contacted on frankiuston2@gmail.com for audio digitising enquiries. Listen to Nights live on air from 8pm Monday to Thursday and 7pm Friday on 2GB/4BC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Audiophile Frank Iuston joins John to talk about all things sound and audio history. This week, we take a look at the last Mix 106.5 Love Song Dedications with Richard Mercer, Sky News's Paul Murray calls in, we take a look at 2SM footy promos for 1982, and a 2WS retrospective from 1993 originally aired during their AM to FM conversion. Frank can be contacted on frankiuston2@gmail.com for audio digitising enquiries. Listen to Nights live on air from 8pm Monday to Thursday and 7pm Friday on 2GB/4BC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Há poucos dias ouvi uma pessoa dar um exemplo do que é andar sem alvo, sem foco na vida. Ele disse: imagine-se indo a uma loja para comprar uma camisa nova e voltar para casa com duas bermudas porque estavam na promoção. A falta de propósito na vida é algo perigoso, porque nos deixa vulneráveis diante das adversidades. Se não sabemos para o que Deus nos chamou e para onde estamos indo, qualquer lugar serve. Nessa passagem, Davi estava enfrentando uma adversidade tão grande, que a sua posição como rei estava debaixo de ameaça. Esse é o contexto do salmo: Absalão quer matar Davi, o seu pai, e tomar o seu lugar no palácio. Mas quem colocou Davi na posição de rei? (2Sm 7.8-9). Percebam, amados irmãos, como era a vida de Davi e para o quê Deus lhe chamou? Baseado na convicção de que Deus o chamou é que Davi reagiu a essa terrível adversidade.
Mike and Chris Smith having a chat on radio 2SM on Chris's return to talk back in Sydney. Chris helped me a lot with the water run I did in 2019 and has been a great supporter of my advocacy and work. I'm delighted to see him hack mixing it up on talkback radio
(2Sm.7:1-5,8-12,14,16; Ps.89:2-5,27,29; Lk.1:67-79) "Your house and your kingdom will endure forever." The Lord builds a house for us; He is that House. "Forever will I confirm your posterity and establish your throne for all generations," the Lord promises David, and accomplishes His word by Himself entering the line of the king. Thus "He has visited and ransomed His people. He has raised a horn of saving strength for us in the house of David His servant" in the Person of Jesus the Christ. And so we shall find "freedom from [our] sins" and "the kindness of our God" shall remain upon us. "To guide our feet into the way of peace," Jesus has come. To bring "salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all our foes," He stands among us. Zechariah's joy at the birth of John, his son, is really the joy in the coming one, for whom John but "prepare[s] straight paths." The Spirit inspires this old priest to sing primarily of the fulfillment of the promise long held by his people, the promise of Abraham, the promise of David – the promise of finding fulfillment as God's chosen ones, held in His hand, in His temple, in His house, and protected from all harm while worshiping Him in spirit and in truth. This Jesus accomplishes. And so, "we should serve Him devoutly, and through all our days, be holy in His sight," for no greater gift have we than this opportunity for holiness in the one true Son of God and in the House He establishes. Should not the Church be our home? Has not the Lord provided for the building of its walls? Has He not provided His own flesh and blood to be spread upon its altar? Has He not "fix[ed] a place for [His] people Israel… that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance"? Has He not said, "My kindness is established forever," and "in heaven… confirmed [His] faithfulness"? And should we not enter His house, enter His heaven, and praise His holy Name? Here we stand, with His Word, with His Body and Blood. Here we have His teaching and His food. What more need we? And this day the Child who is the House of God approaches. Are we ready now for His coming? ******* O LORD, guide our feet in the way of peace; fulfill your promise and make us your sons. YHWH, we sit in darkness waiting for the coming of your Son; open our eyes to see His light and our mouths to sing of His glory. Let us enter into His way of peace. Deliver us from the enemy, O LORD, from the sin upon our souls. How shall we be made free of our sins, LORD, except that you come to us and fulfill your Covenant with us, that you shall be our Father and we your children? And how shall you accomplish this except by the birth of your Son in our midst? We would have remained ever blind and dumb had Jesus not come to open our eyes and loose our tongues, had you not had such mercy on our souls. A House you established for David, a place we all may dwell. And the birth of this House is upon us now. May we enter in and serve Him, LORD, that with Him we might stand firm forever.
Davi mandou [buscar Bate-Seba] e a trouxe para o palácio; tornou-se ela sua mulher e lhe deu à luz um filho. Porém isto que Davi fizera foi mau aos olhos do Senhor. […] O Senhor enviou Natã a Davi. (2Sm 11.27; 12.1)Se pararmos de tentar encobrir nosso pecado, Deus estará disposto a cobri-lo.O pecado de adultério de Davi com Bate-Seba (ou muito possivelmente até o estupro desta) foi agravado por seu encobrimento, providenciando que seu marido, Urias, fosse morto. Mas o plano parecia ter funcionado magistralmente. Davi se casou com Bate-Seba, e ninguém soube de nada. Seguiu-se um tempo de engano e silêncio. Davi acreditava que tinha tudo sob controle. O pecado frequentemente nos engana, fazendo-nos pensar assim. Mas o que os outros pensam de nós e o que Deus diz de nós são, muitas vezes, casos bem diferentes.Deus sabia o que os outros não sabiam. Ele enviou um profeta ao rei. No entanto, Natã não apareceu à porta de Davi para ir direto às acusações ousadas. Ele simplesmente contou uma história sobre um homem rico com muitos rebanhos e manadas pegando injustamente o único cordeiro de um homem pobre, o que despertou a compaixão de Davi pelo homem injustiçado e a raiva pelas ações do homem rico. Então Natã entregou a devastadora moral da história: “Tu és o homem” (2Sm 12.7).“O Senhor enviou Natã a Davi.” Eis aí seis palavras de uma maravilhosa graça! O Senhor não permitiria que seu servo Davi descansasse confortavelmente em seu pecado. Por mais desagradável e difícil que tenha sido para o rei enfrentar seu pecado, a razão pela qual Deus enviou o profeta a Davi foi porque ele o amava. Deus concedeu a Davi algo que ele não merecia, e este respondeu às palavras de Natã com humildade e arrependimento. Como Deus interveio e Davi confessou, a história terminou não com desespero e culpa, mas com libertação e graça (veja Sl 32.5-6). Como Derek Kidner escreve, “O alívio de admitir o erro, e a graça que o acompanha […], ambos superam completamente o custo”.Isso é verdade para nós não menos do que foi para Davi. Podemos temer que, se desistirmos de nossos próprios jogos de encobrimento do pecado, nossa reputação sofrerá. Porém, se você está acomodando a imoralidade em sua vida, não importa quão bem pode escondê-la do mundo observador. Em última análise, o mundo observador é irrelevante: Deus conhece seu coração. É por causa da fidelidade de Deus que ele nos persegue e não nos deixa permanecer confortáveis em nossa desobediência e rebelião. Embora possamos não ter um profeta como Natã enviado a nós, temos a Palavra de Deus para abrir diante de nós; é “viva, e eficaz, e mais cortante do que qualquer espada de dois gumes, […] apta para discernir os pensamentos e propósitos do coração. E não há criatura que não seja manifesta na sua presença” (Hb 4.12-13) — incluindo tanto a criatura que escreve estas palavras quanto a que as lê. Deus expõe nosso pecado para que o levemos a ele e seja coberto com o sangue de seu Filho.O que ele está apontando para você agora? Você está tentando desculpar, justificar ou esconder isso? É hora de admitir o erro e parar de encobri-lo. O custo do pecado é em muito superado pelos benefícios do perdão.
The Shepherds Today, Pastor Michael is talking about the birth of Jesus. Here, he's talking about the shepherds. Farm kids growing up in the country. The shepherd's story shows us that God doesn't see value like people. God chooses those who are overlooked. In those days, it was hard for shepherds to participate in Jewish customs and rituals due to them being ceremonially unclean. But the announcement of the birth of Jesus came to shepherds! Just to the north of Bethlehem is Migdal Eder, “Tower of the Flock,” where a special group of shepherds raised the temple flock of sacrificial lambs. Most likely, these shepherds were the shepherds in the Christmas story. The shepherds remind us what Jesus' birth was all about. It's the story of God sending his son to give his life so we can live. (CSB Bible Notes) Though the social position of shepherds was lowly, the role is often viewed positively in the Bible. God is pictured as a shepherd (Gn 49:24; Ps 23:1). King David was the shepherd of God's people (2Sm 5:2). Jesus called himself “the good shepherd” (Jn 10:11). Today's verses can be found in Luke 2: 8-20. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
Devocional do dia 28/11/2024 com o Tema: "Gratidão a Deus" Em algumas culturas é celebrado o Dia de Ação de Graças. No Brasil, apesar de não ser algo popularizado, a data é celebrada na última 5ª feira de novembro. Em resumo, a ocasião é um convite à reflexão sobre a graça infinita do Senhor e o momento de demonstrarmos a nossa gratidão. Leitura bíblica: 2 Samuel 7.20-24 Versículo Chave: E quem é como Israel, o teu povo, a única nação da terra que tu, ó Deus, resgataste para dela fazeres um povo para ti mesmo, e assim tornaste o teu nome famoso, realizaste grandes e impressionantes maravilhas ao expulsar nações e seus deuses de diante dessa mesma nação que libertaste do Egito? (2Sm 7.23)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joe Biden has given his first speech since the US election. A hacker has seemingly leaked Kamala Harris' mobile number online. Optus has been fined $12 million dollars by the communications regulator. Jamie Oliver has shared a rather mortifying story about the time Oprah came to his restaurant in the UK. It's a big day for legendary broadcaster John Laws, he'll host his final show on 2SM today. Ex NRL star Wendell Sailor has been charged with assault. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aprofunde sua devoção a Deus em fiel.in/devocionalFinalmente, irmãos, tudo o que é verdadeiro, tudo o que é respeitável, tudo o que é justo, tudo o que é puro, tudo o que é amável, tudo o que é louvável, se alguma virtude há e se algum louvor existe, seja isso o que ocupe o vosso pensamento. (Fp 4.8)Desejamos conhecer a paz de Deus e sentir sua presença. Mas a paz de Deus, que guarda nosso coração e mente (Fp 4.7), não acontece no vácuo. Não vai acontecer espontaneamente. A paz duradoura de Deus só será experimentada quando treinarmos nossa mente naquilo que agrada a ele. Então, para conhecer a paz, primeiro pergunte: “Qual deve ser meu padrão de pensamento?”Este versículo dá a resposta de Paulo. Ele nos encoraja a construir nossa estrutura para pensar com base no que é excelente e louvável. Para esse fim, ele nos fornece uma lista de seis virtudes fundamentais de uma vida de pensamento cristão.A primeira é a verdade. O cinturão da verdade deve ser preso antes que possamos nos beneficiar de quaisquer outros aspectos da armadura de Deus (Ef 6.14). Portanto, aqui, a verdade — encontrada objetivamente em Cristo e experimentada subjetivamente à medida que proclamamos o Evangelho a nós mesmos e aos outros — vem em primeiro lugar. Em segundo lugar, Paulo nos direciona para “tudo o que é respeitável” — ou “nobre”, como dizem algumas traduções. Fixar nossa mente no que é majestoso ou inspirador é o oposto de contemplar o que é imoral e terreno. Como crentes, não devemos alimentar nossa mente com entretenimento inútil ou trivialidades semelhantes, que preocupam tanto nossa sociedade secular. Em vez disso, devemos pensar naquilo que eleva nossa alma a Deus e suas grandes obras. Terceiro e quarto, Paulo nos chama a tomar decisões com base no que é justo e puro, em vez do que é conveniente ou agradável. Foi essa maneira de pensar que distinguiu José de Davi em situações semelhantes; pois, quando José foi perseguido pela esposa de Potifar, ele tomou a decisão de fugir dela com base no que era certo, não no que era fácil ou instantaneamente agradável a ele (Gn 39.6-12). Davi, por outro lado, seguiu seus sentimentos e cometeu grande injustiça ao dormir com Bate-Seba e assassinar o marido dela (2Sm 11). Ser uma pessoa salva não nos imuniza da impiedade, que começa na mente e termina em ação pecaminosa. Mas pensar como uma pessoa salva sim. Quinto e sexto, devemos pensar em “tudo o que é amável” e “tudo o que é louvável” — ou, como é traduzido na Versão King James, o que é “de boa fama”. Quando pensamos dessa maneira, ouvimos relatos que edificam as pessoas, em vez de relatos que desmantelam, desapontam e destroem. Essa é uma mentalidade que promove o amor fraternal e acompanha a graça de Deus à medida que funciona em nossa vida.Adapte seu pensamento ao padrão que Paulo fornece e certifique-se de acompanhá-lo com oração (Fp 4.6-8), e você terá muito pouco espaço para a ansiedade — aquele estado mental perturbador e destruidor de alegria que tantas vezes se arrasta em nossa vida. Em vez disso, treine sua mente para pensar os pensamentos de Deus segundo ele, e você pode experimentar uma medida maior da paz e presença dele.--Devocional Verdade para a vida, por Alistair Begg | Editora Fiel.Conteúdo oferecido em parceria entre Truth For Life e Ministério Fiel.
Aprofunde sua devoção a Deus em fiel.in/devocionalEnquanto calei os meus pecados, envelheceram os meus ossos pelos meus constantes gemidos todo o dia. Porque a tua mão pesava dia e noite sobre mim, e o meu vigor se tornou em sequidão de estio. (Sl 32.3-4)Aqueles que trabalham nos campos da psicologia, psiquiatria e serviços sociais são frequentemente confrontados com uma forte correlação entre o que está acontecendo no coração e na mente de uma pessoa e o que está sendo exibido no corpo dessa pessoa. A Palavra de Deus fala sobre essa conexão e então vai mais fundo, pois nos diz que há uma conexão entre o estado do nosso corpo e o estado da nossa alma.No Salmo 32, Davi fala muito pessoalmente com Deus, reconhecendo o peso que experimentou quando se escondeu nas sombras e se recusou a confessar seu pecado contra Bate-Seba e o assassinato de seu marido, Urias (veja 2Sm 11). E, através de Davi, o Espírito nos ensina que há uma ligação entre uma consciência torturada com falta de arrependimento e nosso bem-estar físico. Aqueles que estavam na companhia imediata de Davi poderiam não estar cientes do que estava acontecendo dentro dele espiritualmente, mas não poderiam ter evitado as indicações do que estava acontecendo com ele fisicamente.A descrição que ele fornece acrescenta ao relato que ele dá em outro lugar: “Bate-me excitado o coração, faltam-me as forças, e a luz dos meus olhos, essa mesma já não está comigo. Os meus amigos e companheiros afastam-se da minha praga, e os meus parentes ficam de longe” (Sl 38.10-11). É uma imagem bastante devastadora.Davi reconheceu sua condição pelo que era: um castigo. A Bíblia deixa claro que há um resultado natural para a luxúria, o excesso e o desrespeito aos mandamentos de Deus (veja Rm 1.24-25) — e Davi era culpado de tudo isso. A fragilidade, a perda de peso, a insônia, a sensação de rejeição, a melancolia, a ansiedade e o desespero muitas vezes assombram os indivíduos que procuram esconder seu pecado de Deus e negá-lo a si mesmos.O que restaurou Davi não foi uma mudança completa de hábitos cotidianos ou ir para a cama mais cedo, mas sim lidar com a causa-raiz — seu pecado: “Confessei-te o meu pecado […] e tu perdoaste a iniquidade do meu pecado” (Sl 32.5). Deus manteve sua mão pesada sobre Davi até que este colocou seu pecado nas mãos de Deus e lhe pediu que lidasse com isso. É uma bênção para nós quando Deus não nos permite esquecer nosso pecado — quando sentimos peso físico por causa de nossa doença espiritual. É o seu meio de nos levar a fazer o que mais precisamos: confessá-lo e pedir perdão por isso.Você está abrigando o pecado? Não o esconda; confesse. Davi experimentou alívio libertador de sua dor e angústia quando buscou o perdão de Deus. Você também pode conhecer essa alegria, pois a promessa da Palavra de Deus é que, “se confessarmos os nossos pecados, ele é fiel e justo para nos perdoar os pecados e nos purificar de toda injustiça” (1Jo 1.9).--Devocional Verdade para a vida, por Alistair Begg | Editora Fiel.Conteúdo oferecido em parceria entre Truth For Life e Ministério Fiel.
Também Benaia filho de Joiada, estava com os quereteus e peleteus; porém os filhos de Davi eram príncipes." (2Sm 8:18) Os queretitas (ou quereteus) e os peleteus aparecem na Bíblia como partes do exército de Davi. Eram homens leais e permaneceram ao lado de Davi nas três revoltas que ocorreram contra o rei. Na fuga de Absalão (2Sm 15.18), na perseguição de Seba depois que este se rebelou (20.7) e quando Adonias tentou suceder a Davi como rei (1Rs 1.38). Benaia, filho de Joiada, era seu líder, também chamado de chefe da guarda de Davi. É provável que os queretitas e os peleteus fossem a própria guarda do rei, e entre eles não havia quem fosse mais leal e fiel, porém os filhos de Davi eram príncipes. Valentes lutam por despojos, príncipes tem herança. Valentes lutam pela honra, filhos estão sempre à mesa diante do rei. A forma como você manifesta define seu acesso. Ser valente te faz acessar as porta do rei, mas ser filho faz você acessar seu colo. No reino sempre haverá escolhas e o acesso ao rei sempre será determinado pelo nível de paixão que você carrega por Ele. Eu não quero ter acesso, eu quero seu abraço. Eu não quero estar à porta, eu quero estar à mesa. Não quero ser reconhecido pelo número de vitórias, mas pela mesma semelhança e DNA que um príncipe tem. Valentes carregam a bandeira do Reino, eu quero carregar o seu nome. Acesso não se compara ao lugar. Deseje ser filho e seu lugar te abrirá acessos. Ser Benaia te faz líder, mas ser filho te faz príncipe.
Sunday Evening Serrvice Sermon ( 2June, 2024)Pasian' deih nuntak naAmos 1-2Sm. Khawl
Aquele, pois, que pensa estar em pé veja que não caia. (1Co 10.12)Em uma biografia, tanto o autor, conforme ele escreve, quanto os leitores, conforme leem depois, enfrentam uma grande tentação de encobrir as falhas do biografado. A Escritura, por outro lado, não faz tentativa alguma de esconder ou justificar as falhas, fracassos ou pecados de seus heróis. E é nas consequências do triunfo espiritual que o potencial para a derrota costuma parecer em seu auge.Em uma vitória da fé, Noé prosseguiu em obediência, sem que uma gota de chuva caísse, a construir a arca. Porém, após o dilúvio, lemos uma descrição lamentável de tudo que Noé permitiu ocorrer em sua embriaguez (veja Gn 9.20-27). Abrão inicia a jornada da fé; contudo, ele então trouxe desgraça sobre si mesmo e sua família através de suas mentiras quando foi ao Egito (12.10-20). Davi triunfou sobre Golias; no entanto, posteriormente se pegou perpetrando adultério (e muito possivelmente estupro), assassinato e caos (2Sm 11 em diante).Cada um desses personagens é um herói que realizou grandes coisas para a causa de Deus e que também falhou. Todos eles eram confiantes, e então caíram drasticamente. A Bíblia nos dá esses exemplos, não como desculpas para nos escondermos atrás deles, mas como advertências para nos livrar da complacência quando as coisas vão bem, e também para não esperarmos muito dos outros — na verdade, para não esperarmos muito de nós mesmos!O teólogo A. W. Pink nos lembra:Deus permite que os melhores homens se revelem, na melhor das hipóteses, apenas homens. Não importa quão ricamente dotados eles pareçam ser, quão eminentes no serviço de Deus, quão grandemente honrados e usados por ele: se o poder sustentador de Deus for retirado deles, ainda que por um momento, rapidamente será exposto que eles são “vasos de barro”. Nenhum homem permanece de pé por mais tempo do que é sustentado pela graça divina. O santo mais experimentado, se entregue a si próprio, é imediatamente visto tão fraco quanto a água e tão tímido quanto um rato.Misericordiosamente, Deus não nos entrega a nós mesmos: ele nos provê justiça, salvação, verdade e a sua Palavra, a fim de que não apenas suportemos, mas permaneçamos firmes em meio a cada provação e tentação. Quando reconhecemos dentro de nós mesmos as mesmas fraquezas e derrotas experimentadas por heróis como Noé, Abraão e Davi, somos capazes de depender da graça e poder de Deus para nos sustentar através do Senhor Jesus, nosso único “livramento” (1Co 10.13). Que isso sirva de lembrete para você continuar em sua fé, crescendo em santidade ou impactando o mundo para o reino, não apenas como o resultado de sua força ou inteligência ou caráter, mas por causa da graça de Deus. A pessoa que verdadeiramente sabe disso, enxerga a complacência como um grave perigo e vê a oração como algo absolutamente essencial, pois sabe que é somente o Senhor que pode mantê-la de pé dia após dia, a cada momento. Você sabe disso?1 Coríntios 10.1-13A Bíblia em um ano: Dn 3–4; Ap 6
Episódio com o tema "A união agradável; Um hino de louvor a Deus; Um louvor consciente"Apresentação: Itamir Neves. Texto Bíblico: Sl 133, 134, 135 Alguns estudiosos entendem que este salmo de Davi pode ter sido escrito na ocasião em que depois de reinar por sete anos somente sobre Judá, Davi foi finalmente coroado em Hebron para reinar sobre todo o Israel, conf. 2Sm 5.1-10. Outros estudiosos, porém, recusam aceitar o salmo como davítico porque, logo depois do seu pecado com Bate-Seba ele foi alvo de uma profecia em que lhe fora dito que a espada não se afastaria mais da sua casa e realmente isso aconteceu (2Sm 12.10). Entendem, então, que este seria um cântico final a ser elevado no trecho final da caminhada, chegando-se próximo de Jerusalém e especificamente, chegando-se próximo do temploSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
(2Sm.24:2,9-17; Ps.32:1-2,5-7, Mk.6:1-6) "I acknowledged my sin to you; my guilt I covered not." The Lord can heal only those who believe in Him, who turn to Him in their guilt to be saved. David has sinned against the Lord once again. His kingdom had been blessed by the Lord and was flourishing in His sight. Rather than accept the blessings the Lord poured upon him and so find their increase, the king sought control over that which should have been left in the hands of God by numbering the people who had been the Lord's gift to him. And so now their number shall be decreased in his sight. But David regrets his sin, acknowledging it before the Lord and begging His pardon: "I have sinned grievously in what I have done. But now, Lord, forgive the guilt of your servant, for I have been very foolish," and he throws himself on the mercy of God. The Lord does destroy some seventy thousand in the kingdom, but relents at David's intercession for the sheep under his rule who have done no wrong – the king entreats, "Punish me and my kindred," and then offers an appeasing sacrifice to God. David's sin is severe and has serious consequences, but the Lord is faithful in forgiving him when he calls out to Him. However, when "Jesus went to His own part of the country," as shown in our gospel, their hearts were closed against Him and He could share no grace. Were they any less sinners than David? Had they any less need of His forgiveness, of His healing? Their hardness of heart itself proves otherwise, but, sadly, "they found Him too much for them"; and "their lack of faith," which distressed the Lord, prevented them from knowing the mercy found by their ancestor David. Ironically, it is their own closeness to Him and His human family that keeps them from recognizing the greatness of the grace which works through Him. Would they disown David, him whose sons they claim to be, if he had come to them in such a way? And yet Jesus they reject. Brothers and sisters, our sights must be set on heaven and the mercy that falls from there through the Lord. We have all sinned as David in our foolishness. We must acknowledge it as he has, with faith that the Lord can heal us, that He walks amongst us as a brother to cure all our ills and teach us the way to love. If we listen without acceptance of Him in faith, "no miracle" will be worked in our lives – and it is a miracle we most need, for we simple servants must lay down our lives. ******* O LORD, let us not question the wonders you work in our midst; let us rejoice at the presence of your saving Son. YHWH, forgive the guilt of our sin, that we have turned our backs on you and not believed in your providence, and not accepted your Son. How could we be so blind to your hand at work among us, and why should you be so kind as to stay the angel of death? We deserve to die for our sins against you, yet to our poor souls you offer forgiveness. The teaching of Jesus is clear, His wisdom is of your perfect light, yet we question His miraculous presence in our midst. Holding to the earth we can see, we fail to recognize the glory we cannot see, the joy you bring us in being in the number of your holy ones. Staring too closely at what is at our hands, your transcendent Hand we miss, O LORD, even when He stands before us. The burden of our guilt take from us, LORD, that we might be free of the punishment we deserve, that by your angels we might be blessed.
(2Sm.18:9-10,14,24-25,30-19:3; Ps.86:1-6; Mk.5:21-43) "Hearken, O Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the sound of my pleading." Today in our readings we hear of desperate pleas made to the Lord. In our gospel there are at least two "earnest appeal[s]": Jairus "fell at [the] feet" of Jesus and begged Him to heal his dying daughter; and without words the woman "who had been afflicted with a hemorrhage for a dozen years" makes her appeal by working her way through the crowd simply to "touch His clothing" and be well. The woman is healed "immediately" and hears from the Lord, "It is your faith that has cured you." Her He sends in peace, but peace and the same faith He does not find as He approaches Jairus' house after having been told his daughter is dead. There is "the noise of people wailing and crying loudly on all sides." Theirs seems to be a kind of pleading, but the Lord's answer to such prayer they reject and mock, and so must be put out of the house – only those of faith can know of healing. And so Jesus takes only Peter, James, John, and the girl's parents into the room where the child lies, for they are able to heed His teaching: "Fear is useless. What is needed is trust." And so when He reaches out His hand to the little girl and speaks to her, "Talitha koum," she indeed rises and walks about. The prayer of a true heart is always answered in the power of God. What can we say of David's "weeping and mourning for Absalom" in our first reading? Again a father cries out for his child. But here it is not an innocent "child of twelve" for whom the prayer rises up, but for a son who has rebelled against his father "with evil intent," seeking indeed to overthrow David's kingdom and put him to death. David's cry, "My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!" stands in opposition to what is expected of him as he is informed of the "good news" that his enemies have been defeated and their leader killed. But here again the king knows it has been his own sin which has led to such disruption in his house. And so it is as much for himself he cries as for the child of his loins. And though Absalom shall not be raised from the dead, perhaps the Lord hears the sorrow of David's heart and will later comfort him. "To you I call all the day," O Lord. "I am afflicted and poor," but "you, O Lord, are good and forgiving." Heal me as I cry out to you. Look upon my weeping and mourning with your kindness; raise me from the dead by your word and feed me with your Body and Blood. ******* O LORD, why do we wail at the prospect of death – why do we not trust in you? YHWH, you hear our cry, you answer our pleading and send your Son to die in our place. We have rebelled against you, we have deserved death, but Jesus dies in our stead that we might be saved from the grave. And so our amazement is complete at the love you bear for us. Have pity on us, LORD, we are afflicted; we have been tormented many years. Give us the faith to come to Jesus on our knees to find His salvation, to be healed of all our ills. He cannot but hear us as we call to Him – His heart cannot but turn to us in our need. For He carries your compassion and cannot but witness to your undying love for your poor creatures. Speak to us, dear LORD. Whisper in our ears with your sweet voice, inviting us to rise and walk with you. Let us answer to your call that we might come from death to life in you. Let us weep no more.
(2Sm.15:13-14,30,16:5-13; Ps.3:2-7; Mk.5:1-20) "Many are saying of me, 'There is no salvation for him in God.'" Today David's sins rise to his neck, and he is persecuted for them. But in accepting the persecution as chastisement from the hand of God, David regains his kingly stature, becoming once again humble and obedient to the Lord. David's son Absalom has successfully led a rebellion against him among the Israelite nation under David's command. The king is forced to flee, and as he leaves, his son will lie with the wives and concubines he has left behind upon the same roof where David first spied the bathing Bathsheba. How his sins come to visit him! But it is in mourning David flees Jerusalem and climbs the Mount of Olives – the hill upon which Christ's own passion shall begin in the garden where He is taken by the sword. David "wept without ceasing. His head was covered and he was walking barefoot." Repentant is the king in remembrance of his sins and the punishment now come upon him. And his sincerity he exhibits profoundly again, for as Shimei curses and stones him, though he is surrounded by soldiers he does not exact retribution or seek to stop him. Despite the fact this kin of Saul has no right to act toward the king in this way, yet David is struck to the heart by the truth of his words: "Now you suffer ruin because you are a murderer," and leaves all in the hands of God, responding to his soldier, "Suppose the Lord has told him to curse David; who then will dare to say, 'Why are you doing this?'" Open is David about the fact that even his own son is seeking his life, and so what standing can he expect to have with his enemies. As he endures his trial, he hopes only it shall be purgatorial: "Perhaps the Lord will look upon my affliction and make it up to me with benefits for the curses he is uttering this day." And so he does not "fear the myriads of people arrayed against him on every side," for he rediscovers his faith in God. And as the Lord casts out the legion of demons from the possessed man of Gerasene, so He shall purge David of his sin. To whatever extreme our afflictions have grown, the Lord is present to save. For if this man who could not be secured with chains, who "uninterruptedly night and day amid the tombs… screamed and gashed himself with stones," could be found by a word from the Lord "sitting fully clothed and perfectly sane," what have we to fear of all the devils who accuse us of our sins? Jesus is mightier than them and there is no telling "how much the Lord in His mercy" can do when we fall on our faces before Him in homage. True repentance brings salvation to all sinful souls. ******* O LORD, let us come from dwelling among the tombs to sit at your feet in peace. YHWH, though our adversaries be arrayed against us on every side, you are there to rescue our souls. Though the devils press upon us and accuse us of our sins, you grant forgiveness… and bring us to our right minds. O let us proclaim what you have done for us! Though we have merited death, new life is ours in you. How great is the attack of our foes in this dark world, dearest LORD. Do not sin and death rule in this forsaken place? Does Satan not have great power to harm your servants? Yet so much greater is your power, for you look with pity upon our afflictions and cross the sea to come to save us. It is our sins that cause us to weep and mourn – but our sins you take from us and so free us from the chains of the evil one. The stones that shower down on our heads we accept as chastisement from your hand, knowing they shall bring cleansing of our guilt and that of others. O LORD, we beg you to stay with us.
(2Sm.12:1-7,10-17; Ps.51:12-17; Mk.4:35-41) "I have sinned against the Lord." David is the man who "took the poor man's ewe lamb and made a meal of it for his visitor." To feed his lust he has feasted on another man's wife. And he sees the injustice of this; he recognizes his guilt when his sin is exposed. But why has he done it? "As the Lord lives, the man who has done this merits death!" And so David, too, has need of the true King and His cross to redeem him. What does the Lord say to David as he "lie[s] on the ground clothed in sackcloth," praying for the dying child he has conceived by his sin? We know what he says to God, for we have Psalm 51 to eternally express the misery of this sinner, and all sinners. We know he cries out: "Free me from my blood guilt, O God, my saving God." But how does God respond? Is He with him? We know the Lord forgives David – Nathan tells him so – but yet "the sword shall never depart from [his] house," and he shall have his sin later exposed in broad daylight by his own son, Absalom, who lies with David's wives in the public eye. Much woe remains with David long after his fall, and really throughout the history of Judah and Israel. He is assured: "You shall not die," but though his house remain and is fulfilled in the coming of Christ, what pain must be with the king in this time. If he had called upon the Lord, as He rebukes the wind and the sea in our gospel: "Quiet! Be still!" so would God have calmed his lust upon a word from his mouth. But he "utterly spurned the Lord." How is it such a humble and obedient king could do such a thing? How is it the disciples are so "lacking in faith" at the specter of the violence of the sea? Why do they become so "terrified"? Would not we all, brothers and sisters? Have we not all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God? Do we not all become awed by Him whom "the wind and the sea obey"? Yet we must come to Him. Yet we must beg His pardon. Yet we must seek the strength of His Spirit, of His Word within us. Yet we must fall to our knees before our priest and cry out to our God – "A clean heart create for me, O Lord, and a steadfast spirit renew within me." Thus we all have need of cleansing this side of heaven; we have all brought forth children unto death. ******* O LORD, let us be obedient as the wind and the sea to your command, or we shall be overwhelmed by the waves of this world. YHWH, why should we be so terrified at the wind and the waves? Why should we fear the prospect of death? Do you not hold both the sea and death in your hands, and are you not faithful in saving us when we call to you? Why are we then so lacking in faith? O LORD, we are not as you. We are weak and sinful men. How can we be strong when we look out and see the depth of our sin? How can it not overwhelm us? You are all good and we have sinned against you. You are only of love, and we are but selfish. How can we stand before you in our misery? Help us to remember how gracious you are, dear God. Help us to maintain your Spirit within us. You desire our salvation, you desire our good; help us to desire it ourselves, and to act upon that desire. O LORD, let us not go astray. Cleanse our hearts and our hands from all our guilt and let us stand strong with you. Forgive us our sin and all the effects of our sin.
(2Sm.11:1-10,13-17; Ps.51:3-7,10-11; Mk.4:26-34) "The seed sprouts and grows without his knowing how it happens." Jesus in our gospel tells us of the kingdom of God and of its gradual growth without our knowing. Seed is scattered, the Word is sown in our souls, and as we "[go] to bed and [get] up day after day," remaining in the presence of the Lord, good fruits little by little reveal themselves in our lives – till finally at the time of judgment we are gathered into the heavenly reign. Though small and humble seed, once we are sown in the Lord's grace, we "become the largest of shrubs, with branches big enough for the birds of the sky to build nests in its shade." And so this man made of dust may find life eternal in Jesus. In our first reading there is another kind of gradual growth evident: the sin of David. It is the time of year "when kings go out on campaign" with their armies, but David remains at home – and so in this sin of sloth is sown that which will grow into adultery and murder. For one evening as the king "[rises] from his siesta and stroll[s] about on the roof of the palace," he sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing, and lets his look linger upon her. Lust having taken hold of him, he takes her to his bed and has relations with her, despite her being another man's wife. In a vain attempt to cover his sin, he recalls the husband from battle that he might go in to his wife and believe the child David has conceived is his own. But the man is more faithful to the troops in battle than David is to his position as king, and remains apart from his home. Finally, David resorts to arranging for Uriah's death in battle. O how sin has grown in the great king! From a small seed tremendous guilt is born. And now, what can the prince of the people do but seek the mercy of the Lord. In his famous psalm of repentance David begs God, "Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all my guilt." He calls out, "Thoroughly wash me from my guilt, and of my sin cleanse me." Recognizing his plight as a member of the fallen human race: "In guilt I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me," the king shows genuine humility, and so finds the forgiveness of God – but now the sword shall be upon his house. Though there shall be peace in the time of the son he will later conceive with the wife of Uriah, it shall not remain. Only in Christ will God's blessing truly return again. Brothers and sisters, from small seeds indeed great trees come. We must be ever diligent about the seed we sow, remaining always in the light of the Lord and nourished by the Spirit. When "the time is ripe for harvest," all we have done shall be exposed; until then, let us trust in His presence alone. ******* O LORD, let us grow into your kingdom, not into sin. YHWH, let your kingdom grow among us and within us. Let not our sin grow in its place, that we shall not come unto death but new life in you. We are sinful men, O LORD. All of us fall short of your glory; all of us have done evil in your sight. But you are good and forgiving and there is no sin from which you cannot cleanse us. David your servant has been guilty of adultery and murder. He has acted out of sloth and lust and selfish pride, yet when he calls out to you, you look upon him with pity. When he acknowledges his sin before you, you forgive. What good is beyond your power to do? And in the place of our sin you plant the seed of your kingdom, LORD. Where once was but parched and fallow land, you bring fruitful growth. Though this seem impossible in our sight, you accomplish it in your will. Though we cannot see, though we do not know how, you work to raise us to your glory. Turn your face from our sins and let us dwell with you.
(2Sm.7:4-17; Ps.89:4-5,27-30; Mk.4:1-20) "Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forever." David seems intent on establishing the Lord's presence forever by building a permanent house in which He might dwell, but how well our God answers the great king's thoughts with the promise of making "his posterity endure forever." It is the Lord who establishes all, and so He states, "I will fix a place for my people Israel; I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance," to show that He thinks of us and loves us first. Though He approves and blesses our desires to care for Him and make Him known, as He shows by revealing to David that his son "shall build a house to [His] name," He cannot be outdone in His love for us. Solomon will build the temple of the Lord, yes, and it will be a great house in which all shall worship God and through which all shall find blessing from God. But the true Son of David upon whom the Lord's favor rests eternally is Jesus Himself. It is His kingdom which truly "stands firm" forever. It is through Him the Lord will "destroy all [our] enemies" and grant us peace round about. He is the seed of David come to full growth, the promise of the king come to fulfillment. This is He whom the Israelites truly sought when first they asked for a king – this is God's blessed answer to their request for one of their own to rule them. It is clear that David is as the seed "sown on good soil" which "yield[s] thirty- and sixty- and a hundredfold." Satan shall not come to carry off what is sown through him, nor shall he "wither for lack of roots" or be choked off by the cares of this world. For as the Lord says of him, "I have been with you wherever you went"; and so His nourishment, the Spirit of the Lord which rushed upon David from his first anointing, remains, too, upon this chosen king. And though he shall sin, and though his sons shall turn away from worship of the true God, yet the Lord's blessing remains. And in the enduring of the Lord's correction "with the rod of men and human chastisements," Jesus, the Son of David, the Son of God, by His crucifixion and death opens the way for all children of David, all children blessed by God, to return to the Lord of all and remain with Him forever. The kingdom of Jesus is now established; let us come to this Temple and be saved. ******* O LORD, let us take to heart your Word and align ourselves with your will that we might reign forever with your Son. YHWH, a House you make for us in the Person of your Son. His throne endures forever, and we with Him. O LORD, make us fruitful in your NAME, in the flesh and blood of Jesus. We are worth nothing without your grace, without your blessing upon our race – without your help all our words and deeds would fall to dust. Maintain your kindness toward us, keep the teaching of your Son in our hearts, or we shall be cast from your presence. How shall we hear the Word you wish to impart to poor souls? How shall we learn the lesson of obedience and realize it is you who establish us, who give us a House in which to dwell? You are our Father, our God, our Rock and Savior. In your Son we are made your children and so endure forever in the light of your face. Be with us now and remain with your faithful. Let us be good soil and produce fruit for you.
(2Sm.6:12-15,17-19; Ps.24:7-10; Mk.3:31-35) "Lift up, O gates, your lintels; reach up, you ancient portals, that the King of glory may come in!" In our first reading David leads all the Israelites in, "bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and to the sound of the horn." "Dancing before the Lord with abandon," he brings the ark into Jerusalem and sets it within its tent or tabernacle. All celebrate this day as they surround the ark on its journey and as David "offers holocausts and peace offerings before the Lord," the ark having come to its place in the city of David. The Lord is in their midst, and so all the people rejoice. In our gospel the ever present crowd of people is assembled, seated "in a circle" around Jesus. They surround the Lord as once the Israelites surrounded the ark – and how their hearts must celebrate at His presence in their midst. And how indeed their hearts must leap up to hear what is said of them: "These are my mother and my brothers." For thus the Lord gathers them into His arms; thus He feeds them better than with the meat of any holocaust – thus they are protected forever by His holy presence. "Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle." He blesses and protects all His children; He makes all who worship Him His own. And what need we do but celebrate; what need we do but shout for joy? For He is present before us. For He enters into us, into the New Jerusalem in which we dwell. Here in His Church we have His Blessed Sacrament to feed us on our way to Him. In this He is already with us, as He is in His teaching and in His priests and in all His brothers and sisters and mothers – "whoever does the will of God" becomes one with Him. We love you, Lord our God, for your presence among us! We praise you, dearest Jesus, for your presence within us! O brothers and sisters, make room for His entry into your hearts and minds, bodies and souls, that you might enter in with Him to His heavenly kingdom. He stands and knocks at the door even now. Will you open and welcome Him into your home? ******* O LORD, let us rejoice before the ark of the Covenant come into our midst in Jesus our King and Brother. YHWH, come into our homes, into our hearts, that we might be your House, one with your Son. He is truly your Temple; let us open wide our gates that He might enter in and make His home with us. Mother and brother and sister of Jesus let us be, O LORD, surrounding Him as His holy family. Let us rejoice at His Word and so follow your will in all things. May He look upon us with mercy and give us of Himself to eat. What should we do but dance and sing and praise your holy NAME for your presence in our midst, for your entering our poor souls and remaining ever with us? O let us offer ourselves to you in sacrifice! that indeed your will might be done in our lives. Come and make your home in us, dearest LORD and God. We feed upon your Word, O LORD, and on His body and blood. May He serve as King over us that we might enter your reign.
(2Sm.5:1-7,10; Ps.89:20-22,25-26; Mk.3:22-30) "Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven." How different are the scribes who come to Jesus from the Israelites who come to David to crown him king. "The tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: 'Here we are, your bone and your flesh.'" So united would they be to him whom the Lord had said would "shepherd [His] people Israel," so well do they remember his leadership in war, that they wholeheartedly invite him to rule over them. They believe what God has said of His chosen king: "I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him," and they confirm his anointing among them. But the scribes would drive Jesus from their midst. And as the Jebusites vainly threatened David before he took the stronghold of Zion and began his reign in Jerusalem, so these blind leaders of the people vainly attack Jesus before His entering and taking hold of the New Jerusalem. If David was anointed by God, how much more is the Father's anointing upon His only Son? If David's deeds in war deserved respect and praise, how much more Him who came to teach and heal the nation? And if these scribes should not only reject Jesus but designate the holy deeds He has worked among them as coming from the prince of demons, what hope have they but to join the prince of demons in eternal damnation? For if they call the good evil, how shall they come to accept the goodness of God and enter His reign? Shall they not rather fling themselves toward the fires of hell, as even they do here, taking the evil for good, led astray as they are by their pride and jealousy? The Lord's hand is always with His Chosen One, "that [His] arm might make Him strong." It is in that strength we take refuge; it is in the blessing upon Him we find life. We must invite Him who is good to rule over us – His works must be our own. If we do not recognize the truth of His words and the grace in His deeds, what hope will we have of finding the fountain that washes us clean of our sins and prepares us for the holiness of paradise? What can these scribes do but "carr[y] the guilt of [their] sin without end," for they utterly reject Him. Brothers and sisters, we choose life or we choose death. We choose to side with the good or turn to become one with the evil. Wickedness has no place with the grace of God and His goodness allows no evil to enter in. Jesus destroys evil: speak only the truth of this Word. The Spirit knows nothing of lies. ******* O LORD, may your Son rule over us all and make us strong. YHWH, Jesus shall shepherd your people Israel; the blind leaders cannot prevent Him from taking hold of the holy City. For your anointing is upon Him, and it is your arm that makes Him strong. O let us enter Jerusalem with Him, bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh! May the house of Satan be plundered by Him who is stronger than he; let his property be despoiled, all the accusations with which he would attack your holy ones. O let the Holy Spirit be upon us! the truth that cannot be denied. Your goodness be upon our souls, O LORD, to lead us to all light. David was your servant, LORD, the figure of Christ, your Son. From his youth you blessed him with your grace and power, with the anointing of your Spirit. Now that Jesus has come to fulfill this blessing among us, let us welcome Him into our homes, that we might be welcomed into your House, your forgiveness in our hearts. Let none turn away from your truth.
(2Sm.1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27; Ps.80:2-7; Mk.3:20-21) "They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan." For David's leading his men in mourning for Saul, it might have been said of him what was said of Jesus: "He is out of His mind." But even to the end David proves himself sincere in his respect for God's anointed, even slaying the man who claims to have dispatched the king upon Saul's request (after he had dealt himself a mortal wound). David is not anxious to claim the throne for himself, as so many around him suppose he should be. Like Christ, he does not grasp at what is his, but continually humbles himself before his Lord and God, and waits and accepts the will of the Father. And so David weeps and fasts for the man who forever sought his life. And so he is given "tears to drink in ample measure." And so he cries with the Israelites, "fed with the bread of tears" at the death of their king. Jonathan, David truly loved. He was indeed better to him than any brother or any lover. For him his tears are understandable. Jonathan repeatedly saved David's life, to the point of provoking the wrath of his father against himself. But there is no explanation for his love of Saul, other than the Lord loved him and had blessed him. And so, David's love is as the love of God. His tears fall from on high. And what shall we say of our gospel today? Jesus and His disciples are so pressed upon by the crowds of people, they made it "impossible for them to get any food whatever." We should remember this situation when we consider the Lord's family coming to "take charge of Him." We should understand their concern for His health when we interpret their statement that "He is out of His mind." They mean not that He is insane, but that He needs someone to look after His temporal needs, lest He tax Himself overmuch. But the Lord's strength, like David's love, also comes from on high – it is not earthly. And His work is His food, and the Father will take care. His mourning and weeping and fasting and dying for us is blessed by His Father, and will bear fruit unto His kingship in heaven. If He did not live by the standards of heaven, there would be no hope for our salvation, for why should He die for sinners such as us, other than it is the Father's love? ******* O LORD, your love for us goes beyond reason, beyond the death we deserve for our sin. YHWH, your Son must be out of His mind for loving us as intensely as He does. Why should He so forget Himself for those who have betrayed Him, those who have sought His life? We ask this day: Why did David mourn over Saul, and why does Jesus die on the Cross? He spends Himself for our sakes, obedient to your will in all things, sacrificing Himself for those you would save. And He cares not that those for whom He prays, those whom He heals by a word from His mouth, shall turn upon Him on the day you have assigned. He desires only what you desire, dear God: that your wayward children shall not perish. As for a brother He gives Himself; members of your family He would make us. With us He has been fed with the bread of tears, and from these He comes to rescue our souls. O LORD, let us not drown in the surrounding sadness! Let us rise from our fall with Him.
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(2Sm.1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27; Ps.80:2-7; Mk.3:20-21) “They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan.” For David's leading his men in mourning for Saul, it might have been said of him what was said of Jesus: “He is out of His mind.” But even to the end David proves himself sincere in his respect for God's anointed, even slaying the man who claims to have dispatched the king upon Saul's request (after he had dealt himself a mortal wound). David is not anxious to claim the throne for himself, as so many around him suppose he should be. Like Christ, he does not grasp at what is his, but continually humbles himself before his Lord and God, and waits and accepts the will of the Father. And so David weeps and fasts for the man who forever sought his life. And so he is given “tears to drink in ample measure.” And so he cries with the Israelites, “fed with the bread of tears” at the death of their king. Jonathan, David truly loved. He was indeed better to him than any brother or any lover. For him his tears are understandable. Jonathan repeatedly saved David's life, to the point of provoking the wrath of his father against himself. But there is no explanation for his love of Saul, other than the Lord loved him and had blessed him. And so, David's love is as the love of God. His tears fall from on high. And what shall we say of our gospel today? Jesus and His disciples are so pressed upon by the crowds of people, they made it “impossible for them to get any food whatever.” We should remember this situation when we consider the Lord's family coming to “take charge of Him.” We should understand their concern for His health when we interpret their statement that “He is out of His mind.” They mean not that He is insane, but that He needs someone to look after His temporal needs, lest He tax Himself overmuch. But the Lord's strength, like David's love, also comes from on high – it is not earthly. And His work is His food, and the Father will take care. His mourning and weeping and fasting and dying for us is blessed by His Father, and will bear fruit unto His kingship in heaven. If He did not live by the standards of heaven, there would be no hope for our salvation, for why should He die for sinners such as us, other than it is the Father's love? ******* O LORD, your love for us goes beyond reason, beyond the death we deserve for our sin. YHWH, your Son must be out of His mind for loving us as intensely as He does. Why should He so forget Himself for those who have betrayed Him, those who have sought His life? We ask this day: Why did David mourn over Saul, and why does Jesus die on the Cross? He spends Himself for our sakes, obedient to your will in all things, sacrificing Himself for those you would save. And He cares not that those for whom He prays, those whom He heals by a word from His mouth, shall turn upon Him on the day you have assigned. He desires only what you desire, dear God: that your wayward children shall not perish. As for a brother He gives Himself; members of your family He would make us. With us He has been fed with the bread of tears, and from these He comes to rescue our souls. O LORD, let us not drown in the surrounding sadness! Let us rise from our fall with Him.
(2Sm.1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27; Ps.80:2-7; Mk.3:20-21) “They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan.” For David's leading his men in mourning for Saul, it might have been said of him what was said of Jesus: “He is out of His mind.” But even to the end David proves himself sincere in his respect for God's anointed, even slaying the man who claims to have dispatched the king upon Saul's request (after he had dealt himself a mortal wound). David is not anxious to claim the throne for himself, as so many around him suppose he should be. Like Christ, he does not grasp at what is his, but continually humbles himself before his Lord and God, and waits and accepts the will of the Father. And so David weeps and fasts for the man who forever sought his life. And so he is given “tears to drink in ample measure.” And so he cries with the Israelites, “fed with the bread of tears” at the death of their king. Jonathan, David truly loved. He was indeed better to him than any brother or any lover. For him his tears are understandable. Jonathan repeatedly saved David's life, to the point of provoking the wrath of his father against himself. But there is no explanation for his love of Saul, other than the Lord loved him and had blessed him. And so, David's love is as the love of God. His tears fall from on high. And what shall we say of our gospel today? Jesus and His disciples are so pressed upon by the crowds of people, they made it “impossible for them to get any food whatever.” We should remember this situation when we consider the Lord's family coming to “take charge of Him.” We should understand their concern for His health when we interpret their statement that “He is out of His mind.” They mean not that He is insane, but that He needs someone to look after His temporal needs, lest He tax Himself overmuch. But the Lord's strength, like David's love, also comes from on high – it is not earthly. And His work is His food, and the Father will take care. His mourning and weeping and fasting and dying for us is blessed by His Father, and will bear fruit unto His kingship in heaven. If He did not live by the standards of heaven, there would be no hope for our salvation, for why should He die for sinners such as us, other than it is the Father's love? ******* O LORD, your love for us goes beyond reason, beyond the death we deserve for our sin. YHWH, your Son must be out of His mind for loving us as intensely as He does. Why should He so forget Himself for those who have betrayed Him, those who have sought His life? We ask this day: Why did David mourn over Saul, and why does Jesus die on the Cross? He spends Himself for our sakes, obedient to your will in all things, sacrificing Himself for those you would save. And He cares not that those for whom He prays, those whom He heals by a word from His mouth, shall turn upon Him on the day you have assigned. He desires only what you desire, dear God: that your wayward children shall not perish. As for a brother He gives Himself; members of your family He would make us. With us He has been fed with the bread of tears, and from these He comes to rescue our souls. O LORD, let us not drown in the surrounding sadness! Let us rise from our fall with Him.
The road to No Way Home is not complete. We give you our in depth review of the amazing Spider-Man No Way Home. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
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The road to Spider-Man No Way Home continues! Listen to us talk about why Spider-Man PS4 is the best version of Spider-Man. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
The road to Spider-Man No Way Home continues as we have a in depth discussion of Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
The road to Spider-Man No Way Home continues as we have a in depth discussion The Amazing Spider-Man 2. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
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The road to Spider-Man No Way Home continues as we have a in depth discussion The Amazing Spider-Man. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
Check out our in depth discussion of the latest MCU film Shang-Chi! www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
The road to Spider-Man No Way Home continues as we have a in depth discussion of the flawed masterpiece Spider-Man 3. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... Follow Josh and Rising Action: twitter.com/Josh_J98 t.co/qLFTsAExcX?amp=1 t.co/9Q32hL0w6C?amp=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
It's a great time to be a Spider-Man fan! Listen to us talk about the Spider-Man No Way Home Trailer and all of our wild theories for the movie! www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... Follow Josh and Rising Action: twitter.com/Josh_J98 t.co/qLFTsAExcX?amp=1 t.co/9Q32hL0w6C?amp=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
Grayson and Cole deliver an in depth review for the first season of Bad Batch! www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... Follow Josh and Rising Action: twitter.com/Josh_J98 t.co/qLFTsAExcX?amp=1 t.co/9Q32hL0w6C?amp=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
James Gunn's The Suicide Squad was a amazing! Here is our mega discussion of the film! www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... Follow Josh and Rising Action: twitter.com/Josh_J98 t.co/qLFTsAExcX?amp=1 t.co/9Q32hL0w6C?amp=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
The road to Spider-Man No Way Home continues as we have a in depth discussion of the cinematic masterpiece Spider-Man 2. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... Follow Josh and Rising Action: twitter.com/Josh_J98 t.co/qLFTsAExcX?amp=1 t.co/9Q32hL0w6C?amp=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
On this episode of the Comic Blast Podcast we discuss what we thought of Loki and the Finale! Safe to say we think of Loki very highly. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... Follow Josh and Rising Action: twitter.com/Josh_J98 t.co/qLFTsAExcX?amp=1 t.co/9Q32hL0w6C?amp=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
On this episode of the Comic Blast Podcast Grayson and Keenan start a new series where we will review every single Spider-Man film as we get closer to Spider-Man No Way Home. This week we cover Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. www.patreon.com/comicblast iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podca... Spotify: www.open.spotify.com/show/2SM... How to connect with us: comicblastnetwork@gmail.com www.twitter.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/comicblast_ www.twitter.com/Schradester8 www.instagram.com/keenancreates www.twitter.com/thecosmiclotus www.www.instagram.com/comicbl... Follow Josh and Rising Action: twitter.com/Josh_J98 t.co/qLFTsAExcX?amp=1 t.co/9Q32hL0w6C?amp=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicblast/support
A lot of you guys have told us you love when we call other radio stations... Well you're gonna love the call we made to 2SM. (They probably won't love what Kyle has decided 'SM' stands for!)
A lot of you guys have told us you love when we call other radio stations... Well you're gonna love the call we made to 2SM. (They probably won't love what Kyle has decided 'SM' stands for!)