I Have Come to Set the World on Fire

In Luke 12:49, Jesus declares, "I have come to set the world on fire and I wish it were already burning!" But what did He mean by this powerful statement?

In this episode, we dive into the fire of the Holy Spirit, the refining power of God’s truth, and the baptism of suffering Jesus endured through His death. We’ll explore how Christ’s mission wasn’t to bring comfort, but transformation—igniting hearts, dividing the world with His truth, and calling His followers into a life set on fire for His kingdom.

Are you ready to embrace the fire? Tune in as we unpack the urgency and power behind Jesus' words and what it means for us today!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Luke 12:49
• 2:43 Understanding Jesus' Mission
• 5:02 The Garden of Gethsemane
• 6:41 The Significance of Jesus' Baptism
• 8:54 The Role of Fire in the Bible
• 11:23 The Holy Spirit
• 13:38 Connecting the Dots: The Importance of Scripture Study
• 16:30 Practical Steps for New Believers
• 17:35 Being an Ambassador for Christ
• 19:57 Embracing the Fire of Faith

Transcript

Erika-Michelle (00:07)
What up, what up, what up? It's your girl EMB coming to you guys today to talk a little bit about Luke 12 49. This scripture right here just sets my soul on fire and we're going to talk about why. But first, I've got a co-host with me today, Aaron Cordell. Super excited to introduce you guys to Mr. Cordell. Very excited to have him on the show. We'll just call him our resident scriptureologist is what we'll do.

Aaron, go ahead and tell people a little bit about yourself.

Aaron (00:37)
Yeah, so my name is Aaron Cordell. I've been in church my entire life. I've served in many different ministries over those years, youth ministry, young adults, and now we are actually helping co-pastor, the current church we are in. And just very excited to be here today and talk about this Luke chapter 12, because this is some very interesting things that Jesus starts spitting out here.

Erika-Michelle (01:02)
It really is. One of the things that's really cool about Luke that I've learned since starting to really study the Bible, because as many people know, I've kind of come to this later in life. I didn't start out digging into the Bible or drawing closer to Jesus until I'm just going to stick with later in life. There's no need to share with you all my age. But Luke is a really good one. Our family every December does the Luke.

Bible study where you read a chapter of Luke a day, 24 chapters so you can get through it prior to Christmas He goes into a detailing account of the

It's been fun to learn that Luke was the physician during that time and just how he kind of dug in to get all of the information that he got to put that book together. The reason Luke 1249 specifically and we'll, we'll talk about Luke but the reason Luke 1249 specifically just really resonated with me was because Jesus literally spoke the words that this entire show is all about. You would think that that was intentional, it was not. When I started the podcast, Luke 12, 49 was not in my mindset, but when it was revealed at the time that it was, I was like, holy cow, how incredible.

Luke 1249, he says, I have come to set the world on fire and I wish it were already burning. And that is the NLT version, the New Living Translation version of the Bible. And it's just so fitting for the direction that world on fire is going to go now. So, Aaron, can you tell us a little bit about...

Luke 12, what exactly is going on? Can you kind of set the stage for us? What's happening in Jesus' ministry at this time? What's going on in the world in this moment? What's going on in Luke 12?

Aaron (02:46)
So in Luke 12, Jesus has now been on his ministry journey long enough for the disciples to know that there's something coming that they might not be ready for, right? So at this point in his ministry and his life, we get the Sermon on the Mount, which was incredible. We get...

all of the small short stories that the eyewitness gospel accounts give us in between the sermon and the cross, obviously at the end. And Luke 12 kind of fits in right in the middle of that. And in his teaching and in his preaching, Jesus makes a statement, I've come to set the world on fire and I wish that it was already kindled or burning and

If you dive into this, and I have, he's, in my opinion, referencing the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit in this instant. I've come to set the world ablaze with my Spirit. I wish at this point it was already burning because the very next scripture, verse 50, he is actually referencing his death. He's referencing the cross in that scripture.

It's kind of a Jesus recognizing that I wish this world was already full I wish revival was already breaking out. And at this time it was, it was just, it was different than we see it in the book of Acts, because in the book of Acts, and we'll probably dive into that, we do get the spirit then. But Jesus knowing what he's fixing to have to go through.

knowing the cross is in front of him, it's kind of like when he was in the garden praying, right? And he said, Lord, let this cup pass for me. Nevertheless, not thy will, but mine be done. In this instant, Jesus being fully human, I believe he was saying, man, I wish the world was on fire. I wish my spirit was already here.

because of what I'm going to have to go through, right? And so it's very interesting note to just throw out here is Jesus only walked 40 days after the resurrection, right? So there's only 40 days that he walked on the earth after he rose from the dead. And so he wasn't here to see, obviously, the Holy Ghost poured out. He wasn't here to see the start of the church in the Book of Acts.

He wasn't here to see those things. So even though we know he saw it, right? I mean, he's God, he saw everything. Even though he saw it, the flesh Jesus was not here to experience the outpouring of the Holy Ghost. If he was, the Holy Ghost could not have came, right? And so in this stage, in this particular part of his life, it's wrapped up right in the middle between

between the most famous sermon he preached in the Sermon on the Mount and the cross. And he is expressing himself at this point, really trying to say, man, I really wished it was already burning.

Erika-Michelle (05:47)
You make a very good point and a question that I have in regards to that is, where in the scripture does he say, let this cup pass for me? When does that happen?

Aaron (05:57)
So that happens in the Garden of Gethsemane when he's praying and he's asking the disciples to pray with him, right? He knows he's about to go through the most trying time that any human being on this earth has ever had to face or go through. He knows why he's going through it. And so that's what drives him to Gethsemane to pray the way he prays. He's asking his disciples to stay up and pray with him. But if you've never been in that position, as you know, if you've never been in the position of desperation,

You don't pray the same when you're desperate. You just don't. And so the disciples prayed, but they wasn't taking it as serious as him because they weren't about to face the cat of nine tells, they weren't about to face the weight of the sin of the world.

I don't know if you've ever been desperate and called somebody and asked them to pray, but I felt the prayers of other people when there was times where yes, I was in desperation and maybe couldn't pray like I wanted to pray. I would reach out. But in this instance, when he's in the Garden of Gethsemane praying, this is where we find him asking.

This is the flesh, Jesus Christ in the flesh, God manifested in flesh. This is the flesh calling out to the Spirit. Lord, if there's any way possible, let this cup pass for me. Let this walk that I have to go on pass. And that he very profoundly says what a lot of us don't say, and that is, nevertheless, not my will, but let your will be done.

And that is such a key factor, such a key statement that Jesus makes in the garden because he is our ultimate example, right? And so when we get in desperate situations that we know, like we're going through, right? We're going through trial, going through heartache, we're going through this stuff. It has to be our spirit saying, Lord, you know what?

I trust in you to pray, nevertheless not my will but yours be done. And so that all happens in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Erika-Michelle (07:58)
You know, if we were to really think about that time, actually when I really think about that time and watching it, even when movies like Passion of the Christ depict those moments, it's really kind of hard not to.

I guess connect with what Jesus went through for us and just understanding that sometimes what you have to go through in life, including Jesus, what you have to go through in life, there is a desperation and almost a begging of, please don't let me have to go through this. And the willingness for him to still go through it knowing full well

what is still to come. It's hard not to get emotional about that, I guess. And that's why it's so important, I think, to make a relationship with Jesus so personal and so important in life because of what he went through for us to save us, to save humanity from itself, to really think about that. Just think about somebody loving you so much.

that they will put themselves through all of that to save you, to give you a hope. that hope is not for here right now in living on earth. It's the eternity for you. It's what is going to last after this passes. Because the other thing that I think we forget in society, we all live for the right now, the here, in, the present. And we forget like this is just temporary. Where we are right now is not our home.

we're supposed to just be here recruiting people, right? That's kind of the motto for the local church here, make heaven crowded. The goal is to recruit people and when you... Christ is what we should be, is ambassadors for Christ. That's exactly right. And so just understanding his torment of what he went through to save us is pretty powerful and incredible to think about. And it really just does make me emotional.

Aaron (09:31)
We are ambassadors.

Erika-Michelle (09:48)
Going to Luke 12 50, which is what comes after statement, I've come to set the world on fire and I wish it was already burning. It talks about the baptism of Jesus, right? So what we know baptism to be is, you you get dunked in the water and some of y'all get held under a little too long or maybe you need to get held under a little longer. So there's a cleansing and a washing away and a purification that happens there, but what is Jesus' baptism? What's Luke 12.50 telling us?

Aaron (10:24)
So like I said a little bit earlier, Luke 12.50 is very interesting because he is foreshadowing the cross, right? So there's a baptism that he has to undergo that, I mean, I'll just read the scripture the Bible says, but I have a baptism to undergo

and what constraint I am under until it is completed. And so the baptism, he has to endure what he's referring to. There's the cross and he has to have strength until it's complete. Like he has to endure till the end, right? Paul tells us way later on in the Bible that we have fought a good fight and we've kept the faith and we've ran the race. And he also mentions it's those who endure to the end.

who's gonna be saved, right? And so Jesus is in verse 50, seeing once again the cross and knowing what he has to do. And he refers to it as baptism. He refers to it as baptism in this particular passage. Why he uses that particular word, not quite sure. Maybe it is a form of...

baptism unto repentance and just another foreshadow of what we actually have to go through the plan of salvation, right? Unless you've been born again of the water and the spirit, John 3, 5, you can't enter into the kingdom of heaven. And so he is telling us that this is what I'm doing and I want you all to see this.

this baptism that I have to go through, I have to have strength for. But it's for you. It is so that the fire that we're talking about, can spread, can break out, The previous verse, he talks about how he's set the world on fire. He can't set the world on fire without going through the cross. Jesus never dies. He never ascends and sends his comforter back to us, the Spirit, right? So he's gonna set the world on fire and how he's gonna do that is through the cross. And so that's what he's saying.

Erika-Michelle (12:23)
I think in this conversation, you're highlighting why it's so important to really study scripture. So all of the dots get connected. I think the Bible for so many people can be so... vast and maybe vague, seems like, it's hard to connect all the dots and all the stories. It doesn't go in actual order the way it's written. And so trying to figure out where everything is in relation to Jesus's ministry and after. This is why it's so important to study the Bible and study the word for yourself so that the word can speak to you, so that those dots can begin to be connected, so you can understand how it's all intertwined

So talking about the fire, lot of people talk about, Holy Ghost fire, Holy Spirit fire, revival, catching fire, And it may be something that goes over people's heads, but this is essentially truly what he is talking about. That's what he's talking about. Like you said, setting fire to the world, it's having that... the Holy Spirit within you and understanding that that is. what the Holy Spirit is in our lives and why He sent the Comforter back to us and for us. So when it comes to fire,

It symbolizes a lot of things in the Bible where it talks about fire What are some of the ways that the Bible uses fire to convey a message for us?

Aaron (13:42)
So from the very beginning,

let's go back to Cain and Abel, right? Adam and Eve gets kicked out of the garden. They mess up, they sin, they get kicked out. There starts to be now a blood sacrifice, right?

Adam and Eve are completely unclothed in the garden. There's nothing going on. As soon as they realize what they've done, they go and make fig leaves, you know, aprons out of fig leaves. And God says that isn't enough. God tells them to go kill an animal and make clothes. Right? So blood has to be shed in the very beginning to cover us.

Okay, from the very beginning blood had to be shed to cover us. They get kicked out of the garden, right? Cain and Abel now are being taught by Adam and Eve, instructed by God, blood sacrifice has to cover your sin from now on. It has to be a burnt offering. And so we know the story. Abel... gets a blood sacrifice, Cain sacrifices the best fruit and the best vegetables of his garden. God blesses Abel's sacrifice. He does not bless Cain's sacrifice. So from the very beginning, a fire sacrifice was to purify who we are and cover us from the blood. And so we see this all throughout, all the way up till Jesus, we see this.

We see sacrifices going on from Abraham everywhere he went. He built an altar and he had to kill something and burn it to sacrifice and to purify. We see it with Jacob. Go on to Elisha and the prophets of Bel. You see it there. You see it with David. all the way through, see the fire represents purification. That's what it represents. There's an example given.

in the New Testament about the gold and about how you purify the gold. You turn up the heat, you boil out the imperfections, you scrape them off the top, the gold becomes pure. There's so much example. You had a pillar of fire by night in the Old Testament with the children of Israel being let out of Egypt. it all represents purification and sacrifice all the way up until Jesus Christ.

was the final blood sacrifice that this world would ever need. And even on the cross, when he died and covered our sins with his blood, that was the ultimate symbol of sacrifice and purification for us. fire in the Bible has been...

a representation of purification and getting us cleansed from what our sin was so we can roll forward or so we can...

Erika-Michelle (16:17)
Go ahead. So you mentioned that Jesus had to go to send back the Holy Spirit. So Jesus's sacrificial death would be the baptism and that's necessary for the fire, the Holy Spirit, to be kindled. So for those who don't know, and this is going to be kind of an attachment to this Luke 12.49, but not everybody understands or knows the Holy Spirit. So can we just kind of dive into and share a little bit about what is the Holy Spirit and why should it be something we strive to be filled with?

Aaron (16:55)
Sure, so if you go to the cross, right? Jesus dies, the Bible says he gives up the ghost, it is finished, the whole nine yards. He's buried, resurrected. There's some very funny stories after the resurrection. He shows up to this tandem walking down the road and they're walking down the road talking about him.

talking about Jesus and how he died and he's just sitting there listening to them talking about him they can see him he's there with them they have no clue who he is and the whole time they're talking about this story I can just imagine Jesus and maybe modern-day going yep yep man that's that's a great story man wow really that wow that really my are you serious

Erika-Michelle (17:40)
What

else did they say about me? What else?

Aaron (17:42)
went on right and then it's kind of funny because when he reveals himself he lets himself be known right so from the time he dies is resurrected there's 40 days he was on this earth for 40 days until he ascended into heaven before he ascended into heaven he met with his crew, his peeps, and he was like, hey, I want you guys to go to Jerusalem. I want you guys to tarry there until I send my comforter, until I send my spirit. And he gives them instruction on what to do. It's very important that it was Jerusalem. And you'll find out why in scripture because God never makes mistakes, right? He says, go to Jerusalem. He says, tarry, I'm gonna send my spirit. I'm gonna give you a sign. I'm gonna give you a sign that my spirit has come, right?

And so it just so happens that they go to Jerusalem The Bible isn't specific on how long, oddly enough, the Bible is specific on how many, it says about 120 were gathered in the upper room. Doesn't say how long they prayed, doesn't say how long they tarried, but it does say in the book of Acts, chapter number two starting with verse number one it says when the day of Pentecost was fully come they were all in one place in one accord and then suddenly there came a sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind and that word wind there translated from Hebrew as Ruah. And it's kind of funny because it's the same word used in Ezekiel when the dry bones came to life. And it's the same word used in Genesis when he breathed life into man, the Ruah, the spirit, the wind breathed life and they became a living soul. He reuses that word in the Book of Acts and the wind suddenly sort of blowing in that room. the Bible specifically says, fun fact here, Luke is the writer of Acts.

Luke wrote the book of Acts and he describes it as he said and a fire sat up on each of them and they began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave the utterance and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and So this is the event. This is the thing this is what Jesus told them to go wait for and It was very interesting that it just so happened to be during the festival of Pentecost. in Jerusalem at that time. And so there were Jews there from all over the world that spoke many different languages. And so when the disciples started speaking in tongues, where these 120, the Bible says, started being filled with the Holy Ghost, speaking in tongues, they were speaking in the languages of the people who were there and they even say it in the Bible. They're like, how can we hear each of us our own language? And they thought they were drunk. They thought there was something wrong. and one of them piped up and said, how can they be drunk? It's just the third hour of the day. And so there's this whole plot storyline behind it, but God never makes mistakes. I believe the Holy Ghost was put out on Pentecost, number one, to make sure that everybody was there, a big crowd was there. I believe the tongues were poured out at that time to further identify that this had to be a God thing. All these Jews spoke the same dialect, the same language, everybody that was there for the festival did not. So the languages that were being spoken and they were hearing their own languages, they were hearing them praise and worshiping God in the language of their native tongue. And so that in itself was a miracle.

That's where the church, as we know it today, that's where the church was born. In Acts chapter two, the church was born. so he said, I came to set the world on fire. He used that word. The same word he used in that scripture text for fire was the same word Luke used when he said fire sat upon each of them and then began to speak with other tongues. So the fire that Jesus was referring to when he said, came to set the world on fire was absolutely his spirit that he sent back in the Book of Acts.

Erika-Michelle (21:32)
it's absolutely incredible to really kind of reflect upon and also again, just all the dots connecting. So I appreciate that kind of in-depth, explanation and going backwards to go forward bringing it back around to the fire. so what does this mean for us today?

So I'm new in my Christian walk. I'm a young adult, maybe a late teenager, heck, maybe even an older adult who just never found my walk with Christ and I'm learning and I'm trying to figure out all the pieces and I'm digging and Googling and looking online and trying to get into groups and go to a church and what is it that I'm looking for? What is the point? How do we as believers live for Christ in a way that honors that sacrifice. how do we set our world on fire to spark revival, to get out there and do I'm just little old me, I'm just stay at home mom, I'm just janitor at the school, I'm just cafeteria worker, I'm just dad trying to make money, so how am I, what can I do to Go out there and learn more and connect with Jesus' sacrifice and live a life for Christ.

Aaron (22:43)
So first and foremost, nobody on this planet who is breathing is just. All right? If you are on this planet, if God put you here, you are here for a divine reason. I'll say it again, you are here for a divine purpose. And it is to let God use you in whatever way you see fit. find examples from Genesis to Revelation of people who was not at all qualified, at all qualified to do what God wanted them to do. And he chose them anyway. And the reason he chose them is because they said yes.

So the first thing that you have to do as a new Christian or as somebody trying to find God, period, trying to figure out Christianity. I would encourage you to find a translation of the Bible and people might disagree with me on this, but I would say find a translation of the Bible that you can read and understand better. would recommend the message It's just a very practical speaking.

Bible some people will argue with me and you know has to be this version or that version look if you're trying to seek him if you're trying to understand from the beginning find you something that you can understand and read and read it and You'll be amazed reading through especially the New Testament right? That's where I'd start. Please don't start with the Old Testament Please like you will be so messed up in the first five chapters of the Bible that you'll never wanna pick it up again. I'm not saying you have to be a super mature Christian to read the Old Testament, but I am saying is you have to have a little bit of perspective when you dive into the Old Testament, because there are some laws and some commands and some things in the Old Testament that you won't understand just starting out on your journey. So I would say pick up a Bible that you can understand.

Get started in the New Testament, read the gospels, read the eyewitness accounts of Jesus Christ, read who this man was, read what this man says, and it's still gonna frustrate you, because when he says stuff like, pray for your enemies, when he says stuff like, do better to them than they do to you, it frustrates you at times, reading through the Bible.

To answer your question directly, each and every one of us have something to offer God. And it has to start with faith. The Bible says that faith is the substance of things hoped for. So it's not even the things that are alive, it's the substance of hope. It is the very essence of, I want to believe. I want to believe this is true.

And if you have the substance of hope, if you have just the very smallest mustard seed of hope, then hope turns into faith.

But I think everybody has something to offer. The only thing Moses had in his hand when God found him was a rod and he told him, he said, God, all I have is this rod in my hand. I don't even talk good. I stutter. Like how am I supposed to be used by you? And God said, if all you have is a rod in your hand, that's all I need.

If all you have is a voice, that's all I need. If all you have is this small talent, that's all I need. And it takes somebody stepping out in faith, wanting that talent to be used by God. And it's very simple, pray. Pray and read your Bible and ask God to use that talent that He's given you to then bless somebody else or to use that talent He's given you in whatever capacity He sees fit. Not everybody's gonna stand on the stage and preach.

Not everybody's going to lead a choir in front of thousands or lead a worship team. But you know who is just as important as the man? The Bible says this, the man that brings the preacher a glass of water while he is preaching so that he can get through his sermon will have the same reward as the preacher preaching the sermon. Let God use you in whatever capacity that that looks like.

But start your journey with curiosity, start your journey in His word, and start your journey in prayer. And if you don't know how to do that, if you don't know how to pray, I encourage you to go read Matthew chapter six, because the Lord instructs us what to say and how to pray.

Erika-Michelle (26:58)
So Luke 12, 49, I've come to set the world on fire and I wish it were already burning. While not literal, it's very meaningful in that Jesus came to create revival, to save us, to spare us from ourselves. And really you can see remnants of that time in today's world right now with everything that's going on in the world and all of the transgressions and afflictions and confusions and just all the happenings in our world right now. This is the time more than ever that we really need to dive deep and dig in. Like Aaron was saying, begin to pray, connect with the word, study your Bible, read the gospels. I mean, anyone I've ever talked to about the Bible and asking where to start in the Bible, they all have the same answer, start with the four gospels. And in case you don't know what those are, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, they are in the New Testament. And they are an account of Jesus's ministry from four different perspectives. So a lot of them they're overlapping, they're telling the same scenarios and the same stories, but from their perspective. So imagine, you're watching, to put it in today's terms, you're watching a flood happen in the United States and your neighbor is watching it, someone across town is watching it, someone's watching it on TV and someone is watching it on social media and all four of them give an account of what they saw in that scenario and this is kind of what the gospels are in the Bible.

They're all for watching the same situations happen, but they're giving the story from their perspective. So just digging deep in the word, and that is exactly what it is we're trying to encourage and inspire and help others to do, is to really have a relationship with God above anything else, above what anything in the world could tell you that you should be doing in your Christian walk, that you should be doing in church.

Digging deep, connecting with the Word and allowing that Word, allowing God to speak to you through that Word is probably, and I'm sure Aaron might agree, is probably one of the most beneficial things you could do as a Christian so you can get the Word in your heart and in your spirit for yourself so that you can know it for yourself. Going to church is not just about listening to someone tell you what it is or how it is. It is... introducing something to you and then you go home and dive deeper and connect with those scriptures that we're focused on in the sermon So I'd like to encourage you guys and leave you guys with Understanding Jesus' sacrifice for us, let that really get personal for you.

Because no matter where you are in your walk, Jesus Christ died for you, for your sins, so that you could be saved. Because Jesus loves you that much.

Aaron, thank you so much for co-hosting with me this evening. It's been a pleasure. We've had some background funny moments, but really I enjoy the discussion because for so long I have felt like, and I'm sure other people have as well, have felt like there's no way I can insert whatever insecurity you have because I don't know.

And I'm here to tell y'all, can only say, don't know for so long. That only works for so long. At some point you have to put in the work to begin to know, but having discussions like this helps light the way and set this on fire. So you are encouraged and motivated to go dig deeper and fact check what we're saying, right? Go take a look for yourself and go look into this and determine what the scripture what Jesus meant in the scripture and how it relates to your life and what you can do to take his mission and purpose apply it to your life and then turn around and like Aaron said use whatever talent or gift that the Lord blessed you with to draw others closer to him and give him all the glory right

Aaron (31:06)
Yep. So that's what's very interesting. And that's why I love the Bible because the Bible was written over about a period of 1500 years. It was written by, more than 40 different people over that time span. it's 66 books encompass this thing. I'll be the first one to sit here and say, there are things that I

Don't understand. There's things, scripturally, that I've read my entire life. I've studied these things. And there are still things today that I read. And when I read them, it's like I'm reading them for the first time. And I'm like, how could I have been blinded by this stuff? And the Bible is just one of those historical documents that... men have devoted their entire life to learning the ancient languages and studying and referencing and writing books and going back and re-referencing older documents and other things to try and put some of the pieces of the Bible together. And it is still in a lot of ways and senses, we know a lot about the Bible, but in many, many ways, the Bible is still a mystery

That's what's so incredible about the Bible is it's so diverse in so many ways and we can read it and we can study it and we can pray and that would man There's anything I would encourage is pray if you don't know how to pray It's it's look I pray Literally like I'm talking on this podcast right now it's something I've done my whole life. They said God was my friend when I was a kid and I started talking to him like this and I've been doing it my whole life. And when you pray and ask God to start revealing things to you or start trying to open you up to things, He will. And I've enjoyed this discussion. I've enjoyed this talk. I've enjoyed getting to sit here and discuss Luke chapter 12 because there's a lot of other things in the chapter. We jumped straight to what it ended with.

But there's just so much to this book. And I would encourage people to pray and get in it and just dive in feet first and start to really read the word of God because many times you'll read it and you'll find out many things about yourself as you're reading scripture. And it will come alive in you and it will come alive to you think that that will absolutely grow you in Christianity.

Erika-Michelle (33:17)
I agree 100%. Well, this has been quite awesome. We're going to have to have Aaron back with us to do some more in-depth study on the scripture. Like I said, he is our resident scriptureologist, if you will.

That's a wrap for today's episode. I hope this message encouraged and challenged you to walk boldly in your faith. Remember, God equips us for every season, every battle, and every calling while we stay rooted in Him. Now get ready for next week because we're diving into a powerful discussion on resisting temptation through faith. We all face temptation. Sometimes it's in the obvious ways. Other times it's in subtle moments that catch us off guard. But what if I told you that victory is already yours? That through faith, through the power of God's word, and through the strength of the Holy Spirit,

You don't have to fail. Join me next time as we unpack biblical strategies to stay in firm when temptation knocks. Until then, stay in the word, stay in prayer, and walk boldly in your calling. See you on the flip side.