Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christian and the not-yet-Christian. We occasionally venture into the Old Testament when it helps our understanding of the New Testament events. Everybody has 7 minutes. Everybody needs to wonder. Be With Me is hosted by Michael Smith who has absolutely no special qualifications to do a podcast. He is not a pastor. He has not been to seminary. He does not lead a mega-church. He is not a professional and he has no more credentials than you do. He does, however, follow a great God with an observant eye and a curious heart. Each day, he starts with a study bible and aims for astonishment. ‘be with him’ for 7 minutes as he sets out daily to discover the God who invites us to ‘Be With Me.’
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When trouble has found me out S30e70 Ps119:143
One of the great beauties of Ps119 is TROUBLE. It pulls no punches. It faces the reality of life head on. Trouble is here. Then what? Join me in Ps119 for 6 minutes and let's find out what we mig...
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Episode 70
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6:14
Gold is worth $4000/oz. This is worth more. S30e69 Ps119
The guy who wrote Psalm 119 reports that he loves God's communication more than GOLD, pure Gold. At current pricing, that is more than $4000 per ounce. It is precious. By that, I mean the metal and the message; the shiny stuf...
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Season 30
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Episode 69
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6:25
What should I do with the Bible? S30e68 Ps119:105
We all get to decide how inclined or not inclined we set our heart towards the Bible. Ps119 instructs us to deal with the Bible by inclining our hearts toward it. We do thisdemonstratively<...
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Episode 68
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7:23
Oh, How I Love Your ____________S30e67 Ps119:89
Oh, How I Love Your _________. Can you guess it from Ps119?Oh, how I love Your Law.It is my delight. It is my LIFE, my PROTECTION. It is my favor. It is use...
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Episode 67
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6:29
What do your eyes long to see? s30e66 Ps119:81
I notice Two things regarding what the psalmist desires: 1. You cannot see it NOW (except in promise)2. You cannot see it HERE (except in shadow)So the TIMING is: Not now, not yet.and the LO...
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Episode 66
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6:31
If God’s hands have made my hands, it changes everything. Ps119 s30e65
What if God’s hands have made my hands? If God even made my pinkie, it changes everything.If my hands are made by HIM, then what these hands do regarding work; what these hands consider regarding who these...
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Episode 65
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7:01
Will I suffer? Will I get the big prize? Will I be alone? Ps119 s30e64
We have got some big questions to throw at a big Psalm. In fact, one might call these the BIGGEST questions for the biggest Psalm.Will there be suffering and will I suffer? (yes)Will I get the big prize? (yes. If no, receive...
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Episode 64
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6:53
How can I profit by suffering? What is in it for me?ps119 s30e63
Is there anything good that can come of suffering? Our psalmist points us towards two unexpected benefits: 1.Our growth. Suffering can develop and change us for the better.2. Our gratefulness. This is ob...
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Episode 63
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7:05
When trouble is “danger-close” God is “Shadow-close” Ps119 s30e62.
Soldiers when they are being overwhelmed by an enemy will sometimes call in an airstrike very near their position. It is called being “danger-close”. Alternatively, we have a strong, faithful, loving God who is “shad...
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Season 30
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Episode 62
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7:19
Does your soul “melt away for sorrow?” Ps119 s30e61
We will have an antidote towards the ever-present disease in our culture today, DOOMSCROLLING. How will we get our eyes to turn away from worthless things? What are they going to turn TOWARD? Join me for 7 minutes...
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Episode 61
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7:18
I was tricked into Psalm 119 s30e60
I was kindly tricked into pursuing Psalm 119. It is the longest Psalm. Who knew? It is the longest psalm to love. It is the longest psalm of love for the Word.Therefore, it is the longest psalm of love for the Lord.&nbs...
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Episode 60
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6:22
How can a young person keep their way PURE? S30e59 Ps119
How can a young man keep their zipper PURE? You will struggle with porn unless you love something more. Q: Can a young man or woman keep their way pure? A: Not unless you love something more....
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Episode 59
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6:53
An invitation to be searched by God Ps139 s30e58
Join me as I invite the good Lord to search me and know my thoughts. We'll use Ps139 as a template for this invitation. Ironically, He already knows every bit of me, but at least some of the importance of this beautiful psalm is the...
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Season 30
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Episode 58
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6:35
How eager are you to be searched by God? Probably not much s30e57 Ps139
Sometimes we think and do things that are not pleasing to God, but as of yet, they do not displease us. Psalm 139 has a fix for that: Search me. Know me. See if there are any grievous ways. Now WHY w...
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Season 30
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Episode 57
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6:45
Do you value the thoughts of God? S30e56 Ps139
The value with which you hold the thoughts of God can be gauged by the vigor of the behaviors you have towards them. Your esteem of the thoughts of God are betrayed by your inter...
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Episode 56
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7:02
Who made me anyway? S30e55 Ps139
The greatest witness to me of the existence of God, is the existence of ME. One thing we surely cannot forget is that I did not make myself.One thing we surely cannot fail to notice is that I am wonderfully made.
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Episode 55
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6:51
The response to uncomfortable, squirming, running humans s30e54 Ps139
How do people respond to the intimacy of an all-knowing God? Well, they squirm and run if Psalm 139 is any indication.And how effective is the hiding? Totally ineffective. After using every trick in the book of darkness, speed and distan...
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Episode 54
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6:58
The one thing you are not is: HIDDEN s30e53 Psalm 139
If you really knew, that your ENTIRE past has been known by God, how might you respond?If you really could know, that every future step, future thought,is already known…what response does that elicit? ...
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Episode 53
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6:30
Leave the vengeance for God alone s30e52 Ps137
Have you ever hoped for bad things to happen to the bad people in your life? If you write a song about that sentiment, it is called an imprecatory psalm.Fortunately, we have some New Testament...
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Episode 52
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5:59
How can I sing at a time like this? s30e51 Psalm 137
What will I do as I am wallowing in the righteous consequences of my own decisions? How can I SING at a time like this? When I am in a soup of unpleasantness, that I caused, what am I going to do now?Well, Israel is in it as we find them...
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Episode 51
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7:12
Be ready for SINGING and SWORDS s30e50 ps149
Psalm 149 is about Praise and a Punch; Singing and Swords. We best be ready for both.Somehow the people whom He has saved from judgment are to be a part of His judgment process.That is why I hope someday to see you on the o...
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Episode 50
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6:00
What is it that pleases God? Ps149 s30e49
Do you ever wonder what makes God happy? Psalm 149 flat out tells us. It is humbling to find out what, or more specifically WHO gives Him this pleasure.Like a grandparent for his grandchildren, the Lord has an enthusiastic, dis...
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Season 30
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Episode 49
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6:32
Is the “assembly of God” in my living room? s30e48 Ps 149
We are supposed to be praising the attributes of God. But WHERE exactly does He request these songs to be emanating from? What is the LOCATION of our praise? He calls for praise from the "assembly of the godly." Join me ...
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Season 30
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Episode 48
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7:16
If you could ask God for ONE THING, what would it be? S30e47 Ps27
With his last spiritual quarter, David makes one last phone call to the Lord. What does he ask for? We will be flies on the wall as we listen and admire to David's request. We too might follow his lead or we might not.&n...
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Season 30
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Episode 47
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7:10
What if I have got a lot of TROUBLE? ps 27 s30e46
As we meet this day, many of you will have some significant troubles. I am so very glad to have you explore this beautiful Psalm with me. We are not the first humans to have very serious troubles. David is the king of trouble. He is...
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Season 30
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Episode 46
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5:06