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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Lead me to the Rock s30e116 Ps61
Good stuff awaits in psalm 61:Lead me to the Rock that is higher than IYou have been my refugeyou are my Strong TowerYou hide me under the shelter of Your wingsLead me to the ROCK! If you might pla...
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Episode 116
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How to live forever s30e115 Ps71
It is a privilege to get old. Gray hair is a crown, not a curse.Psalm 71 says: If you have gray hair, find somebody in your church without gray hair to be conspicuous toward. Lord, revive ME, so I can revive THEM...
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Episode 115
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If He’s made you He’ll carry you! s30e114 Ps71
What does the good Lord have to say to those with GRAY HAIR?If I have made you, I will carry youyou are NOT FORSAKEN, even when your strength is almost spentI've got stuff for you to show to the NEXT GENI ...
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Episode 114
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The 50 second Masterpiece s30e113 Ps13
When you feel like you are forgotten forever, I've got a 50 second remedy for you. David writes a little gem of a song called Psalm 13. He sings of his feelings and then lands solidly on the facts.
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Episode 113
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On the day when you find that you cannot find God s30e112 Ps13
Welcome to the "Little Psalm that Could", with a nod to the Little Engine That Could. It is a 50 SECOND psalm. Oh, but it packs a punch. First, David has a few complaints: He feels forgotten, hidden, alone, and stomped on. Thi...
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What can we learn from those learning to kiss? s30e111 Ps2
Babies get a lot of things right. They understand affection. They understand attention. They understand provision. They Understand relationship. They understand who to ...
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Episode 111
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Have you SET yourself against the Lord? How would you know? s30e110 psalm2
A king and a kingdom is condemned for "setting itself against the Lord" in psalm 2. But aren't we all little kings and queens of our micro-kingdoms? We too might be "setting our kingdoms" against the Lord. If so, how...
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Which end of the rod of iron do you want to be on? s30e109 ps2
For every ROD OF IRON, there is a ruling end, and a receiving end. Psalm 2 makes an argument to consider being on the ruling end of it. It is actually more of a plea than an argument. <...
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Episode 109
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When sentiments smash into SEDIMENT s30e108 psalm 42
God is not opposed to feeling. He does ask that we cover them with the facts. When we feel rocky, we should talk to the Rock.We best pour out our souls to the Pillar of heavenThe Lord is not AFRAID of feelings...
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Episode 108
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What do you throw at God? s30e107 Ps42
I'm embarrassed to say this, but I didn't know that PRAISE can mean "TO THROW".Ps42 is about what we "throw at God". It is about our PRAISE, but when? When tears are on the menu for breakfast. lunch and dinner. What do we...
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Episode 107
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When You’re “Singin’ the Blues” to God s30e106 Ps42
The honesty of Ps42 is a little uncomfortable to hear. It is like reading someone's diary of longing and difficulty. If you want brutal honesty, read Psalm 42.Things are not going well circumstantially as we step into this psalm. T...
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Episode 106
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5:54
Do you ever feel like you are a stranger here? S30e105 Ps39
We may be strangers here, but we are guests of the Lord. Part of that is His call to be holy, which is the same thing as saying be corrected on a regular basis. I think this is true: to perceive His ...
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Episode 105
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How to be FORGIVEN s30e104 Ps39
The whole world asks what is an essential spiritual question: How can I be forgiven? Fortunately, Scripture is not silent on the answer.Psalm 39 finds David sinning in his HOT HEART. He thinks he's OK, but the Lord STRIKES HIM suddenly, ...
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Episode 104
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When “guarding your mouth with a muzzle” isn’t enough. s30e103 Ps39
You'd think that step one, "guarding your mouth with a muzzle", would be all that the good Lord requires of us. Nope. There is another step: watch what happens inside. Does the muzzled anger burn a hole in your heart?&n...
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Episode 103
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If You Left A Song, What Would It Say? s30e102 Ps30
This Psalm had me at the title. Even before the title, because of the instructions. This song is to be sung after I am dead at the opening of the temple.If you wrote a song to be sung long after you are gone, what would yo...
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Episode 102
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My mother’s favorite verse s30e101 Ps46:10
Here it is: Be still and know that I am God.I think this would be my mother's favorite verse. It was one of the first passages she underlined in her bible. She's passed from this world now, so she really now knows that He ...
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Episode 101
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“We’re gonna need a bigger boat” s30e100 Ps 8¾
May the Lord visit you on this morning; on this dayMay the Lord be so close as to talk to you and test you.May you see that the Lord has set His heart on youMay you appreciate that the Lord has made ...
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Episode 100
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The world’s best worship leaders are infants s30e99 Ps 8½
There is a season in the development of little humans when they cannot yet talk. Ironically, the Lord uses this season for them to PRAISE and to LEAD in PRAISE. If you have ever seen a baby up close, you might have cooed and a...
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Episode 99
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What does God think about? s30e98 Ps8
If we could look inside the mind of God, what would we find? The answer might surprise you. It certainly surprises me, every time I think about it: He thinks about MANKIND. He thinks about women. He thinks about m...
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Episode 98
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When God’s hand weighs heavy upon you s30e97 Ps32
The path of an ongoing relationship to a God MUST be marked with conviction, correction, repentance and forgiveness. Otherwise we cannot be in relationship with a holy God.He warns us...
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Episode 97
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6:38
What does the presence of God feel like? s30e96 Ps32
I'd love to say that the presence of God always feels joyful, intimate and enjoyable. Sometimes, though, it feels like a HEAVY HAND. Yikes.This heavy hand is directionally moving us towards something: forgiveness. It i...
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Episode 96
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6:53
Living in a day without rainbows s30e95 Ps89
Not every story ends with rainbows. Similarly, some psalms stop in the middle of hardship. They are called laments. Today will be about how to live when there is not a rainbow at the end of the day. With what insi...
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Episode 95
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7:19
Why might God be so good to me? S30e94 Ps51
David wonders in Ps51 why God might be so good to him. He asks for mercy first, then more than mercy. He asks for a fully restored, even thriving relationship. Why?So he can be educationalSo he can be evangelical
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Episode 94
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When you need to ask for MORE THAN MERCY S30e92 Ps51
Happy Thanksgiving. I'll hope I can give you something to be thankful for in these 7 minutes. David starts with murder. Not only does he ask for MERCY, he asks for MORE THAN mercy. Sure, he wants forgiveness and for the almost...
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Episode 93
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