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.’
Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
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 kiss.
Kissing identifies relationship: you are important to me.
You have significance and weight in my life.
You are a wonder and surprise and delight to me.
Therefore,I identify this with a kiss.
We might have a lot to learn.
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What can we learn from those learning to kiss? s30e111 Ps2
the first kiss of affection
Want to take you to the moment when Babies toddlers learn to kiss.
Babies are quite kissable, but they don’t pop into our world knowing who or how to kiss. Quite frankly they do not do it very well.—more open mouth. drooly. akward
But they do Under stand affection. Do understand attention. Do understand provision. Understand relationship.
Strange command today: KISS THE SON. Almost squirmy scripture.
Let’s look at this beautiful, meaningful term, and see what this kiss has for us.
KISS the Son. Not romantic passionate kissing. But the that which a small child would do to you, the parent. Affectionat identifying
Little meditation today on the affection and the relationship that is identified by kissing.
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
KISS the Son
Who is the Son? We are talking about the heir of David.
David’s throne. Prophesy that this reign would never end.
Occupied by the Son. The heir of David. We now know is Jesus.
The first kiss of affection. Affection. Relationship. Attention. Provision.
Babies goodnight kiss. Goodbye kiss.
Kissing the Lord’s anointed is nothing new in Scripture. It recognizes and rejoices with the office of anointed king. Similarly, babies
Understand the devotion due to those who loom large in their lives
Kissing identifies relationship: you are important to me. Joy in it.
You have significance and weight in my life.
You are a wonder and surprise and delight to me.
Therefore,I identify this with a kiss.
I celebrate this with a kiss.
I don’t do this very well—more open mouth. Drooly.
Similarly, we are very much like that with God. He is teaching us how to be affectionate with Him. How to respond appropriately. He is showing us WHO to Kiss—His anointed, His Son, Jesu
How to kiss—there a lots of ways to demonstrate the genuineness of affection to the Lord. Those mentioned in Ps 2:
Serve with fear, rejoice with trembling, take refuge in Him
Don’t do all the bad stuff in Ps 2: setting yourself against Him
Why to kiss the Son.
Is He not the occupier of the ruling end of the rod of iron.
Is He not the ruler of nations and the possessor of the ends of the earth Does he not speak in wrath to those who set themselves against Him?
Does He not LAUGH at the nations who rage against Him?
Yes, He does all this awesome and terrifying work of justice.
Don’t forget that there is more: He is the protector of us little kissers. Like a parent, He is taking care of things beyond our vision, and beyond our understanding.
Call today for kissing the son. Probably doing it poorly,
What can we learn from those who are learning to kiss?
Identify recoginize the relationship
Rejoice in the relationship
Kiss the Son
2 Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
Starts with caution. Ends with Kissing
Here’s the cautions:Do not set yourself or your kingdom against the Lord
Do not rage against the anointed
Do not burst the bonds of affection and cast away the cords of connection with the Almighty
Do not risk the wrath and the laughter of God by your rebellion
Do not release the righteous fury of our jealous God.
No, today: Kiss the Son. Give Him the affection and allegiance due.
Recognize that He is for you and doing things, like a parent, behind the scenes for your benefit
Our call today. From ps 2: KISS the Son.
Let it be like an infant or toddler. Identifying the right object. Affectionate. Kiss the Son.