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
Lead me to the Rock s30e116 Ps61
Good stuff awaits in psalm 61:
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I
You have been my refuge
you are my Strong Tower
You hide me under the shelter of Your wings
Lead me to the ROCK!
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Lead me to the Rock s30e116 Ps61
Lead Me to the Rock
61 To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David.
1 Hear my cry, O God,
listen to my prayer;
2 from the end of the earth I call to you
when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock
that is higher than I,
3 for you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.
4 Let me dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah
5 For you, O God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6 Prolong the life of the king;
may his years endure to all generations!
7 May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
8 So will I ever sing praises to your name,
as I perform my vows day after day.
Psalm titled: LEAD ME TO THE ROCK. When?
When I cry out from the ends of the earth LEAD ME TO THE ROCK
When I wail because my spirit doesn’t have much juice left.
When I am at the extremity of my soul LEAD ME TO THE ROCK
When The spiritual gas tank is on empty LEAD ME TO THE ROCK
When I find myself in circumstances that I do not prefer, I wail to you
From there, this is what I say Lead me to THE ROCK
Psalm 18: 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
You are solid. You are unmoved. You are the strength that rebels dash themselves upon. The NT carries this thought: Luke 20 quoting ps 118
“ ‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone’?
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”
2 choices: find and fall upon the Stone and be broken to pieces or have it fall on me and be crushed by His might. I suggest the former
No, I voluntarily seek and secure myself to you in all that it entails. I am broken to pieces before You, humbled, silenced, bow in awed
How can a human be anything else but bowed and broken before You?
You are my strong tower. You are my refuge.
I take refuge under the shelter of your wings. Ps 17: 8 Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,
Apple of Your Eye, Under Your wings
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I
When I am at the Rock what do I find? -- YOU
The strong tower against all enemies
Refuge under the shelter of your Wings
PEOPLE: you have given me the HERITAGE of those who fear your name. It is like the hall of fame of faith
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses—code for those who have gone before us Lead me to the Rock
We are surrounded by the family of God. The saints alive Lead me to the Rock
Conclusion
Lead me to the Rock Lead me to the ROCK that is higher than I
I recognize and elevate and worship and praise You. I hurl at You all praise as I describe your solidness and strength and secreting.
Lead me to the Rock I fall upon the stone and I am broken to pieces,
You are the rock that is higher than I Lead me to the Rock
You are my refuge Lead me to the Rock
You are my strong tower Lead me to the Rock
You let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings Lead me to the Rock
You have given me the heritage, the history of those who fear your name. Lead me to the Rock
Lead me to the Rock
V8 so will I ever sing praises to your name. Lead me to the Rock
I want to do this forever Lead me to the Rock