WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.680 You're listening to The Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:06.440 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun in 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:14.199 practical ways. Hey, everybody, welcome to the Bible Guys. Today 4 00:00:14.279 --> 00:00:15.560 is Friday, Friday. 5 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:16.160 I love Friday. 6 00:00:16.239 --> 00:00:18.000 Yes, it's been a great week, Kyle, it's been a 7 00:00:18.000 --> 00:00:19.679 great week. It's been a great, great week to be 8 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:20.079 with you. 9 00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:20.800 Thanks for having me. 10 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:22.839 Man, Well, I didn't even notice. This is like fluffy. 11 00:00:23.079 --> 00:00:25.800 It's fluffy saw Yeah, what is it. It's like it's like, uh, 12 00:00:26.199 --> 00:00:27.640 it's it's Old Testament. 13 00:00:27.719 --> 00:00:30.559 Pretty cool, but it's Old Testament advised kind right here. 14 00:00:30.879 --> 00:00:36.679 It's all fun created yes, yeah, yeah, mine is a 15 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:38.119 T shirt, which I like to do. 16 00:00:38.119 --> 00:00:40.640 You're always representing heritage well on Bible Guys. 17 00:00:40.759 --> 00:00:43.119 Yeah. Yeah, and the Bible Guys T shirt everything while. 18 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:45.520 Yeah, I like it so and the lines uh huh 19 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:46.280 so hey. 20 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:50.079 Uh today on Friday, it's very unusual day. It is 21 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:55.320 get this Desiree says it is the Bible Guy's birthday. 22 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:58.240 That's awesome, it says today the Bible Guys are three 23 00:00:58.479 --> 00:00:59.159 years old. 24 00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:01.399 Could you imagine dude, when you first started, you know, 25 00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:03.520 like that's wild to think three years later. 26 00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:05.959 Well, yeah, and plus we did the h daily for 27 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:08.760 like almost a year, right, Yeah, so that's pretty crazy. 28 00:01:09.280 --> 00:01:12.200 And so in honor of it being our birthday, let's 29 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:14.599 share some of our favorite birthday memories over the years. 30 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:17.319 And I asked her about this right before we started filming. 31 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:22.000 She's meaning just birthday memories from our pasty, just for fun, right, 32 00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:25.439 not Bible guys stuff, but just our birthdays memories all right. 33 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:29.680 But by the way, I think that the Bible guys, 34 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:32.959 birthday deserves us to sing Happy birthday to us. Yes, ready, 35 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:33.319 let's do it. 36 00:01:33.359 --> 00:01:40.799 Ready, Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday, 37 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:45.480 dear Bible guys, Happy Birthday to us. 38 00:01:45.719 --> 00:01:46.400 Woo. 39 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:49.120 I was gonna try harmony, then I was afraid. 40 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:52.719 To, so I just decidedly put the autoitune in my voice. Later, 41 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:54.079 if you could desiree make me sound good. 42 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:57.079 Yeah, I'm not a very good harmony gay, but that 43 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:00.000 is amazing that we are three, and so thank you 44 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:03.719 for our faithful listeners who have been here from day one. Yes, So, Kyle, 45 00:02:03.959 --> 00:02:08.000 what memories birthday memories specifically do you have of the past? 46 00:02:08.039 --> 00:02:10.759 Okay, So I will say I think I might have 47 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:14.479 one of the best birth dates of anybody. And here's why. 48 00:02:14.599 --> 00:02:17.680 My birthday is actually on March seventeenth, which is Saint 49 00:02:17.719 --> 00:02:20.319 Patrick's Day. Oh nice, which is a fun birthday to 50 00:02:20.360 --> 00:02:23.080 have because everywhere I go people are celebrated, right, think 51 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:25.759 about it. May almost any time on Saint Patrick's Day. 52 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:27.919 Sometimes people go a little too far. Of course, yeah no, 53 00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:28.560 they say. 54 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:31.879 Nothing like a birthday with a drunken people's. 55 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:35.319 Any restaurant you go to, though, people are out. They've 56 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:37.639 either skipped work, so that's a good thing. Or a 57 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:39.560 lot of times, you know what happens, it's March Madness. 58 00:02:40.159 --> 00:02:42.639 So almost I'd say every couple of years it's either 59 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:45.599 that Thursday or Friday Saturday of March Madness and people 60 00:02:45.599 --> 00:02:48.319 are watching basketball, they're off work. So to me, I 61 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:51.080 think my birthday, I think landing on Saint Patrick's Day 62 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:53.599 is one of the best things. I'll share one quick story. 63 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:55.919 It's it's actually the I mean, there's a lot of 64 00:02:56.439 --> 00:02:59.240 birthdays that stand out. There's one though that I'll never forget. 65 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:02.680 Oh not on my actual birthday, but a couple of 66 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:06.199 days after my birthday, we went to a family we 67 00:03:06.240 --> 00:03:08.400 had a family thing at night, and I had a 68 00:03:08.439 --> 00:03:10.360 serious stomach ache like you ever had that where you're like, 69 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:11.879 you know, like the flus come. You ever had that 70 00:03:11.879 --> 00:03:13.879 feeling where you're like, you know, you're gonna be in 71 00:03:13.919 --> 00:03:15.680 the bed, in the bathroom for the next like three, 72 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:18.039 you know, seventy two hours or so. And so that's 73 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:19.199 where I was at. It was like a day or 74 00:03:19.240 --> 00:03:21.840 two after my birthday and we're at this family thing 75 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:23.280 and my wife is kind of telling me, She's like, 76 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:25.000 you need to, like, you know, pull together. I'm like, 77 00:03:25.039 --> 00:03:27.240 I'm sick, and she's like, no, no, like you need to 78 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:28.879 like you know, I'm like, what do you want from me? Like, 79 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:30.960 I'm literally like my stomach is killing me. I'm in 80 00:03:30.960 --> 00:03:33.319 the bathroom every ten minutes. So then I tell her, 81 00:03:33.319 --> 00:03:34.719 I'm like, i just cannot wait to be done with 82 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:36.280 this thing. I'm gonna go home and I plan I 83 00:03:36.360 --> 00:03:38.639 just go into bed and just like sleeping through the night. 84 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:39.719 That was That's why I told her. I'm like, I 85 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:42.120 cannot wait to get home. She's like giggling. As we're 86 00:03:42.159 --> 00:03:43.719 driving home. I'm like, what is your problem? I just 87 00:03:43.719 --> 00:03:45.360 I think it's funny you're so sick. I'm like, but 88 00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:47.199 why are you? Like this is weird? I'm like very sick. 89 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:49.719 She's not at all like consoling, she's like laughing about 90 00:03:49.719 --> 00:03:52.520 my sickness. Super weird. And I walked through the front door, 91 00:03:52.639 --> 00:03:55.639 and my whole plan is just to go upstairs, go 92 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:57.520 to bed, I'll see you in twelve hours kind of thing. 93 00:03:58.000 --> 00:03:58.719 Walk in and I. 94 00:03:58.680 --> 00:03:59.319 Guess what I hear? 95 00:04:00.599 --> 00:04:03.639 Surprise there was a surprise birthday party. There's plan for 96 00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:06.120 me at my house and you were sick, and I 97 00:04:06.159 --> 00:04:08.680 faked it the whole night. People stayed late, and I 98 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:10.680 was just it was bad. It was like one of 99 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:12.439 those things where it was like, you know, you're trying 100 00:04:12.479 --> 00:04:14.360 your best not to be sick, to ruin it for 101 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:16.920 everybody else, but it was. It couldn't have been any 102 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:19.560 worse of a time for surprise party. So sometimes when 103 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:21.079 I think about my birthday, I remember that because I'm 104 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:23.519 so thankful for people that surprised me. They pulled one 105 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:26.079 over on me, but just the circumstances couldn't have been 106 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:28.199 any worse. So that's a birthday I will not forget. 107 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:31.120 Yeah, I would say probably one of my best birthday 108 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:34.399 memories was at my good friend's house. I got a friend, 109 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:38.560 Crystala Bell, and my wife organized a It was actually 110 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:42.360 during it would have been twenty twenty one, so April fourth, 111 00:04:42.439 --> 00:04:47.040 nineteen twenty twenty one, it was my fiftieth birthday, and 112 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:50.319 she organized a surprise party, so like Jeff and Chad 113 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:55.279 were there along with you know, so many friends. So 114 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:59.079 I would say probably fifty people. That's awesome, and it 115 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:01.199 was it was all then they have this really great 116 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:03.959 grand staircase. So they opened the door and I walked 117 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:05.480 in through the door and everybody was surprised. It was 118 00:05:05.600 --> 00:05:07.360 kind of the same thing. It was neat. It was 119 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.319 really neat. So I really had a good time that day. 120 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:11.759 That's really great. Yeah, there's there's nothing like that, right, 121 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:13.879 that idea of being surprised, especially for you. They actually 122 00:05:13.879 --> 00:05:16.839 they actually pulled it all like you had no idea, Yes. 123 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:18.959 And no, I was. I was actually a little confused, 124 00:05:18.959 --> 00:05:22.360 but I kind of knew something. But strangely enough, I 125 00:05:22.439 --> 00:05:24.040 just put it out of my mind because I thought, 126 00:05:24.040 --> 00:05:26.040 you know what, I'm just gonna I'm just I'm just 127 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:28.040 gonna I'm just gonna try to forget about the surprise, 128 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:30.240 and I'm just going to try to not expect one, 129 00:05:30.519 --> 00:05:32.920 so I'm not so I'm not like disappointed. So actually 130 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:35.279 when they surprised. I actually seemed surprised. 131 00:05:35.319 --> 00:05:35.879 Okay, gotcha. 132 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:37.439 In the back of my mind, I was like seventy 133 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:39.040 five percent expecting third to be a surprise. 134 00:05:39.279 --> 00:05:40.600 Yeah, okay, gotcha, gotcha. 135 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:41.160 Yeah it is. 136 00:05:41.199 --> 00:05:43.480 It is funny when that's legitimately happens to you. Okay, 137 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:47.240 So segueing to today's topic, because obviously it's amazing that 138 00:05:47.240 --> 00:05:50.000 we're celebrating the Bible guy's third birthday. Yes, at a 139 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:51.600 lot of times at a birthday party or what we 140 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:53.759 just did. We sang a song, right, we sang a 141 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:56.279 song today we're gonna be reading Actually in Isaiah. It 142 00:05:56.319 --> 00:05:58.279 is kind of like a song. It's like a song 143 00:05:58.319 --> 00:05:58.720 of praise. 144 00:05:59.000 --> 00:06:02.319 It is a song. Wow, Yes it is. Although it's 145 00:06:02.319 --> 00:06:02.720 a prayer. 146 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:05.560 It's also like a prayer of praise, a song of praise. 147 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:08.399 And so that's my awkward or what do you call it, transition, 148 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:09.160 awkward trades. 149 00:06:09.199 --> 00:06:11.959 Actually, the correct term is bad. 150 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:13.600 Trans there's my bad transition. 151 00:06:13.720 --> 00:06:15.959 Yes, let's get the goal. Our goal is to get 152 00:06:16.000 --> 00:06:16.839 bad transitions. 153 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:18.879 Okay, great, So. 154 00:06:18.399 --> 00:06:21.439 So hey, very cool. Oops, I forgot to turn that 155 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:21.879 back off. 156 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:24.199 We should mention too, that the change of translation for 157 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:25.360 what we're going to read today you, I'm going to 158 00:06:25.399 --> 00:06:25.759 mention that. 159 00:06:25.959 --> 00:06:26.279 Yeah. 160 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:29.639 So normally we read out of the New Living Translation, 161 00:06:30.079 --> 00:06:32.720 I think probably ninety nine percent of the time. But 162 00:06:32.759 --> 00:06:34.639 for this particular verse, we're going to look at the 163 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:37.519 NIV because you know, when Chris was looking at it, 164 00:06:37.519 --> 00:06:39.759 he brought up a couple of things that he remembers 165 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:43.360 gleaning from the NIV translation. I think it sticks a 166 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:45.680 little bit more so, you know, I know, for the 167 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:47.399 people who are just listening, doesn't affect you a ton, 168 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:49.319 But if you're going to go back and research it, 169 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:51.040 or you're pulling up your Bible or your Bible app 170 00:06:51.160 --> 00:06:54.040 make sure to check out the NIV version. It's Isaiah 171 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:59.519 chapter twenty six, verses eight through thirteen. Okay, so it 172 00:06:59.519 --> 00:07:02.920 says this, Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, 173 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:05.920 we wait for you. Your name and renown are the 174 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:08.839 desire of our hearts. My soul yearns for you in 175 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:11.600 the night and the morning. My spirit belongs for you. 176 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:14.639 When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of 177 00:07:14.680 --> 00:07:18.279 the world learn righteousness. But when grace is shown to 178 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:21.639 the wicked, they do not learn righteousness. Even in a 179 00:07:21.720 --> 00:07:25.279 land of uprightness, they go on doing evil and do 180 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:28.319 not regard the majesty of the Lord. Lord, your hand 181 00:07:28.399 --> 00:07:30.600 is left at high, but they do not see it. 182 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:33.160 Let them see your zeal for your people and be 183 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:36.639 put to shame. Let the fire reserved for your enemies 184 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:41.439 consume them. Lord, you establish peace for us. All that 185 00:07:41.480 --> 00:07:45.240 we have accomplished, you have done for us, Lord, our God, 186 00:07:45.399 --> 00:07:47.959 other lords, besides, you have ruled over us. But your 187 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:52.199 name alone do we honor. That's good. I like the 188 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:53.639 that's good. I like that. 189 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:57.079 Yeah, and yeah, I definitely like the NIV translation. 190 00:07:57.199 --> 00:07:57.399 Here. 191 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:02.600 There's a couple different things here that are that would 192 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:07.040 be qualified as a dangerous prayer, right first and foremost 193 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:10.920 sort of look at the end of this, but he says, 194 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:14.079 he says, when your judgments come upon the earth, the 195 00:08:14.120 --> 00:08:16.959 people of the world learn righteousness, he says, but when 196 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:19.879 the grace is shown, they don't necessarily learn righteousness. And 197 00:08:19.959 --> 00:08:21.920 so he says, let them see yourself for your people. 198 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:26.959 Let the fire reserve for your enemies, consume them, establish 199 00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:29.199 peace for us. What he's really doing is is he's 200 00:08:29.240 --> 00:08:33.639 praying for judgment. Talk about a dangerous prayer. Yeah, I mean, like, 201 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:36.399 I mean, think about it. I mean just that concept alone, right, 202 00:08:36.440 --> 00:08:38.879 I mean forget the fact that Isaiah is talking about 203 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:42.879 enemies because you know, whether enemies or not, the idea 204 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:46.240 to even pray for judgment of God and to recognize 205 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:53.720 that judgment can sometimes bring righteousness, righteous right because judgment 206 00:08:53.759 --> 00:08:57.960 brings repentance. You know, think about like, you know, whenever, 207 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:01.879 for instance, you're doing something wrong, if you get caught 208 00:09:02.159 --> 00:09:06.399 or if you suffer consequences, it's bad, right, depending on 209 00:09:06.440 --> 00:09:09.240 the thing, it could be really bad, and and then 210 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:11.759 of course you know, you have no choice but to 211 00:09:11.759 --> 00:09:15.080 be sort of crushed and then repent. And a lot 212 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:17.519 of times our lives we get humbled, and you know, 213 00:09:17.799 --> 00:09:21.759 maybe maybe people's lives even can fall apart, and then 214 00:09:21.799 --> 00:09:25.000 all of a sudden righteousness comes, right because because of 215 00:09:25.039 --> 00:09:28.120 all these bad things, but it's because judgment came. And 216 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:30.120 for years and years there was no judgment, there was 217 00:09:30.159 --> 00:09:32.639 no consequences, it was just getting away with it. And 218 00:09:32.679 --> 00:09:35.480 then when judgment came, boom, the person was crushed and 219 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:38.080 then all of a sudden righteousness comes along. He's saying 220 00:09:38.159 --> 00:09:40.759 that's a good thing. Yeah, and then he's saying, you know, 221 00:09:40.799 --> 00:09:44.519 bring it upon our enemies. But still, I mean, just 222 00:09:44.559 --> 00:09:47.600 the idea that judgment would bring righteousness is a dangerous thing. 223 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:51.440 It's dangerous territory to even go down. But yet he's 224 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:52.600 doing it for the right reasons. 225 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:52.960 Yep. 226 00:09:53.360 --> 00:09:53.519 Yeah. 227 00:09:53.559 --> 00:09:56.120 And then even he kind of starts off in verse eight, Yes, Lord, 228 00:09:56.159 --> 00:09:58.360 walking the way of your laws, we wait for you, your 229 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:00.679 name and renown or the desire of our hearts. You 230 00:10:00.720 --> 00:10:04.440 had mentioned what you said earlier about Louis Giglio, pastor 231 00:10:04.519 --> 00:10:06.759 of Passion City Church. I know you said you had 232 00:10:06.759 --> 00:10:09.000 attended their church where you were living in Atlanta. You 233 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:10.799 said that, So twenty six eight you're saying, this is 234 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:11.360 like his life. 235 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:14.879 Is the verse's entire ministry is founded on. 236 00:10:14.960 --> 00:10:17.600 And that's such a cool one verse. I'm not if 237 00:10:17.600 --> 00:10:20.240 I would have I guess I would have not seen that, 238 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:21.960 that twenty six eight thing. But it is a really 239 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:24.480 cool power that just this verse right here. If this 240 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:28.639 was a like a life verse, a mission statement, a 241 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:32.279 ministry focus, I love this eight. Yes, Lord, walking the 242 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:34.879 way of your laws, we wait for you. Your name 243 00:10:34.960 --> 00:10:37.720 and renown are the desire of our hearts. That's really cool. 244 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:39.279 That's powerful mission statement right there. 245 00:10:39.480 --> 00:10:41.600 Yeah, So I went I just mentioned this a couple 246 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:43.519 of days ago, but I went to the Green Bay game. 247 00:10:45.039 --> 00:10:50.799 You know, uh, just last week, right, and so whenever 248 00:10:51.600 --> 00:10:55.799 they have this really irritating chant, go pack and go. Okay, 249 00:10:56.120 --> 00:10:59.679 maybe it's go packs go maybe whatever it is, it's pack. Yeah, 250 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:02.519 I think pack, which which I think I would want 251 00:11:02.519 --> 00:11:04.840 to say packs, right, I think it's a go pack going. 252 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:07.919 But they but it's constant. So we showed up and 253 00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:09.480 by the way, I love the people of Green Bay. 254 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:12.639 It was great, So it wasn't irritating. But the idea 255 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:16.440 that like the song played every I don't know three seconds, right, 256 00:11:16.679 --> 00:11:19.120 and then the whole audience is like, go pack yo, 257 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:21.879 and it's irritating because we're losing, right, And then you know, 258 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:24.600 we're there and we're watching the Lions lose, and then 259 00:11:24.600 --> 00:11:26.759 all of a sudden something happens and they're like, yeah, 260 00:11:27.000 --> 00:11:30.759 go pack go. But it's this that's the idea of renown. 261 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:34.639 If you look around the stadium and you see like 262 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:41.240 the fame of the Green Bay Packers being celebrated and shouted, 263 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:44.679 it is the fame. It's it's renown. And and so 264 00:11:44.799 --> 00:11:48.080 that's why you're saying, you're saying your name and renown 265 00:11:48.519 --> 00:11:50.679 are the desires of our hearts. It's it's it's all 266 00:11:50.720 --> 00:11:53.480 about it's all about the renown of your name, so 267 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:56.240 that people would know your name, they would praise your name, 268 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:58.320 that they would celebrate your name, that it would be 269 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:01.159 it would be lifted up, it would be raised. That's 270 00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:03.360 what renown is. And so that if you're wondering what 271 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:05.960 renown is, that's what it is. It's this idea of 272 00:12:06.120 --> 00:12:08.399 like saying, you know, and and for a Michigan fan, 273 00:12:08.720 --> 00:12:11.960 it'd be like go Bloom right, and then the other 274 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:15.039 people on the other side, I would say, go Chrier right, 275 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:17.960 And they're all just decked out and they're in, they're in, 276 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:21.840 they're dressed to represent who they're shouting about, right, So 277 00:12:21.919 --> 00:12:26.600 everything about them in that moment just reflects you know, 278 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:29.799 who they're cheering on, and they're and they're shouting the 279 00:12:29.840 --> 00:12:33.000 praises of that team. And that's what it is. That's 280 00:12:33.000 --> 00:12:36.120 what a Christian should do, uh, you know, to think 281 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:39.720 about this prayer and say, God, the desires of our hearts. 282 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:43.480 Think about this, our desires more than anything else as 283 00:12:43.519 --> 00:12:48.799 followers of Christ, is your name and renown to to 284 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:51.759 you know, to be to be spoken, to be praised, 285 00:12:51.759 --> 00:12:54.200 to be celebrated, to be to be known on the earth. 286 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:56.759 That's great, pretty careful, you know, as you're saying that, 287 00:12:56.759 --> 00:12:59.960 it's making me think this verse here, you know, maybe 288 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:02.279 for somebody listening, this could actually be like, oh man, 289 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:03.720 this is like a life first, this is like a 290 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:07.279 maybe write it on your mirror or whatever. But maybe think, actually, 291 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:10.200 this whole week with these dangerous prayers actually had a 292 00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:12.120 lot of memorable statements when you think about it. So 293 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:16.720 this one here, verse eight, so twenty six eight amazing yesterday. 294 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:19.399 You could argue that the one we talk about is like, 295 00:13:19.519 --> 00:13:21.519 when I am weak, then I made then then I 296 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:22.759 made strong, right, So that's. 297 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:23.480 That, yeah, for sure. 298 00:13:23.559 --> 00:13:25.720 Then the one before I'm trying to remember the timeline 299 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:28.519 of things. But then Moses saying show me your glory. 300 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:29.000 Yep. 301 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:34.759 Then you got the disciples, disciples saying it basically. 302 00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:36.799 Increase our increase, show us how to increase our faith. 303 00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:39.799 Right, And then the first one was then Isaiah saying, 304 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:42.080 here might send me. It's actually kind of powerful. Like 305 00:13:42.240 --> 00:13:44.320 this whole week has been like these statements that are 306 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:46.720 powerful great life versus. 307 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:49.240 Yeah and uh and and in Paul's case, when he 308 00:13:49.279 --> 00:13:52.440 said when I'm weak, then I'm strong, it's a it's 309 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:55.639 a you know, it was sort of a combination. In 310 00:13:55.639 --> 00:13:58.679 that prayer, he was also praying, Lord take away my Yeah, 311 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:01.240 I throw into the flash too, But yeah, you're right, 312 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:02.600 that is the powerful. 313 00:14:02.320 --> 00:14:05.960 Verses, and they're all and they're all they're like powerful verses. 314 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:09.919 They're like motivational, inspirational, but they're all about God's glory. 315 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:10.759 Yeah, because it's. 316 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:12.639 Very easy for us to take the especially in America nowadays, 317 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:15.639 where we're so self focused, right, you know, in scriptures, 318 00:14:15.759 --> 00:14:19.360 especially in this time ancient Israel, people were very much 319 00:14:19.480 --> 00:14:21.519 it was group think in a lot of ways. There 320 00:14:21.519 --> 00:14:23.320 were tribes, there was groups that are speaking to people 321 00:14:23.320 --> 00:14:25.600 that didn't have a lot of individualism that we have in 322 00:14:25.600 --> 00:14:29.039 the West right now especially, And so a lot of 323 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:30.559 times we can take the Bible and think, man, this 324 00:14:30.679 --> 00:14:32.799 vers is for me, and I do think the verses 325 00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:35.919 can be for you. They can be like your anthem, 326 00:14:35.919 --> 00:14:37.960 your mission statement. But we have to remember that first 327 00:14:37.960 --> 00:14:40.559 and foremost it was written to those people at that time. 328 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:42.559 It was applicational for them, and then we have to 329 00:14:42.600 --> 00:14:44.480 apply it to us. But even still, when you read it, 330 00:14:44.519 --> 00:14:47.039 you realize, man, these are great for us because they 331 00:14:47.480 --> 00:14:49.600 kind of make us realize how much we need God 332 00:14:49.639 --> 00:14:51.360 and his renown as you mentioned. 333 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:54.960 Yeah, for certain. So I have actually not a life 334 00:14:54.960 --> 00:14:57.639 application study Bible. I've actually been reading these last few 335 00:14:57.639 --> 00:15:02.399 weeks from the Transformation Study Bible, doctor Warren Wiersby. But 336 00:15:02.480 --> 00:15:05.799 there's a note here and that says this about verses 337 00:15:05.840 --> 00:15:08.360 seven through eleven, which is what you've just read. It 338 00:15:08.440 --> 00:15:12.120 says the way is not steep or rough. It uses 339 00:15:12.159 --> 00:15:15.519 the image of a highway, as in chapter eleven, verse sixteen. 340 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:18.759 During much of the history, the Jews have traveled through 341 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:22.120 a rough road. But when the kingdom is established, God 342 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:27.960 will give them level paths in smooth ways. Because they 343 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:31.480 are walking in the will of God, their way will 344 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:34.159 be safe and enjoyable. They will wait on the Lord 345 00:15:34.240 --> 00:15:37.159 to discern his will. They will yearn for the Lord 346 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:40.919 and worship him even through the night. So he's talking 347 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:45.440 about just the He's probably referring to the verse right 348 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:49.080 before that. So actually it's interesting I read a note 349 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:51.519 that actually highlighted the verse that we didn't read. Sorry 350 00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:55.200 it let me let me back up one verse just 351 00:15:55.240 --> 00:15:58.320 to give that context. Verse number seven. We started in eight, 352 00:15:58.720 --> 00:16:01.120 But it says, but for those who are righteous, the 353 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:04.080 way is not steep and rough. You are a God 354 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:08.320 who does what is right, and you smooth out the 355 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:11.840 path ahead of them. Yeah, that concept is radically different 356 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:14.120 than the other verses we read. Yeah, but yeah, it's 357 00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:16.399 not steep or rough. He's talking about the roads being 358 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:18.960 challenging versus a road that is smooth. 359 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:21.399 And then in a point here in Isaiah twenty six' 360 00:16:21.440 --> 00:16:24.080 ten in The Study, bible it says that it's somewhat 361 00:16:24.120 --> 00:16:25.559 the wicked, people BECAUSE i think a lot of times 362 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:27.919 we get frustrated with that that wicked people can. Prosper 363 00:16:28.120 --> 00:16:31.840 here's what it. Says even wicked people Receive god's, benefits 364 00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:34.080 but that doesn't teach them to do what is. Right 365 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:37.159 Sometimes god's judgment teaches us, more as you, mentioned Than 366 00:16:37.159 --> 00:16:40.039 god's good. Gifts if you have been enriched By god's 367 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:44.039 goodness and, grace respond to him with your grateful. Devotion 368 00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:45.919 so it is an interesting thing BECAUSE i think when 369 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:47.600 you read that, part you notice, that and it's so. True, 370 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:49.480 right you can have somebody who's a wicked person and 371 00:16:49.519 --> 00:16:52.679 then they. Prosper they're reaping the benefits of what you would, 372 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:55.080 say somebody who Follows, god what you would Hope isn't 373 00:16:55.080 --> 00:16:56.600 it true, though That god is not? FAIR i know 374 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:58.639 you've talked about that a lot a lot of messages and, 375 00:16:58.679 --> 00:17:00.600 Whatnot but a lot of times you read, that you're, 376 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:04.279 like how Does god allow bad people to succeed and? 377 00:17:04.319 --> 00:17:06.960 Prosper how does he allow sometimes good people to struggle 378 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:09.039 and be challenged and? Whatnot AND i think even this 379 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:11.359 verse he talks about it like That god ultimately will judge. 380 00:17:11.440 --> 00:17:13.359 Him and that's What isaiah is asking, for That god 381 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:15.880 will judge. Him he will bring upon them the fire 382 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.400 as he. Mentions but at the same, time it's also 383 00:17:18.480 --> 00:17:20.920 not to make us think, that, oh just because somebody 384 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:23.039 is successful and doing well means that they must be 385 00:17:23.079 --> 00:17:26.119 following The. Lord, evil wicked people can prosper. 386 00:17:26.240 --> 00:17:28.319 Well it's the curse of free, will isn't. 387 00:17:28.359 --> 00:17:28.440 It? 388 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:32.079 So you, Know god extends and gives freely free will to, 389 00:17:32.119 --> 00:17:36.400 everybody and then on top of, it you, know he gives, forgiveness, grace, love, 390 00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:39.440 acceptance and, yeah he does bring, judgment and yes he, 391 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:44.799 does you know sometimes do all those, things and yet 392 00:17:44.839 --> 00:17:49.400 sometimes he. Doesn't, Right and so the, idea excuse, me 393 00:17:49.440 --> 00:17:52.359 the idea That god would allow anybody to go unpunished 394 00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:55.759 is just speaks to the nature of who he. Is 395 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:59.519 and so, yeah it's the, people both bad and good 396 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:02.000 benefit from, it. Right and if you think about, it 397 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:05.839 it's very much similar to a. King they think about 398 00:18:05.839 --> 00:18:09.160 a good. KING a good king is gonna lavish and 399 00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:11.839 take care of all of the subjects in his, kingdom 400 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:15.079 whether they are good citizens or. Bad, Right and so 401 00:18:15.160 --> 00:18:17.720