WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:03.720 You're listening to The Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:06.480 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun in 3 00:00:06.599 --> 00:00:14.199 practical ways. Hey, everybody, welcome to the Bible Guys. Today 4 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:16.920 is Friday, Friday. I love Friday. Yes, it's been a 5 00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:18.679 great week, Kyle, it's been a great week. It's been 6 00:00:18.679 --> 00:00:20.120 a great, great week to be with you. 7 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:20.839 Thanks for having me. 8 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:22.879 Man, Well, I didn't even notice. This is like fluffy. 9 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:24.920 It's fluffy saw, Yeah, what is it. 10 00:00:24.760 --> 00:00:28.280 It's like it's like, uh, it's it's Old testamented pretty cool, 11 00:00:28.399 --> 00:00:36.200 but it's Old Testament advised, right, it's all fun created exact. Yes, yeah, yeah, 12 00:00:36.280 --> 00:00:37.880 mine is a T shirt, which I. 13 00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:40.679 Like to do. You're always representing heritage well on Bible Guys. 14 00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:43.200 Yeah. Yeah, and the Bible Guys T shirt everything while yeah, 15 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:46.119 I like it so and the lines uh huh so hey, 16 00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:50.079 uh today on Friday, it's very unusual day. It is 17 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:55.359 get this Desiree says it is the Bible Guy's birthday. 18 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:58.280 That's awesome, it says today the Bible Guys are three 19 00:00:58.479 --> 00:00:59.200 years old. 20 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:01.439 Could you imagine, dude, when you first started, you know, 21 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:03.560 like that's wild to think three years later. 22 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:06.000 Well, yeah, and plus we did the HG daily for 23 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:08.799 like almost a year. Right, Yeah, so that's pretty crazy. 24 00:01:09.280 --> 00:01:12.239 And so in honor of it being our birthday, let's 25 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:14.640 share some of our favorite birthday memories over the years. 26 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:17.359 And I asked her about this right before we started filming. 27 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:22.040 She's meaning just birthday memories from our past, just for fun, right, 28 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:25.480 not Bible Guys stuff, but just our birthdays memories all right. 29 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:29.719 But by the way, I think that the Bible guys 30 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:31.840 birthday deserves us to sing Happy birthday to us. 31 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:33.359 Yes, ready, let's do it. 32 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:40.840 Ready, Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday, 33 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:45.519 dear Bible Guys, Happy Birthday to us. 34 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:46.439 Woo. 35 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:49.040 I was gonna try harmony, then I was afraid to. 36 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:52.760 So I just decidedly put the auto tune in my voice. Later, 37 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:54.120 if you could desiree make me sound good. 38 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:57.120 Yeah, I'm not a very good harmony guy. But that 39 00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:00.159 is amazing that we are three, and so thank you 40 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:03.719 for our faithful listeners who have been here from day one. Yes, So, Kyle, 41 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:08.039 what memories birthday memories specifically do you have of the past? 42 00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:10.800 Okay, So I will say I think I might have 43 00:02:10.840 --> 00:02:14.479 one of the best birth dates of anybody. And here's why. 44 00:02:14.599 --> 00:02:17.719 My birthday is actually on March seventeenth, which is Saint 45 00:02:17.759 --> 00:02:20.360 Patrick's Day. Oh nice, which is a fun birthday to 46 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:23.120 have because everywhere I go people are celebrated, right, think 47 00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:25.800 about it. May almost any time on Saint Patrick's Day. 48 00:02:25.879 --> 00:02:27.120 Sometimes people go a little too far. 49 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:29.639 Of course, yeah no, they say, nothing like a birthday 50 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:31.360 with a drunken people. 51 00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:35.360 Any restaurant you go to, though, people are out. They've 52 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:37.680 either skipped work, so that's a good thing. Or a 53 00:02:37.719 --> 00:02:39.599 lot of times, you know what happens, it's March Madness. 54 00:02:40.199 --> 00:02:42.680 So almost I'd say every couple of years it's either 55 00:02:42.719 --> 00:02:45.599 that Thursday or Friday Saturday of March Madness and people 56 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:48.360 are watching basketball, they're off work. So to me, I 57 00:02:48.400 --> 00:02:51.080 think my birthday, I think landing on Saint Patrick's Day 58 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:53.639 is one of the best things. I'll share one quick story. 59 00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:55.960 It's it's actually the I mean, there's a lot of 60 00:02:56.439 --> 00:02:59.280 birthdays that stand out. There's one though that I'll never forget. 61 00:03:00.120 --> 00:03:02.719 So not on my actual birthday, but a couple of 62 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:06.240 days after my birthday, we went to a family we 63 00:03:06.280 --> 00:03:08.439 had a family thing at night, and I had a 64 00:03:08.479 --> 00:03:10.400 serious stomach ache like you ever had that where you're like, 65 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:11.879 you know, like the flus come. You ever had that 66 00:03:11.919 --> 00:03:13.919 feeling where you're like, you know, you're gonna be in 67 00:03:13.919 --> 00:03:15.719 the bed, in the bathroom for the next like three, 68 00:03:16.039 --> 00:03:18.080 you know, seventy two hours or so. And so that's 69 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:19.240 where I was at. It was like a day or 70 00:03:19.240 --> 00:03:21.879 two after my birthday and we're at this family thing 71 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:23.280 and my wife is kind of telling me, She's like, 72 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:25.039 you need to, like, you know, pull together. I'm like, 73 00:03:25.080 --> 00:03:27.280 I'm sick, and she's like, no, no, like you need to 74 00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:28.919 like you know, I'm like, what do you want from me? Like, 75 00:03:29.080 --> 00:03:30.960 I'm literally like my stomach is killing me. I'm in 76 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:33.360 the bathroom every ten minutes. So then I tell her, 77 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:34.719 I'm like, i just cannot wait to be done with 78 00:03:34.759 --> 00:03:36.319 this thing. I'm gonna go home and I plan I 79 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:38.680 just go into bed and just like sleeping through the night. 80 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:39.759 That was That's why I told her. I'm like, I 81 00:03:39.759 --> 00:03:42.159 cannot wait to get home. She's like giggling. As we're 82 00:03:42.199 --> 00:03:43.759 driving home. I'm like, what is your problem? I just 83 00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:45.199 I think it's funny that you're so sick. I'm like, 84 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:46.719 but why are you? Like this is weird? I'm like 85 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:49.000 very sick. She's not at all like consoling, she's like 86 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:51.960 laughing about my sickness. Super weird. And I walked through 87 00:03:51.960 --> 00:03:54.120 the front door, and my whole plan is just to 88 00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:56.800 go upstairs, go to bed, I'll see you in twelve 89 00:03:56.879 --> 00:03:59.000 hours kind of thing. Walk in and I guess what 90 00:03:59.080 --> 00:03:59.360 I hear? 91 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:02.199 Surprise surprise. There was a. 92 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:04.599 Surprise birthday party. There's plan for me at my house 93 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:07.280 and you were sick, and I faked it the whole night. 94 00:04:07.319 --> 00:04:10.280 People stayed late, and I was just it was bad. 95 00:04:10.319 --> 00:04:11.680 It was like one of those things where it was like, 96 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:13.800 you know, you're trying your best not to be sick, 97 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:16.000 to ruin it for everybody else, but it was. It 98 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:18.920 couldn't have been any worse of a time for surprise party. 99 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:20.680 So sometimes when I think about my birthday, I remember 100 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:22.600 that because I'm so thankful for people that surprised me. 101 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:25.600 They pulled one over on me, but just the circumstances 102 00:04:25.639 --> 00:04:27.560 couldn't have been any worse. So that's a birthday I 103 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:28.240 will not forget. 104 00:04:28.439 --> 00:04:31.160 Yeah, I would say probably one of my best birthday 105 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:34.439 memories was at my good friend's house. I got a friend, 106 00:04:34.519 --> 00:04:38.160 crys La Bell, and my wife organized a. It was 107 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:41.800 actually during it would have been twenty twenty one, so 108 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:46.399 April fourth, nineteen twenty twenty one. It was my fiftieth birthday, 109 00:04:46.879 --> 00:04:50.040 and she organized a surprise party, so like Jeff and 110 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:55.240 Chad were there along with you know, so many friends, 111 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:59.360 so I would say probably fifty people. That's awesome, and 112 00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:02.439 it was all then they have this really great grand staircase. 113 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:04.240 So they opened the door and I walked in through 114 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:05.759 the door, and everybody was surprised. It was just kind 115 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:07.839 of the same thing. It was neat. It was really neat. 116 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:09.360 So I really had a good time that day. 117 00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:11.800 That's really great. Yeah, there's there's nothing like that, right, 118 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:13.879 that idea of being surprised, especially for you. They actually 119 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:16.879 they actually pulled it all like you had no idea, Yes. 120 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:19.000 And no, I was. I was actually a little confused, 121 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:22.360 but I kind of knew something. But strangely enough, I 122 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:24.079 just put it out of my mind because I thought, 123 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:26.079 you know what, I'm just gonna I'm just I'm just 124 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:28.079 gonna I'm just gonna try to forget about the surprise, 125 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:30.600 and I'm just gonna try to not expect one. So 126 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:33.120 I'm not so I'm not like disappointed. So actually when 127 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:35.360 they surprised, I actually seemed surprised. 128 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:35.879 Okay, gotcha. 129 00:05:35.959 --> 00:05:37.439 In the back of my mind, I was like seventy 130 00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:39.079 five percent expecting third to be a surprise. 131 00:05:39.279 --> 00:05:41.720 Yeah, okay, gotcha, gotcha. Yeah it is. It is funny 132 00:05:41.720 --> 00:05:43.079 when that's legitimately happens to you. 133 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:43.519 Okay. 134 00:05:43.560 --> 00:05:47.279 So segueing to today's topic, because obviously it's amazing that 135 00:05:47.279 --> 00:05:50.040 we're celebrating the Bible guy's third birthday. Yes, at a 136 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:51.639 lot of times at a birthday party or what we 137 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:53.800 just did? We sang a song, right, we sang a 138 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.399 song today we're gonna be reading. Actually in Isaiah is 139 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:58.759 kind of like a song. It's like a song of praise. 140 00:05:59.000 --> 00:06:01.879 It is a song. Wow, Yes it is. 141 00:06:01.920 --> 00:06:04.720 Although it's a prayer. It's also like a prayer of praise, 142 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:07.000 a song of praise. And so that's my awkward or 143 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:09.199 what do you call it, transition? Awkward trands? 144 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:12.000 Actually, the correct term is bad. 145 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:13.639 Transpag there's my bad transition. 146 00:06:13.759 --> 00:06:16.000 Yes, let's get our goal. Our goal is to get 147 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:16.879 bad transitions. 148 00:06:16.959 --> 00:06:18.839 Okay, great, so. 149 00:06:18.399 --> 00:06:21.480 So hey, very cool. Oops, I forgot to turn that 150 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:21.920 back off. 151 00:06:22.120 --> 00:06:24.240 We should mention too, that the change of translation for 152 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:26.319 what we're going to read today, I'm going to mention that, Yeah, 153 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:29.680 so normally we read out of the New Living Translation, 154 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:32.759 I think probably ninety nine percent of the time, But 155 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:34.680 for this particular verse, we're going to look at the 156 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:37.519 NIV because you know, when Chris was looking at it, 157 00:06:37.560 --> 00:06:39.800 he brought up a couple of things that he remembers 158 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:43.399 gleaning from the NIV translation. I think it sticks a 159 00:06:43.399 --> 00:06:45.720 little bit more so, you know, I know, for the 160 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:47.439 people who are just listening, doesn't affect you a ton, 161 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:49.360 But if you're going to go back and research this, 162 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:51.079 or you're pulling up your Bible or your Bible app 163 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:54.519 make sure to check out the NIV version. It's Isaiah 164 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:59.560 chapter twenty six, verses eight through thirteen. Okay, so it 165 00:06:59.560 --> 00:07:02.959 says this, Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, 166 00:07:03.160 --> 00:07:05.959 we wait for you. Your name and renown are the 167 00:07:05.959 --> 00:07:08.839 desire of our hearts. My soul yearns for you in 168 00:07:08.920 --> 00:07:11.639 the night and the morning. My spirit belongs for you. 169 00:07:12.199 --> 00:07:14.680 When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of 170 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:18.319 the world learn righteousness. But when grace is shown to 171 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:21.680 the wicked, they do not learn righteousness. Even in a 172 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:25.319 land of uprightness, they go on doing evil. And do 173 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:28.360 not regard the majesty of the Lord. Lord, your hand 174 00:07:28.399 --> 00:07:30.639 is left at high, but they do not see it. 175 00:07:31.160 --> 00:07:33.199 Let them see your zeal for your people and be 176 00:07:33.319 --> 00:07:36.680 put to shame. Let the fire reserved for your enemies 177 00:07:36.759 --> 00:07:41.439 consume them. Lord, you establish peace for us. All that 178 00:07:41.519 --> 00:07:45.240 we have accomplished, you have done for us, Lord, our God, 179 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:48.000 other lords. Besides, you have ruled over us. But your 180 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:52.879 name alone do we honor. That's good. I think that's 181 00:07:52.959 --> 00:07:53.680 that's good. I like that. 182 00:07:53.920 --> 00:07:57.120 Yeah, and yeah, I definitely like the NIV translation. 183 00:07:57.240 --> 00:07:57.439 Here. 184 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:02.680 There's a couple different things here that are that would 185 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:07.079 be qualified as a dangerous prayer. Right first and foremost 186 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:10.920 sort of look at the end of this, but he says, 187 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:14.120 he says, when your judgments come upon the earth, the 188 00:08:14.160 --> 00:08:17.000 people of the world learn righteousness, he says, but when 189 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:19.920 the grace is shown, they don't necessarily learn righteousness. And 190 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:21.959 so he says, let them see yourself for your people, 191 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:27.000 that the fire reserve for your enemies, consume them, establish 192 00:08:27.079 --> 00:08:29.240 peace for us. What he's really doing is is he's 193 00:08:29.279 --> 00:08:33.679 praying for judgment. Talk about a dangerous prayer. Yeah, I mean, like, 194 00:08:33.799 --> 00:08:36.399 I mean, think about it. I mean, just that concept alone, right, 195 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:38.919 I mean, forget the fact that Isaiah is talking about 196 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:42.919 enemies because you know, whether enemies or not. The idea 197 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:46.279 to even pray for judgment of God and to recognize 198 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:53.320 that judgment can sometimes bring a righteousness righteous right, because 199 00:08:53.399 --> 00:08:58.000 judgment brings repentance. You know, think about like, you know, whenever, 200 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:01.919 for instance, you're doing something wrong, if you get caught 201 00:09:02.200 --> 00:09:06.440 or if you suffer consequences, it's bad, right, depending on 202 00:09:06.480 --> 00:09:09.799 the thing, it could be really bad, and then of course, 203 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:12.240 you know, you have no choice but to be sort 204 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:15.360 of crushed and then repent. And a lot of times 205 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:18.519 in our lives we get humbled, and you know, maybe 206 00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:22.000 people's lives even can fall apart, and then all of 207 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:25.399 a sudden righteousness comes, right because because of all these 208 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:28.559 bad things. But it's because judgment came. And for years 209 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:31.120 and years there was no judgment, there was no consequences, 210 00:09:31.279 --> 00:09:32.960 it was just getting away with it. And then when 211 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:35.759 judgment came, boom, the person was crushed and then all 212 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:38.480 of a sudden righteousness comes along. He's saying, that's a 213 00:09:38.519 --> 00:09:41.039 good thing, yeah, And then he's saying, you know, bring 214 00:09:41.080 --> 00:09:44.679 it upon our enemies. But still, I mean, just the 215 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:47.639 idea that judgment would bring. Righteousness is a dangerous thing. 216 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:51.440 It's dangerous territory to even go down. But yet he's 217 00:09:51.480 --> 00:09:53.559 doing it for the right reasons. Yep. Yeah. 218 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:56.159 And then even he kind of starts off in verse eight, Yes, Lord, 219 00:09:56.200 --> 00:09:58.399 walking the way of your laws, we wait for you, your 220 00:09:58.360 --> 00:10:00.720 name and renown or the desire of our hearts. You 221 00:10:00.759 --> 00:10:04.480 had mentioned what you said earlier about Louis Giglio, pastor 222 00:10:04.559 --> 00:10:06.799 of Passion City Church. I know you said you had 223 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:09.039 attended their church where you were living in Atlanta. You 224 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:10.840 said that, So twenty six eight you're saying, this is 225 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:11.399 like his life. 226 00:10:12.039 --> 00:10:14.919 Is the verse's entire ministry is founded on. 227 00:10:15.000 --> 00:10:17.600 And that's such a cool one verse. I'm not if 228 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:20.279 I would have I guess I would have not seen that, 229 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:22.000 that twenty six eight thing. But it is a really 230 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:24.519 cool power that just this verse right here, If this 231 00:10:24.720 --> 00:10:28.679 was a like a life verse, a mission statement, a 232 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:32.279 ministry focus, I love this eight. Yes, Lord, walking the 233 00:10:32.320 --> 00:10:34.919 way of your laws, We wait for you. Your name 234 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:37.759 and renown are the desire of our hearts. That's really cool. 235 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:39.320 That's powerful mission statement right there. 236 00:10:39.480 --> 00:10:41.639 Yeah, so I went I just mentioned this a couple 237 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:43.559 of days ago, but I went to the Green Bay game, 238 00:10:45.080 --> 00:10:50.840 you know, uh, just last week, right, and so whenever 239 00:10:51.600 --> 00:10:55.840 they had this really irritating chant, go pack and go. Okay, 240 00:10:56.159 --> 00:10:59.759 maybe it's go packs go maybe whatever it is, it's pack. Yeah, 241 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:02.360 I think it's pack, which which I think I would 242 00:11:02.399 --> 00:11:04.879 want to say packs, right, I think it's go pack going, 243 00:11:05.279 --> 00:11:07.960 but they but it's constant. So we showed up and 244 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:09.519 by the way, I love the people of Green Bay. 245 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:12.679 It was great, so it wasn't irritating. But the idea 246 00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:16.480 that like this song played every I don't know three seconds, right, 247 00:11:16.720 --> 00:11:19.120 and then the whole audience is like, go pack yo, 248 00:11:19.399 --> 00:11:21.919 and it's irritating because we're losing, right, And then you know, 249 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:24.639 we're there and we're watching the Lions lose, and then 250 00:11:24.639 --> 00:11:26.799 all of a sudden something happens and they're like, yeah, 251 00:11:27.039 --> 00:11:30.840 go pack go. But it's this that's the idea of renown. 252 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:34.639 If you look around the stadium and you see like 253 00:11:34.799 --> 00:11:41.279 the fame of the Green Bay Packers being celebrated and shouted, 254 00:11:41.399 --> 00:11:44.720 it is the fame. It's it's renown. And and so 255 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:48.159 that's why you're saying, you're saying your name and renown 256 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:50.720 are the desires of our hearts. It's it's it's all 257 00:11:50.759 --> 00:11:53.519 about it's all about the renown of your name, so 258 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:56.279 that people would know your name, they would praise your name, 259 00:11:56.320 --> 00:11:58.279 that they would celebrate your name, that it would be 260 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.200 it would be lifted up, it would be praised. That's 261 00:12:01.240 --> 00:12:03.399 what renown is. And so that if you're wondering what 262 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:06.000 renown is, that's what it is. It's this idea of 263 00:12:06.159 --> 00:12:08.440 like saying, you know, and and for a Michigan fan, 264 00:12:08.759 --> 00:12:12.000 it'd be like go Bloom right, and then the other 265 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:15.080 people on the other side, I would say, go Chrier right, 266 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:18.000 And they're all just decked out and they're in, they're in, 267 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:21.879 They're dressed to represent who they're shouting about, right, So 268 00:12:21.960 --> 00:12:26.600 everything about them in that moment just reflects you know, 269 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:29.840 who they're cheering on and there and they're shouting the 270 00:12:29.879 --> 00:12:33.039 praises of that team. And that's what it is. That's 271 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:35.840 what a Christian should do, uh, you know, to to 272 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:39.279 think about this prayer and say, God, the desires of 273 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:43.120 our hearts. Think about this. Our desires more than anything 274 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:47.440 else as followers of Christ, is your name and renown 275 00:12:48.399 --> 00:12:51.279 to to you know, to be to be spoken, to 276 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:53.720 be praised, to be celebrated, to be to be known 277 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:54.240 on the earth. 278 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:56.799 That's great. Pretty careful, you know, as you're saying that, 279 00:12:56.799 --> 00:12:59.919 it's making me think this verse here, you know, may 280 00:13:00.159 --> 00:13:02.320 for somebody listening, this could actually be like, oh man, 281 00:13:02.360 --> 00:13:03.759 this is like a life first, This is like a 282 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:07.279 maybe write it on your mirror or whatever. But maybe think, Actually, 283 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:10.240 this whole week with these dangerous prayers actually had a 284 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:12.120 lot of memorable statements when you think about it. So 285 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:16.799 this one here verse eight, so twenty six eight amazing yesterday. 286 00:13:16.840 --> 00:13:19.440 You could argue that the one we talk about is like, 287 00:13:19.559 --> 00:13:21.559 when I am weak, then I made then then I 288 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:23.759 made strong, right, So that's that, yeah, for sure. Then 289 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:26.080 the one before I'm trying to remember the timeline of things. 290 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:28.600 But then Moses saying show me your glory. 291 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:29.120 Yep. 292 00:13:29.360 --> 00:13:34.799 Then you got the disciples, disciples saying it basically. 293 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:36.840 Increase our increase, show us how to increase our faith. 294 00:13:36.919 --> 00:13:39.840 Right, And then the first one was then Isaiah saying, 295 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:42.120 here might send me. It's actually kind of powerful. Like 296 00:13:42.279 --> 00:13:44.360 this whole week has been like these statements that are 297 00:13:44.480 --> 00:13:46.799 powerful great life versus. 298 00:13:46.559 --> 00:13:49.279 Yeah and uh and and in Paul's case, when he 299 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:52.480 said when I'm weak, then I'm strong. It's a it's 300 00:13:52.519 --> 00:13:55.639 a you know, it was sort of a combination. In 301 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:58.679 that prayer, he was also praying Lord take away my Yeah, 302 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:01.279 my thrown into the flash too. But yeah, you're right, 303 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:02.600 that is the powerful version. 304 00:14:02.720 --> 00:14:06.000 And they're all and they're all they're like powerful verses. 305 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:10.240 They're like motivational, inspirational, but they're all about God's glory. Yeah, 306 00:14:10.240 --> 00:14:11.879 because it's very easy for us to take the especially 307 00:14:11.879 --> 00:14:14.879 in America nowadays, where we're so self focused, right, you know, 308 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:18.759 in scriptures, especially in this time ancient Israel, people were 309 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:21.080 very much it was group think in a lot of ways. 310 00:14:21.399 --> 00:14:23.320 There were tribes, there was groups that are speaking to people. 311 00:14:23.360 --> 00:14:25.600 Didn't have a lot of individualism that we have in 312 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:29.080 the West right now especially, And so a lot of 313 00:14:29.080 --> 00:14:30.600 times we can take the Bible and think, man, this 314 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:32.840 vers is for me, and I do think the verses 315 00:14:33.799 --> 00:14:35.960 can be for you. They can be like your anthem, 316 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:37.960 your mission statement. But we have to remember that first 317 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:40.600 and foremost it was written to those people at that time. 318 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:42.600 It was applicational for them, and then we have to 319 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:44.519 apply it to us. But even still, when you read it, 320 00:14:44.559 --> 00:14:47.080 you realize, man, these are great for us because they 321 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:49.639 kind of make us realize how much we need God 322 00:14:49.679 --> 00:14:52.159 and his renown. As you mentioned, Yeah, for Cutain. 323 00:14:53.320 --> 00:14:56.000 So I have actually not a life application study Bible. 324 00:14:56.120 --> 00:14:58.080 I've actually been reading these last few weeks from the 325 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:03.799 Transformation Study Bible, doctor Warren Wiersby. But there's a note 326 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:06.600 here and that says this about verses seven through eleven, 327 00:15:06.639 --> 00:15:09.240 which is what you just read. It says the way 328 00:15:09.559 --> 00:15:12.720 is not steep or rough. It uses the image of 329 00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:16.480 a highway, as in chapter eleven, verse sixteen. During much 330 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:19.480 of the history, the Jews have traveled through a rough road. 331 00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:23.480 But when the kingdom is established, God will give them 332 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:28.720 level paths in smooth ways. Because they are walking in 333 00:15:28.759 --> 00:15:32.559 the will of God, their way will be safe and enjoyable. 334 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:35.320 They will wait on the Lord to discern his will. 335 00:15:35.639 --> 00:15:38.919 They will yearn for the Lord and worship him even 336 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:43.039 through the night. So he's talking about just the He's 337 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:46.840 probably referring to the verse right before that. So actually 338 00:15:47.120 --> 00:15:50.399 it's interesting I read a note that actually highlighted the 339 00:15:50.480 --> 00:15:53.919 verse that we didn't read. Sorry, let me let me 340 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:56.919 back up one verse just to give that context. Verse 341 00:15:57.000 --> 00:15:59.360 number seven. We started in eight. But it says, but 342 00:15:59.399 --> 00:16:02.240 for those who are righteous, the way is not steep 343 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:05.679 and rough. You are a God who does what is right, 344 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:10.159 and you smooth out the path ahead of them. Yeah, 345 00:16:10.200 --> 00:16:13.600 that concept is radically different than the other verses we read. Yeah, 346 00:16:13.639 --> 00:16:15.440 but yeah, it's not steep or rough. He's talking about 347 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:19.000 the roads being challenging versus a road that is smooth. 348 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:21.360 And then in a point here in Isaiah twenty six 349 00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:23.840 y ten in the Study Bible, it says that it's 350 00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:25.360 somewhat the wicked people, because I think a lot of 351 00:16:25.399 --> 00:16:27.960 times we get frustrated with that that wicked people can prosper. 352 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:31.879 Here's what it says. Even wicked people receive God's benefits, 353 00:16:32.360 --> 00:16:34.120 but that doesn't teach them to do what is right. 354 00:16:34.200 --> 00:16:37.159 Sometimes God's judgment teaches us more, as you mentioned, than 355 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:40.080 God's good gifts. If you have been enriched by God's 356 00:16:40.080 --> 00:16:44.080 goodness and grace, respond to him with your grateful devotion. 357 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:45.919 So it is an interesting thing because I think when 358 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:47.799 you read that part, you notice that, and it's so true. Right, 359 00:16:47.799 --> 00:16:49.679 you can have somebody who's a wicked person and then 360 00:16:49.679 --> 00:16:52.879 they prosper. They're reaping the benefits of what you would say, 361 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:55.200 somebody who follows God, what you would hope. Isn't it 362 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:56.799 true though, that God is not fair? I know you've 363 00:16:56.799 --> 00:16:59.120 talked about that a lot a lot messages and whatnot, 364 00:16:59.279 --> 00:17:00.759 But a lot of times you read that, you're like, 365 00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:04.759 how does God allow bad people to succeed and prosper? 366 00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:07.119 How does he allow sometimes good people to struggle and 367 00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:09.359 be challenged and whatnot? And I think even this verse 368 00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:11.640 he talks about it like that God ultimately will judge him. 369 00:17:11.759 --> 00:17:13.559 And that's what Isaiah is asking for, that God will 370 00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:16.079 judge him. He will bring upon them the fire as 371 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:18.599 he mentions. But at the same time, it's also not 372 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:21.039 to make us think that, oh, just because somebody is 373 00:17:21.079 --> 00:17:23.440 successful and doing well means that they must be following 374 00:17:23.440 --> 00:17:26.400 the Lord. Evil, wicked people can prosper well. 375 00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:29.640 It's the curse of free will, isn't it. So? You know, 376 00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:33.119 God extends and gives freely free will to everybody, and 377 00:17:33.160 --> 00:17:37.119 then on top of it, you know, he gives forgiveness, grace, love, acceptance, 378 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:39.799 and yeah, he does bring judgment, and yes he does, 379 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:45.359 you know sometimes do all those things, and yet sometimes 380 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:49.559 he doesn't. Right, And so the idea, excuse me, the 381 00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:53.839 idea that God would allow anybody to go unpunished. Is 382 00:17:54.000 --> 00:17:57.039 just speaks to the nature of who he is. And so, yeah, 383 00:17:57.119 --> 00:18:00.960 it's the people, both bad and good benefit from it, right. 384 00:18:01.119 --> 00:18:03.960 And if you think about it, it's very much similar 385 00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:07.000 to a king. They think about a good king. A 386 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:09.920 good king is gonna lavish and take care of all 387 00:18:09.960 --> 00:18:13.160 of the subjects in his kingdom, whether they are good 388 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:16.480 citizens or bad. Right, And so everybody gets to take 389 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:18.599 advantage of the good and the bad, you know, or 390 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:20.799 the good and the bad, right, take advantage of the king, 391 00:18:21.279 --> 00:18:24.000 and they get to be under his good rule. And 392 00:18:24.039 --> 00:18:29.279 so God the Father is you know, graceful and merciful 393 00:18:29.359 --> 00:18:31.759 to those we like and those we don't like, those 394 00:18:31.759 --> 00:18:34.240 who deserve it and those who don't deserve it. And 395 00:18:34.480 --> 00:18:37.079 I think that it's just part of the fact that, 396 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:41.519 you know, free will exists and we can't control wicked people, 397 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:46.000 and God allows them to continue to exercise their free will. 398 00:18:46.160 --> 00:18:46.359 Yeah. 399 00:18:46.720 --> 00:18:48.200 And another thing too that stands out that I think 400 00:18:48.319 --> 00:18:50.960 is a really cool part of this passage here and 401 00:18:51.000 --> 00:18:53.480