Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:Exodus 39-40; Psalm 15; Acts 12Click HERE to give! Get Free App Here! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on 'The Daily Radio Bible' for a daily 20-minute spiritual journey. Engage with scripture readings, heartfelt devotionals, and collective prayers that draw you into the heart of God's love. Embark on this year-long voyage through the Bible, and let each day's passage uplift and inspire you. TODAY'S DEVOTION: It's all a gift. Peter finally comes to his senses. He finally realizes that he was not in chains anymore, that he was free. And he quickly and immediately realizes that it was the Lord who broke those chains and set him free. We're also told that the church was praying for him, and we can't help but draw a line between the people's prayers and Peter's dramatic deliverance. Somehow, the church, through prayer, was able to participate with what God was actually doing. And for all this, Peter is quick to give God the praise and acknowledge that it is all from him. It's all a gift. This is so unlike what we hear from Herod. When people begin to praise and treat him and speak of him as if he were a god, he does nothing to correct them. He readily and gladly accepts their worship. As a result, he's struck with worms, and he dies. An absolutely horrendous, inglorious death. When we take the glory that is due only to God, we are not free. No. We are consumed from the inside out. Living for the glory of yourself won't bring life. It won't bring freedom. It will only bring death. No matter how splendid that life might appear, God is the source of all good in our life. He's the only one who has broken the chains humanity was bound to. He's the only one who has rescued us from the dark dungeons we've been sentenced to. He's the only one that sets us free. It's all a work of God, lest any of us should boast. So let's awaken from the fog like Peter did, standing in the middle of the street, suddenly realizing that God had done this amazing thing, that his chains were broken, the gates were opened, that he was walking out free into a new day. God had done it all. Let's awaken like Peter did to see that God has done all of these things for us too. Let's make sure that we're like Peter and give God the glory for all the good that he's brought into our life. It's all from him. Any victories that we might have experienced, any growth that we've known as Christians, any new insight or understanding of God's love, it's all a gift from him. These are all from God, not of us. But they are all for us. For our joy, for our freedom, but for his glory. So let's live fully aware in the knowledge that God is the source of our freedom in life. He is the one that causes chains to come off. He is the one who walks with us into a new day. May this day be one where we honor him for all that he has done. That's a prayer that I have for my own soul. That's a prayer that I have for my family, for my wife and my daughters and my son. And that's a prayer that I have for you. May it be so. Welcome, dear listeners, to the Daily Radio Bible, where we're transforming lives through the word of God, one day at a time. Today is February 5th, 2025, as we step into day 36 of our year-long journey through the Bible. I'm your host, Hunter, your brother and Bible reading coach, here to guide you through the pages of scripture and point the way to the one who is the living word, fully revealed to us in Jesus. In today's episode, we'll be reading from Exodus chapters 39 and 40, Psalm 15, and Acts chapter 12. Together, we'll explore intricate details of sacred garments, the completion of the tabernacle, and Peter's miraculous escape from prison. As always, our goal is to not just read the scriptures, but to be transformed by the God who is with us and is love. So, let’s dive in and let the soul work begin. Join us as we seek to renew our minds and expand the boundaries of our imaginations. Let's trust that God’s word will do its work in us today. TODAY'S DEVOTION: TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen. Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. And now Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. And where there is sadness, ...
