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We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life!  Today we'll be going through Proverbs 27:17-27.  We're going to treat it a bit different since the content is much simpler and straight forward.  I'll read through the passage twice, once for your to hear and process it, and a second time for you to mediate on it and ask God to show how you can apply this wisdom do your life.


Your Face Mirrors Your Heart

17 You use steel to sharpen steel,
    and one friend sharpens another.

18 If you care for your orchard, you’ll enjoy its fruit;
if you honor your boss, you’ll be honored.

19 Just as water mirrors your face,
so your face mirrors your heart.

20 Hell has a voracious appetite,
and lust just never quits.

21 The purity of silver and gold is tested
    by putting them in the fire;
The purity of human hearts is tested
    by giving them a little fame.

22 Pound on a fool all you like—
you can’t pound out foolishness.

23-27 Know your sheep by name;
    carefully attend to your flocks;
(Don’t take them for granted;
    possessions don’t last forever, you know.)
And then, when the crops are in
    and the harvest is stored in the barns,
You can knit sweaters from lambs’ wool,
    and sell your goats for a profit;
There will be plenty of milk and meat
    to last your family through the winter.

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We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life!  Today we'll be going through Romans 5:3-11, a passage of Jesus laying down his life to give us life, and make us friends of God.

Romans 5:3-11
"We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. 7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. 10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. 11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God."

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We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life!  Today we'll be going through Psalm 65:5-13, a passage of all the life God gives and brings and sustains.

Psalm 65:5-13
"You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds,
   O God our savior.
You are the hope of everyone on earth,
    even those who sail on distant seas.
You formed the mountains by your power
    and armed yourself with mighty strength.
You quieted the raging oceans
    with their pounding waves
    and silenced the shouting of the nations.
Those who live at the ends of the earth
    stand in awe of your wonders.
From where the sun rises to where it sets,
    you inspire shouts of joy.

You take care of the earth and water it,
    making it rich and fertile.
The river of God has plenty of water;
    it provides a bountiful harvest of grain,
    for you have ordered it so.
You drench the plowed ground with rain,
    melting the clods and leveling the ridges.
You soften the earth with showers
    and bless its abundant crops.
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
    even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture,
    and the hillsides blossom with joy.
The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep,
    and the valleys are carpeted with grain.
    They all shout and sing for joy!"

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We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life!  Today we'll be going through John 1:6-18, a passage continuing off of last weeks meditation.  The light has come into the world.  God's unfailing love has come through Jesus Christ.

John 1:6-18
"God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”

From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us."

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We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life!  Today we'll be going through John 1:1-5, a passage of scripture bringing us back to the beginning.  In the beginning was the Word.  All things were created through him, and gave life to everything.  We'll spend time reflecting on this well-known passage and allow God to illuminate new truths within it.

John 1:1-5
In the beginning the Word already existed.
    The Word was with God,
    and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him,
    and nothing was created except through him.
The Word gave life to everything that was created,
    and his life brought light to everyone.
The light shines in the darkness,
    and the darkness can never extinguish it.

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We're in Season 2 of the Being Podcast: New Life!  Today is an open instrumental for you to use in your own meditation.  You can read scripture while listening to this, or use it as an easy transition into your morning!

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This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday.  We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday.

Today is Easter Sunday!  Happy Easter.  Today marks the day of victory over death, as Jesus resurrected on the 3rd day.  We believe this marks God's plan of restoring all that is broken back to Him, through the conquering of death.

These Easter readings are meant to be a time to reflect on the story of New Life through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospels.  These would be a great time to gather your family and listen together as a moment after dinner, reflection before bed, or midday break to remind yourself of the story of Easter.

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This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday.  We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday.

Today is Holy Saturday. On this day, the world was silent.  Jesus was dead.  It was real.  He was in the tomb.  It was a day of silence for those who had loved and followed Jesus so closely.  The silence would soon be broken the next day on Easter Sunday....

These Easter readings are meant to be a time to reflect on the story of New Life through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospels.  These would be a great time to gather your family and listen together as a moment after dinner, reflection before bed, or midday break to remind yourself of the story of Easter.

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This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday.  We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday.

Today is Good Friday. It marks the day of Jesus' death on the cross.  We remember His sacrifice on this day.

These Easter readings are meant to be a time to reflect on the story of New Life through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospels.  These would be a great time to gather your family and listen together as a moment after dinner, reflection before bed, or midday break to remind yourself of the story of Easter.

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This week is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday.  We're going to be reading through the passages of scripture that tell the story of Easter Thursday through Sunday.

Today is Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. It recalls the Last Supper of Jesus with his Disciples, as described in the canonical gospels. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday.

These Easter readings are meant to be a time to reflect on the story of New Life through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospels.  These would be a great time to gather your family and listen together as a moment after dinner, reflection before bed, or midday break to remind yourself of the story of Easter.

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