How Should We Live As Christians? (EP 53)

How Should We Live As Christians? (EP 53)

Should we "sin more that Grace may abound?" Should we follow after "great swelling words of Vanity" so that we might find the final solution to the gnawing hole in our existence? Or should we use the Word of God as a guide for life, and in it find the cure and solution to the problem man has always had—finding the meaning to life? We are given this moment to live in. It is a beautiful gift from God—but we can misuse it. If we squander the moment given, sin it away, overlook it for the future—it's like taking a diamond given to us and using it as a doorstop. What a shame it would be to waste God's beautiful gift of this moment. We get to use the Word of God as a "lamp for our feet, and a light for our path" to show us how to live this life in the moment given us! What a beautiful thing to have a purpose, meaning, and belonging in all this.

I HAVE CALLED YOU BY NAME! (EP 52)

One year of Bryce Bible Podcast! It's been a blessing getting to do this. Let's think about this: we have a God and Father who formed us, chose us, redeems us, and CALLS US BY OUR NAME! We are inherently valuable to Him because He has made us to be His children. In Him only will we ever find the solution to the hole in our hearts. We are perfectly known and LOVED by Jesus, the Creator of all things. "Why do we tarry when Jesus is calling?" He calls us by our very own name, and loves us perfectly. In Him is fullness of joy!

Proverbs 17 (EP 51)

A MERRY HEART IS GOOD MEDICINE. What does this mean? Is it just a wishful thought or a word about people who are happy, or is it a constant reminder of the mindset we should embrace in every moment of our lives? "You're not where you wanted to be. You feel like you're supposed to be somewhere else. Say you could snap your fingers and be wherever you wanted to be. I bet you'd still feel this way—not in the right place. Point is, you can't get so hung up on where you'd rather be that you forget how to make the most of where you are. Take a break from worrying about what you can't control. Live a little." - Passengers Movie

EAT, DRINK, & ENJOY TODAY! (EP 50)

“There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭2‬:‭24‬ “Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9‬:‭7‬, ‭10‬ There's nothing better in this life than for a person to eat, drink, and enjoy the beauty of the moment that has been given! Too often we get caught in the same mindset Solomon had for years and years, which he talks about in the beginning of Ecclesiastes 2—where NOTHING was ever good enough, big enough, or satisfying enough. We can even read this in Ecclesiastes 5:10 - “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.” So if we can never have enough silver, never have enough abundance, what then is left? The answer is so beautiful, so simple, and so accessible to everyone. We simply must enjoy today, the simplicities and beauties of TODAY are enough! There is no canon event, no big achievement, no elevated status or posession that will fill our hearts and finally satisfy us. Our Daily Bread is enough, and beyond that, there is "NOTHING BETTER FOR A MAN" than that he should revel in, and deeply enjoy, the simplicities and beauties of today! What an encouragement. We don't have to be kings and rulers to enjoy this life. We get to enjoy it extraordinarily more than many kings and rulers, because our God is in the business of making the ordinary things extraordinary. Mary, the mother of Jesus, might have said it best: "He that is mighty has done GREAT THINGS for me, and holy is His name." Now go enjoy the simple things we overlook every day!! In those things are the treasures and beauties we have sought for years, and never found.

Proverbs 16 (EP 49)

The way to live, thrive, and prosper: walk on the highway of the upright! Read the Bible and learn how to live. God's got us covered, all we have to do is listen to His voice telling us where and how to walk.