Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christian and the not-yet-Christian. We occasionally venture into the Old Testament when it helps our understanding of the New Testament events. Everybody has 7 minutes. Everybody needs to wonder. Be With Me is hosted by Michael Smith who has absolutely no special qualifications to do a podcast. He is not a pastor. He has not been to seminary. He does not lead a mega-church. He is not a professional and he has no more credentials than you do. He does, however, follow a great God with an observant eye and a curious heart. Each day, he starts with a study bible and aims for astonishment. ‘be with him’ for 7 minutes as he sets out daily to discover the God who invites us to ‘Be With Me.’
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 1998
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
A must listen Observations on 2000 almost* consecutive mornings with you s30e11
Please join me and Asa for some thoughts about 2000 mornings with you. We'll gratefully set out an argument for a renewed commitment from both of us. This is especially for those who do NOT regular…
The guy who almost gets it all wrong s30e10
Asaph, the writer of Psalm 73 almost gets it all wrong. His spiritual feet almost make a fatal mistake with a slip: He desires the wrong thing.
If you desire the wrong thing, then you make decisions …
Have you noticed that The world is not right? S30e9
The only way to really understand our not-quite-right world is to drop it into the certainty that is in Psalm 23.
Yup, there is evil, and enemies and the shadow of death. Psalm 23 makes deliberate n…
The Delights of Psalm 23 s30e8
I started today with the thoughts of duties and demands of Ps 23. But I did not end there. I concluded with the DELIGHTS of Ps 23.
Join me for 7 minutes and take the journey of delight with me! Subs…
THE GRAND CONCLUSIONS of Ps 23 S30e7
David says some pretty bold things to conclude Ps. 23:
I shall not want
I will fear no evil
I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever
We can only understand their boldness by the OT…
“Rescue Swimmer in the Water” S30e6
Sorry no video. Technical difficulties while traveling. THIS IS A GREAT LISTEN.
If you are out to sea on your sinking little boat, the best words you can ever hear over the loudspeaker of the Coast Gu…
Psalm 23 has something for everybody: S30e5
Do you need leading, or correction, or protection, or rest, or restoration, or refocusing on His name and priorities?
Are you walking in a valley of the shadow of even death?
Do you need the provisio…
For His faithful, God has valleys, fear, evil and death S30e4
For His faithful, God has valleys, fear, evil and death.
For His faithful, He also has one more secret ingredient.
Listen 7 minutes to hear of the sometimes harsh realities of this world and what the…
How to not make yourself a “sheep emergency” S30e3
A solo sheep is a sheep-emergency. A solo sheep is a cause for worry and concern and intervention. A solo sheep is a sheep in trouble.
There is no good understanding of a sheep outside of a flock, pr…
Should I be doing what David is doing in Psalm 23? S30e2
Though the Lord is busy in Psalm 23, so is our representative knucklehead David. Should I be doing the same things David does in the proclamation of the verses?
Are we doing the activities of David in…
A start in Psalm 23 S30e1
God is doing some stuff in Psalm 23 that we want to be aware of and even access for ourselves. He's given us a great poet, David, to capture perhaps the most beautiful 6 verses in the Bible.
But th…
My final prayer for you S29e95
May your feet be dipped in Oil
May He dwell between your shoulder blades
May He be with you as He promised to Joshua
May you see Him face to face as He granted Moses.
Those and other prayers for you head…
How should I respond to God? S29e94
What do you do for what God has done for you? A response is required, or is at least requested.
We can use our Mind, mouth, hands, feet, wallet. Zipper, and service to respond.
In tho…
Why might I be attracted to God? S29e93
As we wind up this particular book of the Bible, you may find yourself attracted to God. It might seem strange, but it is exactly what you are designed for.
This exposure that we have had might just …
The Modernity of something very very old S29e92
Something written 3500 years old is modern.
- It was authoritative by the behaviors seen at the cross, when it was "only" 1250 years old.
- It is modern in what it asks of us in sexual morality
- It is mode…
Sitting under the shade trees of Justice and Generosity S20e91
We sit under the shade of the trees of JUSTICE and GENEROSITY. We did not plant them. They are very well established.
Who planted them? Moses did with God's help.
How can I find out about their fo…
The 4 Surprises from Long Ago S29e90
Much of the interaction of God with people surprises me. I suppose it is a healthy thing to be taken aback with these things:
- The Lord loves the wobbly
- The Lord loves a good party
- The Lord loves His bo…
From 26242 days of rebellion to sharing peaches S29e89
I had a friend who rebelled from God for more than 26000 days. Then God got a hold on him, and he got a hold on God. After that, because he was old and in poor health, he was in a big hurry to treas…
The 4 Superpowers of Deuteronomy S29e88
In the book of Deuteronomy, the good Lord reminds us that He has given us the 4 Superpowers of WORK, Intercession, Obedience, and Reachability.
He's given us power to get wealth.
He's given us access t…
How can something 3500 years old be contemporarily relevant? S29e87
What is so surprising about Deuteronomy, 3500 years old, is how contemporarily relevant it is. There is so much to glean from its' pages today. We ignore it at our peril. In it the character of God…