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
- 2002
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Stewing in Guilt for years S1e164 Gen42:1
My prayer for you today is that you may have the heavy, unbearable weight of your sin. GUILT would be unpalatable, increasing, unlivable, and unendurable. WHY? well, Step 1 is sin. Step 2 is guilt,…
9000 faithful days, 1 at a time S1e163 Gen41:41
9000 days of faithfulness are asked of Joseph. They come one at a time. He had to exercise faithfulness amidst betrayal, pits, prison, passions, and then perhaps even pride. I pray for you today in w…
CURIOUS about the Old Testament S1e162 Gen41:14
If you are curious about the events of the Old Testament, you are in very good company. Pharaoh was too. He noticed the activity of God in the life of Joseph. Watch 7 minutes as we too notice and a…
Curiosity about an “attractive COW” S1e161 Gen41:1
An attractive cow gets today's story started. Pharaoh sees 7 in his dream. They are consumed by 7 other carnivorous cows. Needless to say, he wakes up troubled and curious. He is practically and …
Being faithful in the PIT S13160 Gen40:1
Today's 7 minute memory of Joseph prepares us 4000 years later to do what he did:
- be faithful to the people around us who are also in a bit of a PIT
- be faithful to the Lord while we are in the PIT
- be re…
Buttering the bread on both sides s1e159 Gen39:21
Stay 7 minutes and learn of THE defining characteristic of God. That might be just a schooch of an exaggeration, but it is certainly MY FAVORITE: His HESED. It is a Hebrew word that is the Jupiter-si…
Give my hands FAVOR S1e158 Gen39:16
Can the Lord be with us in bad circumstances? Yup. So then what?
Can He give FAVOR to what our hands do? Yup.
The Lord is with Joseph and the Lord then gives FAVOR to the actions of Joseph. The acti…
Fleeing Sexual Temptation S1e157 gen39:11
How does a person fight against sexual temptation? What resources are available as weapons in the fight?
- Make up your mind beforehand like Joseph to not do "this great wickedness and sin against God."…
Are you in bad circumstances? S1e156 gen39:1
Perhaps you find yourself in bad circumstances today. Well welcome to the world, and welcome to the Bible. Our main character Joseph has been betrayed, captured, and sold as a slave in a foreign lan…
Getting smacked upside the head s1e155 2 Sam12:1
Let's address one of the most critical elements of living a successful life on this planet. It is: what do I do when I find out that I am wrong. The spiritual words for this are conviction and repen…
Burning your own sons S1e154 Gen38:24
Judah almost burns his own sons to death. He realizes that HE is the bad guy in the story today and actually repents in word and deed. Jesus comes only to save sinners. Jesus saves the stinky. Juda…
Worship by Sex S1e153 Gen 38:12
Judah gets involved with a prostitute that uses sex as a form of worship to a false god. As a great-grandfather of Jesus, this act is tremendously ill-advised. It breaks not only the marriage covena…
Saving Jesus S1e152 Gen38:1
It sounds crazy, but the life of Jesus is spared in Genesis chapter 38. Jesus' great-great-grandfather almost gets burned to death while he is in the womb. The very unrighteous Judah is confronted wi…
Surrounded by Wolves S1e151 Gen37:32
What happens if you wake up one day surrounded by wolves? That happens both to Jacob and Joseph. Jacob is old, Joseph is 17. Neither is given a "spiritual hall pass" in dealing with their bad circum…
If God is good, why am I in a pit? S1e150 Gen37
If God is theoretically GOOD, why am I in a PIT? Does being an innocent or not-so-innocent person in a pit give me a spiritual hall pass? Joseph, who is a junior or senior in High School fins himself…
17 year olds saving the WORLD S1e149 Gen37:18
In today's story, a 17 year old SAVES the WORLD. This righteous 17yo saves his murderous brothers. Ironically, Jesus comes 2000 years later thru the murderous line. Listen as the spiritual salvati…
Killing you for your DREAM s1e148 Gen 37:1
"I see the Lord active in your life so I ...WANT TO KILL YOU" People are a jealous bunch. Listen 7 minutes to a 4000 year old story that you will also see in today's headlines. Wrestle a bit with me…
People from the Wrong Side of the Tracks S1e147 Gen36:1
Genesis 36 sets up the ongoing redemptive story that eventually leads to Jesus. It does so by tidying up some details by describing what happens to the people "On the WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS." That…
3 Generations of PROBLEMS S1e146 Gen35:22
Our hero Jacob is getting trouble from 3 Generations of his family.
- ahead of him, his father Isaac dies at 180 years old
- at his own generation, his beloved wife Rachel died, his previously murderously…
Who Keeps Watch over my SOUL? S1e145 Gen35:16
As Rachel dies in childbirth, her SOUL departs--from here at least. Her soul is the essential element of her person that is NOT made of dust. It is her spirit. It is the seat of decisions, emotions,…