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
We are MONUMENTS Men and Women S1e144 Gen 35:14
Our spiritual predecessors would regularly make memories out of stone. They'd set up an altar or pillar to act as a monument that was purposefully long-lasting. It served to help their memories, and …
Repeating OLD NEWS because you FORGET S1e143 Gen35:5
God re-appears to Jacob and tells him a bunch of stuff that He already told him. Why? Is it because God FORGOT His promises? Or, is it because Jacob is made of dust and he is the one that forgets? T…
Cam Jansen remembers God S1e142 Gen35:1
Cam Jansen is a delightful early reader book character. She has a photographic memory that she *CLICK* uses early in the book to make sense or solve a mystery later in the book. We should be like h…
Honoring the one who was raped S1e141 Gen34:18
Ironically, in the tragic rape of Dinah, she is the only one who comes out of the story unscathed by sin. Others are stricken with anger, murder, passivity, dismissal of value, and sexual crimes. The…
“I didn’t know rape was wrong” s1e140 Gen34:8
The truth is, everybody knows rape is wrong. Even before "the Law" is given to mankind, God equipped every human with a conscience and a heart that is pre-loaded with moral truth. Regarding the rape…
The Rape of Dinah S1e139 Gen34:1
Genesis describes a horrible sexual assault, a rape, of Jacob's daughter Dinah. It treats this story as a horrible event with dire consequences for individuals and nations. We have lessons to learn …
Making a ME ALTAR s1e138 Gen 33:20
Today we’ll see where Jacob Israel goes with his new limp. Israel (person aka Jacob) brings Israel the new nation (16 people) to Israel (place). All three of the promises to his grandfather Abraham a…
Walking with a LIMP S1e137 Gen33:31
We've all got "limps" from previous life injuries. The question is, what do we do with them? Join me for 7 minutes to hear the charge from Jacob's life: Walk with your limp. Don't move on FROM the l…
So you want to be a LEADER…S1e136 Gen33:4
The desire to lead is a beautiful thing. Few are willing to truly lead because of the cost. It involves wrestling, dislocation, limping, personal peril and humility. Jacob leads by bowing down. It …
Bravery and Bowing S1e135 Gen33:1
Internal spiritual change has EXTERNAL markers. Jacob claims internal change. Let's see how he does with his behavior. Change is the hardest thing in the world. Watch 7 minutes as we see Jacob be br…
Struggling is NORMAL S1e134 Gen32:24
Struggling with God is NORMATIVE CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR. Jacob gets a new name, ISRAEL when he does it. Guess what, it means STRUGGLING WITH GOD. It is not an insult, but a CHARACTERISTIC. And, it is no…
The God who WRESTLES BACK s1e133 Gen32:22
It is no surprise that Jacob has to "wrestle" and strive when he interacts with the infinite Being. We are mere mortals. What IS a surprise is that GOD ALLOWS IT; that He "wrestles back" Listen or …
Wrestling with God s1e132 Gen 32:22
Wrestling with God is an activity to know Him; to pursue Him; to not let Him go. Jacob does so to give us encouragement to do so as well. He gives us the green light to fight and engage a bit with Go…
Leaving God OUT S1e131 Gen32:13
We can leave God out of any and all of our circumstances. We can leave God out of the scary and difficult. We can leave God out of the beautiful.Jacob choses NOT to leave God out of his danger. He …
How to pray DESPERATELY (in 3 easy steps)S1e130 Gen32:1
Jacob will yield to the Lord after a long history of self-scheming. He'll pray by stating WHO HE IS. Then, WHO GOD IS. Then finally, he'll ask for something. We might learn a thing or two from him. …
Who watches when I cannot watch? S1e129 Gen31:42
Who watches over your children when you cannot watch? Who watches over your friends when they are out of sight? today, we will ask the Lord.
May the Lord watch when I cannot watch
May the Lord…
When God Speaks to You S1e128 Gen 31:17
Laban is in hot pursuit of Jacob but the real story is that God is in hot pursuit of Laban. God reveals Himself in a dream to Laban. You'd think this would change every moment of every day for the …
Lift up Your EYES S1e127 Gen31:1
Oh that the dear Lord would give us the right EYES. We have eyes, but sometimes they are just not tuned in to what He is doing. God is active and real and at work. Can you see it? Lift up your eyes!
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Do you feel God’s ABSENCE? S1e126 Gen30:25
I pray for your light bulb that you are distant from God; that you are experiencing the lack of His fulness in your life. It is the first step to a decision for Him. Watch with me as we watch the m…
Selling Sexual Access S1e125 Gen30:9
If you read the Old Testament, you'll fast realize you are not the strangest sinner ever to approach the throne of grace. In that way, it is of some comfort that God welcomes knuckleheads of every g…