1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, thank you for listening to your Daily 2 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each day 3 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: to learn more about God and Tis will for us. 4 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Jennifer Slattery, and after this short work 5 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: film our sponsors, we'll dive into today's Bible verse Psalm 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: seventy three to two. Today's Bible versus Psalm seventy three 7 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: to two. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped, 8 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: I had nearly lost my foothold. Sometimes it feels like 9 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: our world is stacked against the godly, as if our 10 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: culture favors the ruthless and immoral, the con artist who 11 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: targets christ followers because of their faith and trusting nature, 12 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: the shady dishwasher repairman who claims to love Jesus to 13 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: gain the trust of his followers, or the salesman who 14 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: pretends to share your views to build his commissions, and 15 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: you're left feeling disillusioned and wishing you could set aside 16 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: your morals only briefly to get even a few years ago, 17 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: my husband and I found ourselves dealing with an unethical 18 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: contractor who took our money for work he showed no 19 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: interest in completing. Only he didn't actually quit, which would 20 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: have allowed us to fire him for a breach of contract, 21 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: legally requiring him to pay us back. Instead, he delayed, 22 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 1: and he dillied, dragging an eight day project in two 23 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: months without ever completing the task. Short term, it seemed 24 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: his dishonest practices had prevailed, that he'd profited from his 25 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: deception with zero consequences. But, as is often the case, 26 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: his behavior eventually caught up with him and landed him 27 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: in an ex bensive lawsuit that ultimately cost him his business, 28 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: and from what I can see on social media, it 29 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: appears the rest of his life imploded as well. You've 30 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: probably heard the phrase the truth always comes out in 31 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: the end. Jesus promised this in Luke eight, verse twelve, 32 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: when he said, for there is nothing hidden that will 33 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be 34 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: known or brought out into the open. Yet while we 35 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: might recognize this cognitively, it can feel hard to hold 36 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: on to that truth when we see wicked people prosper 37 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: Our eyes and our struggles can convince us that success 38 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: belongs to the ruthless, while the godly are destined for 39 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: defeat and oppression. Asap, the man who wrote the chapter 40 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: surrounding today's verse, wrestled with these very thoughts. When he 41 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: looked around, it seemed as if the arrogant and wicked 42 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: prospered and remained unaffected by the burdens and hardships he 43 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:03,839 Speaker 1: and others suffered. These other people, they scoffed, mocked, slandered, 44 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: and oppressed the weak and vulnerable, thinking God remained oblivious 45 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: to their evil ways, and it seemed Acef felt that 46 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: way as well. Surely, in vain, I have kept my 47 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: heart pure, he wrote in verse thirteen. In vain, I 48 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: have washed my hands in innocence. He even felt punished 49 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: for his godliness. But then he entered God's sanctuary, the 50 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: place in which the Lord was known to dwell. There 51 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: in God's presence, clarity came. There he finally understood the 52 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: wicked's destiny. Surely you placed them on slippery ground. Verse 53 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: eighteen states you cast them down to ruin. In other words, 54 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: their prosperity won't last forever. Judgment will come. The Lord 55 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: also helped Acef see that he possessed something the wicked didn't, 56 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: something of greater value than all the earth riches combined, 57 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: access to Almighty God, listen to the rest of Aesap's 58 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: prayer recorded in verses twenty three to twenty eight, and 59 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: receive these as God's promises to you. Yet I am 60 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,239 Speaker 1: always with you. You hold me by my right hand, 61 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will 62 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but 63 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: you and the earth has nothing I desire besides you. 64 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is 65 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those 66 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: who are far from you will perish. You destroy all 67 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it 68 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: is good to be near God. I have made the 69 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: Sovereign Lord my refuge. I will tell of all your 70 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: deeds again. The truth always comes out, and the Godly 71 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: possesses now and through eternity, relational intimacy with the Lord, 72 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: instant access to his perfect guidance and supernatural strength, and 73 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: the promise of an eternity spent with him. If you've 74 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: entrusted Christ for salvation, that's your destiny as well. Yes, 75 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: we live in a world filled with evil and unscrupulous people, 76 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: and yes, at times it'll appear as if their lives 77 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: are filled with wealth and health and no consequences. But 78 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: our God sees all, holds power over all, and has 79 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: promised to work all things for our good and his glory. 80 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: The next time someone else's abhorrent behavior challenges your hope 81 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: and your faith, reflect on the truth recorded in Psalm 82 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: seventy three, and trust the Lord to make good on 83 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: his promises. And now let's pray, Holy Father, It is 84 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: such a comfort to know that we are not alone 85 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,679 Speaker 1: and we are not unseen. You see everything we endure, 86 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: every injustice we experience, every word that weighs us down, 87 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: every anxiety that holds us captive. You see it all, 88 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: and you're with us in it all. Most importantly, you 89 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: carry us through it all. You do not leave us 90 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 1: stuck in today's struggle, in today's hurt, in today's overwhelm. 91 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: You have promised good to us. You have promised to 92 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: perfectly guide us through everything we can encounter. You have 93 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: promised to give us strength in place of our weakness, 94 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: and you have promised to grant us thriving life. And 95 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: we know that. Every day we follow you, every day 96 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: we turn to you, every day we connect with you 97 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: and take in your truth into the deepest places in 98 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: our souls. We know you are leading us, step by 99 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: step towards greater freedom, greater peace, greater joy. When we're anxious, 100 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: when we're afraid, when we're overwhelmed, when we're hurting, when 101 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:07,239 Speaker 1: we're disillusioned, when we're confused, and show us our next 102 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: right step. We love you and we praise you. And 103 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: it is in the name of your son, our savior, 104 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, that we pray Amen.