April 17th, 26: 1 Samuel 18, 1 Chronicles 7, Psalm 59, Matthew 4; Daily Bible in a Year

Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  1 Chronicles 7, Psalm 59, Matthew 4 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible for April 17th, day 108 in our journey through the Scriptures. Today, Speaker A leads us through a powerful series of readings starting in 1 Samuel 19, as we witness David's escape from Saul's deadly jealousy, aided by Jonathan and Michael. We continue with the rich genealogies in 1 Chronicles 7, look to Psalm 59 for David's heartfelt prayer during his time of danger, and then turn to Matthew 4 to see Jesus' victory over temptation in the wilderness and the beginning of His ministry in Galilee. As always, Speaker A helps us see how each Scripture points to the living Word, Jesus. Through moments of trial, the story reminds us of Christ's triumph and the invitation for us to live in union and dependence on God. We wrap up with prayers and encouragement for the journey, inviting God's peace and joy into our lives today. So wherever you are, settle in and let God's Word refresh your soul. TODAY'S DEVOTION: He overcomes where we cannot. Jesus is out in the desert, being tempted by Satan, and in the desert, he's demonstrating deep union and utter dependence on his Father and the Spirit. On the outside, it seems that he's alone. And after forty days of fasting, outwardly, he might appear weak. That's the exact point of Satan's attack—when it seems he is most vulnerable, most isolated. In that moment, the temptation is to break with the Father and the Spirit, to act alone, to choose self-preservation, to seize what he came for by his own means instead of remaining in the community of love and dependence on God. It's the same temptation Adam faced—and failed. It's the same temptation we face, and so often, we fail. We grasp for control, for sovereignty, for solitary power, abandoning trust and union with God. But where we fail, Jesus will not. Seeing our need and our weakness, he enters into our condition and does what we cannot. He overcomes the temptation. He stays faithful. Through his faithfulness, he wins for us—wins back our place in the community of love with God. Because Jesus would not be deterred, but clung to union with the Father and the Spirit, he demonstrates what life in God truly is: dependence, trust, communion. He would win not just the battle in the desert, but the war on the cross. And through his victory, we are all invited back—into the circle of belonging, into God's family, into union and communion, victory and joy. Today, hear this invitation. In Christ, we are called to participate with him, victorious over evil, called into a life not of solitary striving, but of humble dependence. Life in God is union and communion, strength in dependence, and joy in belonging. Victory is not found in going it alone, but in resting in the faithfulness of Jesus and the love of the Father and the Spirit. Let's receive our place in that community of love. Let's live lives that lean not into our own strength, but into the victory and dependence Jesus has already shown us. He has won the battle—we are invited to live in the freedom and joy that brings. That's my prayer today—for your soul, for my own, for all those we love. May we step into the reality of our union with Christ, and may that union give us strength and joy for the journey. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL