Author Archives: Barbara Hayes

This 8m episode provide you the listener a reading from the 6th chapter of the Book of Daniel. Daniel, whose name means “God is my judge,” and his three countrymen from Judea were chosen and given new names. Daniel became “Belteshazzar,” while Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah became “Shadrach,” “Meshach,” and “Abednego.” The Babylonians most likely gave them new names that were completely disassociated with their Hebrew roots to hasten Daniel and his friends’ assimilation into the Babylonian culture. Under a new ruler, Daniel excelled in his duties as one of the administrators to such a degree that King Darius was contemplating making him head over all the kingdom (Daniel 6:1-3). This infuriated the other administrators so much that they looked for a way to bring Daniel down. 

They could find no wrongdoing on Daniel’s part, so they focused on the matter of Daniel’s religion. Using flattery, the administrators coaxed Darius into issuing a decree forbidding prayers to any god other than the king for the next thirty days. The penalty for disobedience was to be thrown into a den of lions. Daniel disobeyed the edict, of course, and continued to pray openly to the true God. As Daniel made no attempt to hide his activity, he was seen praying and arrested. With much regret the king gave the order for Daniel to be thrown into the lions’ den, but not without a prayer that Daniel’s God would rescue him (Daniel 6:16). The next day, when Daniel was found alive and well, he told the king that God had sent an angel to shut the lions’ mouths and so he had remained unharmed. This miracle resulted in King Darius sending out a decree that all his subjects were to worship the God of Daniel. Daniel continued to prosper throughout King Darius’ reign.

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God is Infinite; boundless, unbounded, unlimited, limitless, without limit, endless in space, extent, or size, impossible to measure or calculate; just as the infinite number of stars in the universe”;  is liken to “the infinite mercies of God”.

His dealings in your life and mine are all based on His infinite mercy that endures forever.

God’s infinite love for us and towards us, endures forever. His justice for us, endures forever. His Grace is everlasting, and it endures for forever. His faithfulness to us endures forever, Psalm 25:10, all the ways of the LORD are mercy and truth. For His ways changes not.

Not only is God infinite, but He is also unchangeable, for the Word of God says in Malachi 3:6; “I am the LORD, I change not.” Hebrews 13:8 tells us “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever.”

It is the truth of God’s word; a truth that need to be comprehended in its entirety though, that you may not be led into error.

His Mercies, or His loyal love, is one of the most prominent attributes of God’s character.

Omnipresence means that since God’s power and knowledge extend to all parts of his creation, He himself is present everywhere.

In the Bible, God’s mercy means His pity, compassion, and kindness toward people. His mercy shows up in the believer’s life at salvation, and then God continues to show mercy in forgiveness.

Take a moment and listen to the full text of the message: https://anchor.fm/barbara375/episodes/THE-INFINITE-MERCY-OF-GOD-e1kdav4/a-a85luqm

This 7m episode provides you the listener a full reading of the 55th chapter of the Book of Isaiah.  This great invitation is descriptive of God calling the people of Israel to come to Him. God’s words at the beginning of the 55th chapter uses the metaphors of water, wine, milk, and bread. The action that God desires is for the people of Israel to “come to the waters.” Specifically, God wants the people of Israel to come and receive that which they have not earned and cannot pay for (Isaiah 55:1b). God is offering a free gift to mankind and all we have to do is, come to the water.

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This 2min episode is a reading from the 8th Book of Psalms, a Psalm of David. THE SON OF MAN: The N.T. quotes these verses from the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew O.T.) and applies them to Jesus (Heb. 2:6-8; cf. Eph. 1:19-22). It is only in Him that these truths are perfectly realized. He is the One who, as a representative of the human race, will be given the full dominion over all creation.

This 5m episode provides you the listener with a scripture read of the 90th division of Psalms vs. 1-17, followed by commentary thought of the Prayer of Moses the man of God. This prayer was prayed in regard to the Israelites disobedience to God. After acknowledging their iniquities and God’s punishment, Moses prays for the restoration of God’s favor and of God’s blessing.

The Word of God says, man should always pray.  

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This 15m episode discuss the Scripture text surrounding Pentecost. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit—the pouring out of God’s Spirit to fill and indwell people—was prophesied in the Old Testament and fulfilled at Pentecost (Acts 2). This event was predicted in the Old Testament: in Isaiah 44:3 God said to Israel, “I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.” The Holy Spirit is pictured as the “water of life” that saves and blesses a dying people. On the day of Pentecost, Peter quoted another prophecy as being fulfilled: “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. . . . And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Joel 2:28–29, 32).

It’s time now to get equipped for the trip! 

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This 5m episode is regarding the Powerful Prayer that was prayed by Jabez. The prayer of Jabez is found in a historical note within a genealogy: “Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, ‘I gave birth to him in pain.’ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory!

The prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10 contains an urgent request for four things: 1) God’s blessing. Jabez acknowledges that the God of Israel is the source of all blessing, and he asks God for His grace. No doubt, this request was based, at least in part, on God’s promise of blessing to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 22:17).

2) An expansion of territory. Jabez prays for victory and prosperity in all his endeavors and that his life would be marked by increase.

3) The presence of God’s hand. This was Jabez’s way of asking for the guidance of God and His strength to be evident in his daily existence.

4) Protection from harm. Jesus taught His disciples to pray in this way: “Father in heaven . . . deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:9, 13). Jabez looks to God in confidence as his defender.

Jabez’s goal in his prayer was to live free from sorrow, and the last thing we read about him is that God heard and answered his prayer. Like Solomon’s humble prayer for wisdom (1 Kings 3:5–14), Jabez’s devout prayer for blessing was answered. The success Jabez enjoyed outweighed the sorrow of his beginning. The prayer of Jabez overcame the name of Jabez!

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This 5m episode is regarding the Powerful Prayer that was prayed by Jabez. The prayer of Jabez is found in a historical note within a genealogy: “Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, ‘I gave birth to him in pain.’ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory!

The prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10 contains an urgent request for four things: 1) God’s blessing. Jabez acknowledges that the God of Israel is the source of all blessing, and he asks God for His grace. No doubt, this request was based, at least in part, on God’s promise of blessing to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 22:17).

2) An expansion of territory. Jabez prays for victory and prosperity in all his endeavors and that his life would be marked by increase.

3) The presence of God’s hand. This was Jabez’s way of asking for the guidance of God and His strength to be evident in his daily existence.

4) Protection from harm. Jesus taught His disciples to pray in this way: “Father in heaven . . . deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:9, 13). Jabez looks to God in confidence as his defender.

Jabez’s goal in his prayer was to live free from sorrow, and the last thing we read about him is that God heard and answered his prayer. Like Solomon’s humble prayer for wisdom (1 Kings 3:5–14), Jabez’s devout prayer for blessing was answered. The success Jabez enjoyed outweighed the sorrow of his beginning. The prayer of Jabez overcame the name of Jabez!

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This 8m episode provides the listener with the reading of The Parable of the Good Samaritan which is precipitated by and in answer to a question posed to Jesus by a lawyer. In this case the lawyer would have been an expert in the Mosaic Law and not a court lawyer of today. The lawyer’s question was, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25). This question provided Jesus with an opportunity to define what His disciples’ relationship should be to their neighbors.

Jesus answers the question using what is called the Socratic method; i.e., answering a question with a question: “He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?’” (Luke 10:26). By referring to the Law, Jesus is directing the man to an authority they both would accept as truth, the Old Testament. In essence, He is asking the scribe, what does Scripture say about this and how does he interpret it? Jesus thus avoids an argument and puts Himself in the position of evaluating the scribe’s answer instead of the scribe evaluating His answer. This directs the discussion towards Jesus’ intended lesson.

Take a listen to hear the conclusion of the whole matter.

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This 13m episode provides you the listener the reading of scripture from the parable of the Sower. Everybody lives by faith in something or someone. The difference between the Christian believer and the unsaved person is not that one has faith, and the other does not. They both have faith. The difference is in the object of their faith, for faith is only as good as the object. The Christian believer has put his faith in Jesus Christ, and he bases that faith on the Word of God. 

In Christ’s interpretation of this parable, He explicitly affirms the possibility of a person “believing” (i.e., making a sincere beginning in the life of faith), but subsequently falling away because of a failure to resist temptation. In contrast are those who, “having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit” with perseverance. Therefore, I ask of you the listener, which soil are you planted in? The hard soil, the shallow soil, the crowded soil, or the good soil?

Blessings,

Elder Barbara

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