April 3rd, 26: Judges 17-18, Psalm 89, 2 Corinthians 3 ; Daily Bible in a Year

Introduction

Welcome to Daily Radio Bible, where we journey together through the scriptures each day. On this April 3rd episode, join your host, Hunter, as we dive into Judges 17 and 18, exploring the story of Micah, his carved images, and the days when "everyone did what was right in their own eyes" 00:23. We'll next reflect on Psalm 89, singing of God's enduring love and faithfulness to David, even in moments of disappointment and challenge 07:01. Finally, we turn to 2 Corinthians 3, discovering the liberating power of God’s Spirit written on our hearts and the gift of new life found in Christ 12:48. Throughout, we'll pause for prayer, gratitude, and encouragement to live confidently, knowing we are loved, free, and God's own. Let's enter this day together with thankful hearts and anticipation for what God will reveal in His Word.

TODAY'S DEVOTION:

He writes a new letter on your heart. Paul compares our life to a letter—one not written with ink or etched in stone, but written by the Spirit of God on human hearts 15:06. This new letter is a message of freedom and love; it's the identity that God establishes for his children. The old letter, the law, was glorious but always meant to be temporary. It was waiting for the arrival of something greater.

With the coming of Christ, God now writes a new story in us, not shaped by our own hands or our own striving, but shaped by his Spirit 15:23. And this letter reads: You are loved. You are free. You are his 15:49. Your identity is not anchored in the idols we shape for ourselves or the relics we construct—like Micah, who made his own ephod and household gods, seeking satisfaction in something crafted by his own hands 16:05. When we try to write our own story, to make our own letter, we find ourselves exhausted, lost, and dissatisfied.

These self-written stories, these idols and images we pursue, always leave us empty. They never truly set us free 16:51. Real freedom comes only when God's Spirit writes his letter on our hearts. It is a letter filled with confidence before God, an assurance that you stand forgiven and loved 17:07. This is the heart confidence we long for, and it is a gift—receive it today.

God has set you free. Live today with the confidence that comes from the new thing he has written in you 17:27: You are loved, you are free, you are his. That is my prayer for my own soul, for my family—my wife, my daughters, my son—and for you. May it be so.