February 13th, Leviticus 20-22; Acts 20; Daily Bible in a Year

Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible podcast! On this February 13th episode, join your host Hunter as we step together into Day 44 of our year-long journey through the Bible. Whether you're brand new or a long-time listener, you'll find a warm invitation into a community focused on simply reading scripture—and encountering the God who is present and who is love.

Today's episode features readings from Leviticus chapters 20 through 22, exploring God's call to holiness and distinctiveness for the Israelites and their priests, as well as a passage from Acts 20, where Paul, with a pastor's heart, shares his farewell and encouragement to the elders of the church in Ephesus. We'll reflect on Paul's message of grace—a word meant to build us up in every season, whether we face storms or calm.

In addition to scripture and reflection, Hunter leads us in thoughtful prayers, inviting us to seek God's purpose and peace for ourselves, our families, and the world. Stick around for gratitude and encouragement from Hunter, as he thanks supporters and reminds us of the strength found in God's joy—and of the truth that we are deeply loved.

So grab your Bible, settle in, and let's journey through God's word—together.

TODAY'S DEVOTION:

Paul’s a good pastor. We see his pastor heart here in Acts 20. He’s calling together the elders of the church in Ephesus. He spent three years pouring his life into these people. Paul senses something in his spirit, and he gathers the elders together to share with them what the Holy Spirit is telling him. The winds are changing. He has suffering ahead, jail to endure. Paul knows it. These elders are gathered together with him for the last time. He knows that they too are on a journey. He’s letting them know that they too have hardships coming. There’ll be a time coming when the church that they love, that they adore, have worked so hard for, will divide. There’ll be some among them that’ll distort the truth. They will make it all about themselves and not about God. Paul sees this. He knows it’s coming.

He knows the winds are changing, not just in his life but in the lives of those in his church. In our journey, the winds change as well. Sometimes there’s flat calm, and sometimes there’s a gale blowing. I don’t know where you’re at right now. Maybe you’re in a storm. Maybe you’re wondering if you’re going to make it. Maybe you feel it in your bones that there’s more suffering that awaits you, like Paul did. Maybe things are good and you’re in a sweet season in your life. Maybe you’re somewhere in between. I don’t know this. I don’t claim to be like Paul. But whatever the season you’re facing, or however the seas might appear, there’s something you will need, something we all need. It’s the message Paul was so desperate to preach. It’s the last thing Paul wanted to say to them, and it’s the first message we need to hear to get ourselves through the storm, to endure suffering patiently, or just to get through the day.

That message is this, found in verse 32: And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself. It’s the message of grace. It builds you up from God’s heart to Paul’s heart to your heart. It’s a message of grace. Grace builds up. That’s the message God has for your soul today. It’s the message Paul spent three years pouring into the people of Ephesus. That’s the message God is pouring into your life every day if you’ll receive it. It’s a message of grace that is able to build you up. Receive that blessing from God today.

That’s the prayer that I have for my own soul. That’s the prayer that I have for my family, for my wife and my daughters and my son. And that’s the prayer that I have for you. May it be so.