January 12, 26: Genesis chapters 29-30; Luke 12: Daily Bible in a Year:

Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible podcast! In today’s episode, recorded on January 12th, 2026, Hunter invites us to spend time together in the scriptures, guiding us through Genesis chapters 29 and 30 as well as Luke chapter 12. Together, we witness the stories of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah—their longing, striving, and ultimately, the ways God’s blessing breaks into their lives not through their own efforts, but by His grace.

As we move into the teachings of Jesus, Hunter reflects on the power of a rich relationship with God, urging us to seek His blessing instead of relying on our own striving or the approval of others. Through prayer and thoughtful meditation, this episode reminds us that God cares deeply for each of us, just as He provides for sparrows and lilies.

Join us for a time of reading, reflection, and prayer, and let the peace and joy of God’s presence become your strength for today.

TODAY'S DEVOTION:

Whose blessing will you see and receive? In today’s readings, we’re confronted with an important question: will you force things and be a fool, or will you trust, rest, receive, and believe? There’s this invitation to examine whose blessing we’re truly seeking. Is it our own, through striving and scheming like Jacob, Rachel, and Leah? Or is it, as Jesus tells us, the blessing that comes from God—a blessing that leads to a rich relationship with him?

The rich fool in Jesus’ parable thought that security and blessing came from his own plans, his bigger barns, from storing up for himself and relying on his own resources. But Jesus reminds us, as he does his disciples, that blessing doesn’t come from our hands; it comes from God’s. When we seek blessing elsewhere—whether in possessions, in the approval of others, or our own ability to manipulate circumstances—we end up empty, left wanting and still searching. In the end, it’s only God who can give us the true inheritance, the true blessing our souls crave.

Jesus invites us away from anxious striving and fear. He says, “Look at the ravens… look at the lilies.” He points to the way God provides for what he has made, how much more for us. The real blessing is not in the abundance of things, but in a rich relationship with God—a life lived trusting his love, resting in his care, and seeking the kingdom above all else.

And so the call for us today is simple, but profound: let us seek his blessing by faith. Let’s rest in the deep, deep love of Jesus, believing the good news that, in him, we have been embraced, forgiven, and made God’s own. When we live in this reality, that blessing begins to look like a life of peace, joy, and trust—a rich relationship with the Lord who loves us.

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