David Spoon dives into the theme of restoration and honesty in our relationship with God, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging our shortcomings and seeking His help. He reflects on Psalm 60, where David expresses despair over Israel's defeats and pleads for God’s restoration and favor. Spoon highlights how the Jewish and Christian faiths uniquely recognize failures, promoting a culture of transparency rather than false legacies. He encourages listeners to come before the Lord sincerely, owning up to mistakes and asking for healing. Throughout the discussion, Spoon stresses that true restoration is rooted in humility and the understanding that we are God's beloved, deserving of His love and redemption.

The podcast led by Dr. David Spoon delves into the intricacies of faith, community, and personal reflection, all wrapped in a humorous and engaging narrative. Kicking off with a light-hearted disclaimer, Dr. Spoon immediately sets a tone of authenticity and relatability, inviting listeners to explore their spiritual journeys. He poses the intriguing question of which New Testament book resonates most with them, encouraging listeners to reflect on their relationship with scripture. This question serves as a catalyst for deeper discussions about faith, personal experiences, and the importance of acknowledging both triumphs and struggles in one's walk with God.

Throughout the episode, Dr. Spoon weaves humor with serious reflections, using biblical examples to illustrate his points about human vulnerability and the need for divine intervention. He emphasizes that true growth comes from recognizing our shortcomings and seeking God's restoration. By drawing parallels between biblical narratives and contemporary life, he invites listeners to engage with their faith on a personal level, reminding them that even the most esteemed biblical figures faced challenges and required God's grace. His candid approach encourages listeners to come before God with honesty, fostering an environment where true healing and restoration can occur.

Dr. Spoon also highlights the importance of community in the Christian faith, urging listeners to share their stories, praise reports, and prayer requests. He emphasizes that such interactions are vital for encouragement and accountability within the body of Christ. As the episode progresses, the audience is invited to engage through trivia questions and calls, reinforcing the idea that faith is a communal journey. The episode concludes with a sense of connection and an invitation to deepen one's understanding of scripture and community, leaving listeners both challenged and inspired to reflect on their spiritual lives.

Takeaways:

• David Spoon emphasizes the importance of acknowledging failures and seeking restoration from God.
• The psalm discussed highlights the significance of humility and honesty in prayer.
• Listeners are encouraged to share their personal experiences and requests for prayer with the community.
• David Spoon explores how the Jewish and Christian faiths uniquely acknowledge both successes and failures.
• The episode discusses the need for both personal and national repentance before God.
• A recurring theme is the idea that true restoration comes from a humble heart seeking God's help.

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Humor that will force you to think, why does this guy have a radio show?

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We don't know what we're doing.

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That's the key.

We don't know what we're doing.

We have no idea what's gonna happen.

We don't care.

How about that?

But for the next few minutes, I wanna talk truth with you.

So here we go.

We're asking questions about living life as a Christian.

That thingy right there.

Don't take life so seriously.

You don't make goofies.

Come on, people.

Here's your question.

It's a good question.

You don't have to feel pride when you answer this question.

It's just a genuine inquiry as to your own life.

What New Testament book do you know the best?

That's a really good question.

What New Testament book might be one of the Gospels, might be the book of Acts, might be a Paulinian epistle, might be a general epistle, might be revelation.

What New Testament book do you know the best honest answer?

Very enlightening.

Simple.

If you have an answer to that, an opinion, a comment, a thought, or a question, please don't let it die of loneliness.

Just reach out and give us a holla.

Talking to Jim and Jacob, ladies and gentlemen, that's like feeling confident that you have done your.

Thank you, David.

Happy Wednesday.

Happy Wednesday to you, my friend.

That was quite the introduction.

I think it's because you turned the lights off on me in the bathroom that that's what created that.

My mind has been three seconds behind ever since.

What do you think?

Yes, definitely on me.

I apologize.

That was funny.

I wasn't sure what was going on.

I thought over different intro today, but.

No, no, no, not a different intro.

Just a different brain moving at different paces in different places.

That's kind of how this show goes.

You guys should be used to that by now.

Hey, it's simple.

By the way, you do have an answer in there somewhere.

And I think it's a very good question.

What New Testament book do you know the best?

Now, it's amazing that most people haven't popped up and said Philemon or Jude since they're pretty short or two John or three John.

But just asking the question.

What New Testament book do you know the best?

You know, you can reach out to us by telephone.

We'll do it a little slower because we haven't done that in several months.

There you go.

Additionally, you can send an email.

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Very simple.

You can call us, you can text us, you can email us.

Why would you do that?

Well, you can answer that question.

What New Testament book do you know the best?

You're not being prideful.

It's like, that's the one I know the best or I've read it the most.

I feel like I'm more connected to that for whatever reason.

Excellent question.

Right.

Additionally, maybe you've got a praise report.

Tell me, did the Lord do anything in your life in the last 24 hours?

Have you shared that?

Well, that's an opportunity to share it.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.

And when you share, what happens?

Well, it reinforces it in your own life.

It blesses your brothers and sisters, but most importantly, it honors God.

And Isaiah 43:7 makes it clear that we were created for the glory of God.

This is an opportunity to bring glory to the Lord.

That's simple.

Maybe you've got a prayer request.

We like praying because we believe God answers prayers.

And I like that understanding.

Look, if you don't believe God answers prayers, he's not answering your prayer because it takes faith.

But we believe he does answer prayers.

And so we pray with confidence.

With surrender, but with confidence.

Maybe you've just had something you want to share.

Maybe there's something on your mind.

Maybe there's something that's just affecting you or really touching you or really challenging you.

Great.

Bring it, Share it.

This is brothers and sisters time.

It's very simple.

Our goal is to encourage one another as we see the day of Jesus Christ getting closer and closer.

And my friends, it is getting closer and closer.

Even if you're feeling optimistic, do not miss that.

The day of the return of Jesus Christ is closer today than it was yesterday and closer yesterday than it was the day before.

So perhaps that is something that is on your heart and mind.

I do want to remind people, and I think it's very important that we're praying for our leaders.

We do this often.

This is not something that's, oh, this has just come up in the last two days.

No, we believe in praying for our leaders.

And I think it's really important this year to be praying for the spiritual leaders who are impacting our other leaders, that there'd be no agenda in their hearts, in their minds, and that they would communicate the best they can the counsel and the will of God, because that's what we want.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.

Consequently, not.

Blessed is the nation whose God is not the Lord.

Get it?

Okay.

That's how that works.

So let's keep that in mind.

In the meantime, after you've listened to this intro, and if you're still listening, I could give you a dollar if I had one.

And you deserve one, but you're not going to get one.

We're going to be starting off in Psalm 60.

So we are at Psalm 60.

And this is a psalm from David.

Let me open it up and we will get into the teaching.

Here's what it says and get ready, because it's an interesting nationalistic style Psalm David says this.

O God, you have cast us off.

You have broken us down.

You have been displeased.

O restore us again.

You've made the earth tremble, you have broken it.

Heal its breaches for its shaking, for you have shown your people hard things and have made us drink the wine of confusion or actually staggering.

But that's okay.

Here you go.

We enter Psalm 60.

David offers up an urgent prayer for a restored favor that comes from God.

As we look at verse one, we can tell David is talking about him and the nation of Israel.

And they are expressing despair after enduring some defeats and some losses.

Think about this.

Think about this.

The Jewish and the Christian faiths are among the few, if not the only, that acknowledge failures.

Did you know that in history books for many, many groups and many, many religions, they never discuss oopsies.

Isn't that interesting?

It's somewhat fascinating, but God's historical record, always portraying a nation in favorable light.

But in the wisdom of God, he also shows all successes and failures.

And you might be thinking, why?

And it's really simple.

Ready?

No false legacies.

Do you know what people do when they're trying to create a false legacy?

They make things look better than they are so everybody will be impressed.

That's part of the problem with social media and a lot of these other things.

Everybody's always showing off the best moments.

In fact, when you take a family picture, everybody smiles.

Even if that family 15 minutes ago was throwing food at each other.

What is it?

It's a portrayal, but it ain't true.

It's better if we're just honest about it.

And David, being honest about it, says, you've cast us off.

We're not doing so well.

We need some help.

And his petition is for him and for his nation, but he's not denying that they need help.

You've been displeased, Lord.

Oh, restore us again.

Now you take this and you bring it into a personal application as well.

And this is the kind of thing where you come before the Lord and you don't do the dance of fake righteousness.

You do the dance of truth.

And the dance of truth says, lord, I cannot believe I said that.

I cannot believe I did that.

I cannot believe I thought that.

Please don't be displeased with me.

Please restore me, Please bring me back.

I'm sorry if we are unable to say we're sorry.

There's a whole nother issue going on, and it has to do with pride.

And God hates pride.

So what we need to do is come before the Lord personally, collectively as a family, collectively as a community, as a church.

I'm trying to figure out how many times churches come before the Lord and open up the entire service going, lord, we're sorry we've not done all that you've brought before us.

That's how they start.

This is what David is praying for.

The actual for the nation of Israel, saying, oh, Lord, don't cast us off.

I mean, we're broken down here, Lord, you did it.

And you're displeased because of some of the things that we did, some of the things that we approached.

Restore us again.

Because restoration is part of God's character.

He brings back that which is lost.

He restores that which has been stolen or taken or let go.

In verse two, he says, you have made the earth tremble.

You've broken it.

Heal its breaches for its shaking.

You've shown your people hard things.

Ooh, hard things.

You know, I've got to tell you, I was doing a nice study today in some of my prep that's coming down for Genesis.

You just have to think about this in Genesis 15, where Abraham is before the Lord and the Lord's already pronounced him righteous, and they just have this friendship going, and Abraham's doing a great job.

But then God in Genesis 15 at the end of the chapter shows Abraham, hey, your people, your nation, gonna be in slavery for 400 years.

Wow, that's dark.

That's a hard thing, right?

Part of the plan, but part of the thing.

And so sometimes we think of these things that are going on, and it's like, that's a dark element.

God is showing him that the reality is, sometimes the Lord shows.

Hey, this is bad.

Hey, this is wrong.

Hey, this is not good.

I think of that situation that happened yesterday with president and with the vice president and with that false bishop that was making all those comments.

It's like that person was not talking about biblical Jesus.

That person was talking about socialistic, political, religious Jesus, not Bible Jesus.

2nd Corinthians 11:4 makes it clear there are false Jesuses.

We better be aware of that as the people of God.

And so the Lord is showing, and the Lord is making this clear to David.

And David's like going, wow, no, we need some help.

There's no false legacy here, Lord.

What there is is us not Doing everything the right way.

And you know what, Lord?

We acknowledge it.

In verse one, Dave's making a plea acknowledging their losses because God has cast them off and broken them down.

His petition is to be restored.

This is not blaming God.

It's asking God to bring restoration.

Something in the nation was not quite right in the nation and in the leadership.

And the true solution was for God to bring to light that which displeases him.

That's why he says, you've shown your people hard things instead of being a people.

Look, do you love the country?

I love this country.

Great country.

Phenomenal.

I'd rather live here than any other country.

There is no country on this earth that is perfect.

We understand that.

Lord, forgive us for when we do dumb things.

And as Nehemiah and Ezra, making it clear that the nation had done dumb things, the repentance was called for by the Lord.

So not just for a nation, which people think, well, you're getting a little bit of a break now.

It may be, but we better keep a very humble, very tight heart before the Lord.

Because it doesn't take a lot for a nation to go rogue on God.

Even the very people of God within one generation forgot the works of the Lord.

Can't do that.

We can't afford that.

We need to be that people that humble ourselves before the Lord.

Acknowledge if we've failed in something, bring it before the Lord for restoration, for redemption, for healing.

Some of us have done things and we've just kind of swept them under.

Just sweep that under the rock and not pay attention.

I think it's a pretty good idea to sit there and say, you know what?

I did that wrong.

I own it.

Please forgive me.

Please restore me.

That's putting ourselves in a place where God is truly king in our lives.

If you've done something, don't go hiding.

Bring it to the Lord.

Ask for healing.

Some of you have done things and you're still ashamed of them.

You want to know why?

Because you haven't brought it before the Lord and laid it out on the altar.

And if you have brought it before the Lord and laid it out on the altar and then it keeps getting thrown back in your face, it's time for you and I to remember that it's the devil that's the accuser of the brethren.

And once you are under that position where, you know, I've acknowledged this before the Lord, you don't let the enemy take control of that.

You don't let the enemy keep throwing things in your face.

You Stand on the restoring nature of our king and our Lord.

He loves you.

He loves you.

He chose you.

He picked you.

He selected you.

He wants you be the kind of son or daughter.

He wants you to be straightforward, honest, upright.

I've done so many things wrong.

I don't list everything.

By the way, I know some people are like, you can't list everything.

I don't.

Here's what I do.

Here's what the scripture says.

If we confess our sins, he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

I confess what's at the forefront.

Oh, man, I can't believe I did this.

Can't believe I said this.

Can't believe I said this about this person who was one of your kids.

What a dummy.

Please forgive me for that and for every other dumb thing I've done.

Hey, that's exactly what the scripture says.

If we confess our sins, he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Bring it to the Lord.

Let him bring that restoration.

Let him bring that redemption.

Some of you are stuck because you haven't acknowledged it.

Don't do that.

That's exactly what David is standing against.

He's like, look, we've done wrong.

We're sorry.

And I love that the Jewish nation and the Christian nation record their failures because it also records God's restoration and redemption.

Right?

That's pretty cool.

Not too shabby.

All right, here we go.

Here you go.

On your first trivia question.

Who was moved and wept over the death of his rebellious son?

Was it Abishur David, Jodah or Rufus?

Who was moved and wept over the death of his son, his rebellious son, Abisher, David, Yoda or Rufus?

2 Samuel.

Let's see if that's the right reference.

I think that's the right reference point.

2nd Samuel.

1832, 33.

2 Samuel 8.

Who was moved and wept over the death of his rebellious son, Abisher, David, Yoda or Rufus?

There you go.

If you think you know the answer.

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If you think you know the answer.

It's a phone, but it won't hurt you.

Or you can send an email.

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Who was moved and wept over the death of his rebellious son Abisher David, Yoda or Rufus?

There you go.

Second Samuel 18, 32 and 33.

In the meantime.

Oh my.

I get to send people to the website like twice in a show.

That's pretty good.

In the meantime, I'm going to send you up to the website.

Why?

Because we need money, that's why.

But really, because there is a lot of cool stuff on the website.

Don't forget.

There's something there that we consider.

I would encourage you to listen to it.

It's not very long.

I would also encourage you to read or to hear the little audio that says no compromise.

Additionally, while you're doing it all, if there's a place in your heart where the Lord says yes, because the Lord has to be the one and you're able to give, please consider that.

If not, please consider praying for us.

Cause that we need.

Check it all out.

By the way, on hemustincrease.org prayer request.

He must increase.org praise report.

He must increase.org looking to give to this ministry.

He must increase.org confused by what's happening right now.

He must increase.org he must increase.org it's so cheery.

I don't care what anybody says, it's just happy, happy.

Yay.

Okay.

I just think of like happily walking down the street in like a neighborhood.

Yeah.

It's just like everything's great.

The sun is out, it's not cold.

Everybody's doing great.

You don't even have to wear a coat.

Everything's wonderful.

Or it's like I was just telling our very own jam and Jacob, last night was a phenomenal night.

Why?

Because it's the first night in three nights I didn't have a team that lost.

You know, that's the same kind of thing.

Okay.

That's all I'm saying.

When we pick the games for this week and eventually the Jake's take will, there'll be a chance for you to get more wrong.

David.

Thank you, brother.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

I would say turn the lights out when you leave, but you did that.

All right, here we go.

Your trivia question.

People are going, what is wrong with you people?

Everything.

What's wrong with you?

You're listening.

Who was moved and wept over the death of his rebellious son, Abisher David Yoda or Rufus, your opportunity to answer that will come 2 Samuel 18, 32, 33.

If you think you know.

Let me go back to this text.

Listen to what he says on this other part, though.

He says this.

He says, you have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth that your beloved may be delivered.

Save with your right hand and hear me.

Oh, this is so good.

So David's acknowledging it, going, oopsie, like that didn't work out.

So in verse four, he says, give us a banner to those who fear you.

For those who need to understand, a banner is a rallying point.

So when it says, the Lord is my banner, it's like a rallying point.

So in a sense, the banner is where the people regroup, reposition, repent, restructure, and resume with resilience.

I wrote that.

That's a lot of Rs.

Listen, the banner is the point where we regroup, reposition, repent, restructure, and resume with resilience.

That's what it does.

And in verse five, David says that your beloved may be delivered.

Let's not make incorrect assumptions or mistake God regarding his feelings with us, how God feels with us.

We are his beloved.

If you have a beloved in your life, you know how you feel.

Well, we're God's beloved.

And what David is asking for is for God to look upon his beloved and bring deliverance, because that is the only solution to the situation.

Oh, my.

I mean, he closes this verse by saying, save with your right hand.

The right hand represents the close connection between God and his people.

It's a plea for God to hear him.

So he comes out and he starts off in the first half of this psalm.

I probably should have ran this all the way through, but that's okay.

And he's like, all right, you cast us off.

We're not doing great.

We've done stupid things.

You're showing us hard stuff.

We need to do better.

And then he talks about, you've given us a banner for those that fear you.

We're rallying before you.

We're yielding before you.

We.

We're coming back.

We're doing it right.

We're regrouping, repositioning, repenting, restructuring, resuming with resilience.

And then now that your beloved may be delivered, saved with your right hand, Lord, you love us so much, you care about us so much.

We're your beloved.

We need you to save us.

The bottom line is we need you to help us.

That's it.

We could have just said that in the beginning.

No, you need to understand why David's writing it all down.

He's writing it all down so we can see the same sequence he goes through.

That's the sequence we go through.

Oh, man, I did that wrong.

Oh, Lord.

Lord, forgive me.

You know what?

I'm gonna rally around you.

I fear you.

I recognize you.

That banner's the rallying point.

And I'm asking you, God, with your right hand, which is that close connection between us all, that you would save your beloved.

Please, Lord, save us.

Us?

We're your beloved and you love us and you have feelings for us and you care about us.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Save us.

Save us with your right hand.

Isn't that beautiful?

That's the first four verses.

All right.

Who was much moved and wept over the death of his rebellious son?

Was it Abishur, David, Yoda, or Rufus?

David weeping over a son he probably should not have been weeping over and had to be rebuked by his very own soldier.

Wow.

That's not good.

All right, folks, we'll take our break, and then we'll come back.

You're listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on Kaam 770, the truth station here in Texas.

Short break, we'll be back.

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It's soothing, calm, comfortable.

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Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around.

Even under his wings.

Day and night, they never stop saying, holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come.

And you're thinking, that's a great verse, Dave.

What does that got to do with Thanksgiving?

Right?

Because that doesn't have any application except for God is pictured here, is always was, always is and always will be.

And a person who is walking in the dynamic of continually giving thanks is looking at their past with Thanksgiving, is looking at their present with Thanksgiving, and is looking at their future with thanksgiving, because God has operated in the past, the present and the future.

And you have a past, a present and a future.

And when you look at your past and you operate with thank thanksgiving and you look at your present and you operate with thanksgiving.

And you look at your future and you operate with thanksgiving, you're operating in those principles with God.

And if you look at your past with thanksgiving, guess what you won't have.

You won't have bitterness.

And if you look at your present with thanksgiving, guess what you're going to have a trusting and a confidence.

And if you look to your future with thanksgiving, guess what you're going to have A hope for a better tomorrow.

All these principles operate.

If you will continually walk in thanksgiving on every aspect and element of your life, you won't be bitter.

You'll be trusting God and walking in confidence.

You'll be looking for a better tomorrow.

You'll be operating in the principle of faith.

You'll be honoring God, and you'll be setting yourself free in your partnership with God.

How can that be bad?

How can that be bad?

It blows my mind.

Crying out loud.

We should be thanking God for Oh, but this terrible thing happened.

But look how God brought you through it.

This terrible thing is happening.

But look how God is bringing you through it.

Hey, when they start shooting Christians, look how God took you out and brought you to him.

How many think it's all.

You can't escape this.

If you look at your life with the continual feast of thanksgiving, you'll have a continual feast.

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