Join Dr. David Spoon as he explores the fast track to rejuvenation, emphasizing that trust in the Lord is essential for renewing our strength. Drawing from Isaiah 40:28-31, he highlights that while we may grow weary, God never does, and He provides strength to those who acknowledge their need for Him. The discussion also delves into the impact of unacknowledged sin in our lives, which can diminish our courage and confidence. David shares personal insights and encouragement, reminding listeners of the importance of being honest with God about their struggles. Through engaging anecdotes and scriptural references, this episode aims to inspire faith and resilience in the face of life's challenges.

Engaging and heartfelt, the David Spoon Experience takes listeners on an insightful exploration of faith, prayer, and the importance of trust in God. The episode opens with Spoon's charismatic introduction, setting a warm and inviting tone as he prepares the audience for an uplifting discussion on spiritual resilience. He emphasizes the need to remain unafraid as life presents its challenges, drawing from biblical teachings that affirm the Lord as our ultimate source of strength. This foundational message serves as a springboard for a deeper examination of how Jesus instructed His followers to pray, illustrating the significance of communication with God in fostering a strong spiritual life.

A key theme that emerges in the episode is the concept of unacknowledged sin and its implications for spiritual growth. Spoon uses the narrative from the book of Joshua, focusing on Achan's story, to highlight how harboring hidden sin can diminish one's confidence and power in faith. He encourages listeners to confront their shortcomings openly, fostering an environment of honesty and vulnerability. This discussion is further enhanced by the engaging rapport between Spoon and his producer, Jacob, as they infuse humor and lightheartedness into the serious topics, making the content accessible and relatable.

Towards the end of the episode, Spoon shares a personal story about his grandson, Easton, who faces ongoing health challenges. This intimate update serves as a powerful testament to faith and perseverance, reinforcing the idea that God is always present, even in difficult times. Spoon's emotional reflections resonate with the audience, reminding them of the importance of trust and reliance on God for strength and healing. The episode concludes with a strong message from Isaiah 40:28-31, where Spoon underscores that those who trust in the Lord will find renewal and strength, leaving listeners with a sense of hope and encouragement to deepen their faith journey.

Takeaways:

• The importance of acknowledging and confessing our sins to maintain spiritual strength and confidence.
• Trusting in the Lord is essential for rejuvenation and renewal during challenging times.
• Jesus teaches us the power of persistent prayer, encouraging us to keep asking Him.
• Active sin can reduce our ability to stand against challenges in our spiritual lives.
• God is always present to provide strength and understanding, never weary of our needs.
• The podcast emphasizes the balance between spiritual honesty and the pursuit of God's grace.

And now for something completely different.

Here's what's coming up this hour on today's Experience.

It's fantastic, phenomenal, always fun, usually somewhat fascinating.

Friday as we head into the weekend, not being afraid, even if the earth gives way or the mountains fall into the seas, because our help comes from the Lord first, anything that Jesus teaches provides an excellent strategy for us to follow.

Everybody would agree with that.

When the disciples asked him how they should pray, Jesus gave a very specific answer which might differ from what one might expect.

While there are certain senses of reverence because we are approaching the Lord God Almighty, there is also another characteristic that must be considered.

And we will consider it next.

In every episode, we discuss and talk about the word of God and the truth.

We address sin from a redemptive perspective, from an overcoming perspective, from a complete deliverance perspective.

Today we're going to talk about the overcoming aspects simply by looking at the story in the book of Joshua.

What we find are all the disadvantages of holding on to sin.

In this case, it's not a matter of salvation.

It's a matter of prevailing in this journey.

Much different.

And finally, have you ever gone on vacation only to return home and think, man, I need a vacation from my vacation?

We need to be rejuvenated from everything that even rejuvenates us.

Do you want to take a lucky guess as to where all this comes from?

That's right.

All of this rejuvenation comes from the Creator who started us, who keeps us and who completes us.

We'll find the fast track to rejuvenation in this final teaching of the week.

David Spoon's life has been an experience.

While growing up in a Jewish family, he made a wrong turn towards drug abuse.

Then David Spoon found Jesus Christ and his life completely changed.

The more he studied the gospel, the more he wanted to share his experiences with others.

After 35 years of ministry, David discovered a new path of service.

He he joined KAAM and this radio program began.

You're about to hear the David Spoon Experience.

Welcome to the David Spoon Experience.

Local, national and heavenly talk.

Here's what else we're looking at during the show.

Lessons for surviving living and prevailing politics, entertainment and current events, Personal revelations, spiritual observations, my life's insanities.

So much more.

Now, we've told you in the past it's not professional radio.

And so we want to talk to the big wig of professional radio.

That's right, the big wig.

That doesn't mean he's wearing other hair.

The big wig of professional radio.

Our Very own Jamin Jacob.

Jammin Jacob is the David Spoon Experience professional radio.

No, it is not, David.

Okay.

And I like that you have a big wig position and not a big wig.

Okay.

Anyhow, I could have both.

I could come in Monday with a big wig on.

I would like to see that.

I would take a picture of that and put that on the website.

I'm just pointing out to you.

Listen, it's radio, and it's fine.

It's great.

It's an opportunity to fellowship with one another.

That's what it is.

And to bless one another, encourage one another.

So here's what we're gonna tell you.

This is what you can do.

You can email us.

We want to know how you're doing.

You can email us@davidemusincrease.org I will get that.

Or you can call us.

Yes.

A telephone.

Wow.

Talking to Jim and Jacob is just like heading into the weekend.

Hello.

Thank you, David.

Happy Friday.

Happy Friday to you, my friend.

I'm gonna tell you right now, the wife and I, because the kids have gone over to their siblings, are gonna be doing another 3D movie night, but we have not yet figured out which movie it's gonna be.

So we're working on that.

But it will be back to normal for at least two hours.

Just for a little bit, right?

Yeah, just for a little bit.

And then all disruption will take place after that.

But I certainly hope you have a wonderful weekend.

And I'm just assuming that if you don't get to the Reese's part of things, you'll have a chance to finish off that box of chocolate.

That's what I'm assuming.

It's almost gone.

I'm close to finishing off.

I probably will this weekend.

Yeah, probably be gone.

Probably be done.

All right, so here's a couple things to tell you.

So why would you reach out to us?

Why would you do any of that?

Okay, look, you got a praise report.

Bring it.

People love praise reports.

They bless other people who hear it.

Want to know why?

Because it reminds them that God is active.

It encourages it in your own life because you're reinforcing it in your own life.

But more important than both of those things, it glorifies the Lord.

When you share that, it honors God.

He's put your feet upon a rock and a new song in your mouth.

You should share that.

It will bless other people, but it will honor the Lord.

Right?

And after all, Isaiah 43:7, we were created to bring glory to God.

Also, if you've got prayer requests, don't hesitate.

Let's pray.

We believe in prayer.

If you didn't believe in prayer, then why did you pray the sinner's prayer?

Aha.

Good one, Dave.

Yeah, okay, I'm just making that point.

Additionally, it can be something you want to share, a scripture, something that's really just resonating with you, really helping you.

Maybe you even have a possible answer to something we call Bible trivia.

Let's see if you can get this one.

Genesis 37:3 is the reference point.

Genesis 37:3 who owned a coat that had many colors?

Who owned a coat that had many colors?

Genesis 37.

D stands for Draw closer to the Lord Daily.

I'll tell you right now, everything that I've gone through in the last 25, 26, 27 years.

When I spend separate time with God, it anchors me.

It changes everything around me because it centers me in the Lord and it just makes sure, okay, first him.

And I encourage you to this year, if you've not done devotions in your life, you've not done separated time unto the Lord.

I encourage you to enter into that.

And if you do participate in that, I encourage you to keep on going.

Don't let the enemy distract you.

The only way that Satan can stop prayers is by distracting you from praying.

The only way he can stop you from growing in the Word is by distracting you from the Word.

Don't let him do that.

Get the benefit of hanging out with the Lord.

And all those that draw near to God.

He draws near to them.

That's a great commitment for this up and coming year.

Draw closer to the Lord daily.

D N Never be ashamed of Jesus or His words.

Never.

The world has been trying to shame people regarding the Word of God from the very beginning.

And the truth of the matter is that Jesus has His own title, the Word of God.

There is nothing to be ashamed of and everything to be blessed by as that Word is alive and active and able to bring peace and restoration and rejuvenation to your very heart.

So never be ashamed of the Word of God.

That's the N in DNA.

D Draw closer to the Lord daily and never be ashamed of Jesus or his words.

A Always be ready.

To serve.

Always thoughtful of the Lord and you think, dave, I can't always be thoughtful.

Let me just say this.

You can always be ready because the Lord said to be ready.

And in the Lord you can do everything.

But if you're a person that gets easily distracted or if you have a hard time doing that, this is the prayer for you.

Lord, help me to have a better focus on you more often in Jesus name.

If you pray that prayer, you will get the answer yes and it will happen and you will draw closer to the Lord and he will draw closer to you and your mind and your heart will be more often ready and you will be in a better partnership with God.

How can anything be better than that?

Nothing can be.

D Draw closer to the Lord daily and never be ashamed of Jesus or His words.

A Always be ready to serve Your trivia question then I'm getting into the teaching and it's fascinating.

Teaching.

Who owned a coat that had many colors?

Genesis chapter 37 verse 3.

In Luke 11 we get the Lord does give us some brilliant hints and understandings in prayer and we are going to review that.

But we do have somebody calling in so we're going to see if they're going to be ready to answer the trivia question.

I'm going to find out in just a second.

Yes they are.

So we'll do that first because we love doing that.

Let's do that.

Let's have the person sent through.

Knock knock.

This is David.

Who am I talking to?

God bless you Dr.

Spoon.

This is Fred.

Hello Fred, my brother.

How are ya?

I'm doing just fine sir.

I just want to take this time out to say Wish you a Happy New Year.

Not Happy New Year, but a very fresh, prosperous New Year all year long.

God will bless and grant you every desire in your heart.

And that God would send.

That you would send sponsors a hundredfold.

Amen.

I pray in Jesus name.

I receive that in Jesus name, my brother.

Excellent, excellent.

God bless you.

God bless you.

The answer to your question is this young man is one of the few men of God that never fail.

And that man with the many color, the coat of many colors, his name is Joseph.

That is correct, Amanda.

I mean, what a guy, right?

I mean, he goes through all those things and you don't.

He doesn't.

There's no long litany of complaint.

There's only.

Yep, yep, yep.

I think most of us would have been very, very concerned.

And maybe.

And with God, especially when you knew you had done nothing, and then all of a sudden you're in jail, you're in prison for living life.

How do you explain that?

It's amazing.

And all of that so that God could save a nation that nobody knew what was going on.

All of it.

So he could save a people and nobody knew.

Yeah, that's what was never just about Joseph.

Yes, you're right.

It was all about a nation.

That's right.

Oh, excellent job, Fred.

You are phenomenal.

We love having you on the show.

God bless you and hang up and listen, sir.

All right, my brother.

God bless.

All right, Fred.

Coming in.

Excellent, excellent Job.

Very, very, very powerful.

All right, I wanna go to this Luke teaching.

Now, listen, this is the big thing.

So in Luke 11 and in Matthew 6, you get this breakdown of how to pray.

Jesus prayed in this manner.

Jesus said, pray, remember in Luke, in the beginning, in Luke 11, it was the disciples.

It says it happened that Jesus was praying in a certain place after he finished, one of his disciples said, lord, teach us to pray.

Just the way that John taught his disciples.

They saw Jesus pray and they're like, man, you gotta teach us.

How do we pray?

So Jesus, using that same model, he said to them, when you pray, say, father, hallowed be youe name.

This is from the Luke, your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves.

Also forgive everyone who's indebted to us and lead us not into temptation.

What's amazing about the model is it actually breaks down into a couple of very simple things.

It's identify.

And what do you mean by identify?

You say, father, who art Thou in heaven?

You're not praying to mystic angels.

You're praying to your heavenly Father.

Identified as a father.

Well, he's not male.

He identifies himself as a male, as a father, and by the way, as masculine 10,000 times in the scripture.

So just like.

Okay, everybody, be quiet.

Identify.

Then number two.

Honor.

What's honor?

Hallowed be your name.

Then what's the next thing?

Your kingdom come, which is submission.

And then he says, give us this day our daily bread, which is provision, actually, provisions forth.

And then he says this.

Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive those who are indebted to us.

Then forgiveness received and given.

And then he says, and lead us not into temptation.

Help with spiritual warfare.

Well, that's all cool, right?

Except then in verse 5, Jesus said this.

And this is the part that doesn't get mentioned.

Then he said to them, suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says, friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has come from a journey a and I don't have anything to set before him.

And from inside he answers, don't bother me.

The door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed.

I cannot get up and give you anything.

Sounds like a no to me.

I don't know about you, folks.

Verse 8.

I tell you, even though you will not get up and give him anything because he's his friend, but because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

So I say to you, ask and it will be given.

Seek and you will find.

Knock and it will be opened to you.

Jesus gives the breakdown of the prayer.

The same model that was used in Matthew is used in Luke 9.

But in Luke in verse 5, he adds this.

Be persistent.

And in telling that story, he tells them, his disciples, a story where the guy who's asking a request gets this for a response.

Don't bother me.

The door's already been shut.

My children and I are in bed.

I cannot get up and give you anything.

That's four things in this story that he says.

Don't bother me.

The door's already closed.

I'm in bed.

I can't get up.

But the story goes on.

I tell you, even though he would not get up and give him anything because he's a friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Who do you think Jesus is teaching that to?

He's teaching that to his disciples and you and me.

Dave, how long do I have to be persistent?

I don't know.

I think you do.

Persistence until you get the answer.

I think you overcome until you get the breakthrough.

I think you keep going.

I think you are absolutely annoying God in this way.

And he wants it.

And you're thinking, why?

And the answer is simple.

He loves to be pursued and engaged with his children.

So every time you pray, just went, God, I need this.

Okay, thanks.

That's all the time we would spend.

But God wants us, so he wants us to spend more time.

So pray the way Jesus said.

Said to pray with persistence.

Don't quit.

Get it?

Don't quit knocking.

All right, we'll take a break and then 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.

Don't go anywhere.

Who is David Spoon?

I have no idea.

People have asked me about the David Spoon Experience.

They wanted to know what I thought of him.

Like any person searching for answers, I have wondered about him.

He was born and raised Jewish and after intense drug use, became a Christian.

He's married to his best friend Noel, has three children, six grandchildren and a dog named Bert.

He has three separate ordinations from three different denominations and and is a summa cum laude for his BA Degree in ministry and leadership as well as a master's degree of theological Studies and has his doctorate of Strategic Christian Ministry.

He has a weird sense of humor and talks a lot.

If people are seeking wisdom and insight from the great teachers around the world, would they go to David?

No, I don't think so.

And those big ears really don't help him.

But would they enjoy his perspective on life, culture, politics, food, sports, local and national news?

I don't know.

I guess people will have to listen.

To find out what is the David Spoon Experience?

Then he says this.

Don't be afraid.

Why should you not be afraid?

Because what fear does is immobilizes a person, stops them from moving forward.

And it also eats away at fear.

Faith.

Fear has this way.

It's kind of like if you think of faith as.

I'll do this now as chocolate ice cream that has peanut butter in it.

That's faith.

Fear is like somebody drilling a hole underneath and then taking a little spoon and then pulling some of that faith down a little, scoop by scoop by scoop by scoop.

And you don't want your faith reduced because God requires faith to us to engage with him in.

That's his requirement.

That's the vehicle by which he has chosen to engage with humanity.

You don't think God could have said it's me, you're going to believe or I'm going to turn you into a fish.

I mean, you don't think God could have done that.

But he chose the vehicle of faith because that's what he wanted from those that would come to him, a confidence, an assurance in the goodness of God.

So Jesus, first thing he says, ignore it, don't be afraid of it.

And then he does this one radically crazy, nutsy cuckoo, just believe.

And we use that in movies and in books and in fairy tales and all that stuff.

We're not talking about any of that stuff.

This is believing.

Looking at a situation just like Abraham did.

Just like we talked yesterday, how Abraham looked at the circumstance, didn't deny he was old, didn't deny he was past childbearing and said, I'm just gonna believe God anyway.

That attitude of just believe, it's taking a stand in the framework of your faith that says, I'm not moving.

Here I am.

Call me bulldog.

I'm right here.

I'm not going nowhere.

My faith is solid.

You're here when I need you the most.

When I need you the most.

Welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.

Thank you for joining us here at Kaam 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

There's Ka Men 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

As we get ready for our next trivia question and then Jake's take, let's get ready.

Barnabas, was he lame, A, deaf, B, blind C or leprous?

Get a small chance to do this.

I do want to remind people about something on the website.

Believe it or not, there is an interview that Robo Noah, Robo producer Noah did with me about two weekends ago.

It is on there.

It's a little clunky so if you click on it, you gotta wait for it to open it up, but it will open up and it's about an hour straight of me going blah, blah, blah, blah blah and him asking Questions.

That's not true.

He actually asks some really, really good questions.

I don't typically get interviewed.

I usually do the interviewing, but this is his opportunity to interview.

And he's had a show on for several years.

And so we'll be doing reciprocal links next week.

But I'm just letting you know that interview is up there.

If you're totally like, I have nothing to do.

And I'd just like to hear something.

It's fascinating.

It's mostly spiritual.

And then I would say behind the scenes, it's some other things.

Like we talk about movies and stuff like that.

So there is an interview now on the front page of the website.

On the front page.

Most everything we do flows off the front page.

Hemustincrease.org is where you would check that out.

All right, we do have somebody on the line ready to answer their trivia question.

Let's go ahead and send them through.

Knock, knock.

This is David.

Who am I talking to?

Hello, David, It's Deborah.

Hello, Deborah.

How are you?

I'm doing very well.

I am very blessed.

How about you?

I'm doing very well and I am very blessed as well.

I love that you said it that way.

That's a great way to say it.

Did you have a nice Christmas, by the way?

Yes, I did.

How about you?

I did.

We had all the kids, all the grandkids, and it was really great till about 7:30 or 8.

And then grandpa started getting tired and Grandma started getting tired and the parents started getting tired, but none of the kids started getting tired.

So it was one of those.

You know what I'm saying?

It's like, okay, time to wind this down, people.

Okay, I am just making a wild guess on this.

I have no clue.

Okay, Barnabas, let me set him up and then you can tell me.

A lime or lime lame.

A, Lyme.

A Lyme.

B, Lemon.

No.

A, lame.

B, deaf.

C, blind.

D, leprous.

What was he, Mark?

I'm going with D.

Which was.

No, which one are we going for?

Leprous, deaf, lame or blind?

Lame.

Okay, but then let's do this.

If he kept bumping into things, he might be blind.

That is correct, Emma.

No, you know, it's crazy because I.

Am myself and I didn't even guess that.

Sorry.

Is that something called blind bartima?

It's like, yeah.

He's like, yeah, I can't see.

It's like, what do you want me to do?

I can't see.

Dude, this is what I want.

I want it right this, right now.

And So I thought that was funny because some people were like, well, I wanna play the piano.

No, I wanna see.

What do you mean, what do I want?

And that's great that he does that.

And it's like his faith is strong and I love it.

But that's still excellent, excellent job.

And you got there.

It didn't take you much to get there, so.

Ah, well, I told you it was a wildcast anyway.

I love that you did it, you know that?

Well, God bless you, David.

And you too, Jacob.

All right, God bless you.

Thank you, Dever.

Bye bye.

All right.

Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome sauce.

Okay.

All right, we are gonna do Jake's take right now.

Let's do Jake's take right now.

All right, my friend, what do we got going on in the world of football sports?

Well, the Dallas Cowboys take on the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday at Philadelphia.

Tough game.

So I'm going to give my pick with the Cowboys.

Eagles.

I'm going to unfortunately go with the Eagles to win Sunday.

Wow.

I have to agree with that call.

I just have to.

Yeah, because it's in Philly.

That's a tough place.

Yes, yes, it's in Philly.

Tough place for anybody to play.

So I don't think Dallas is ready for that.

Okay, Philly.

I'm going with that.

All right.

What about the other team?

And then, David, your Detroit Lions play Monday night against The San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, even though it's in San Francisco.

I'm going to go with the Lions to keep winning and improve to 13 and 3.

Lions are a winning franchise, David.

Yeah, I am also going with the Lions.

I'm just going to have to.

I just have to be a loyalist.

I mean, even when they were 0:15 and playing that last game, I went with the Lions, which I know was a terrible idea.

Yes, I also agree with that.

We will go with that.

I will do that with you.

We will either swim together or sink together.

Good luck to you, my friend.

I'll make you talk about how good the Lions are this year.

I'll go ahead and say, if the Lions win the super bowl this year, I will buy you a Lions super bowl shirt.

Right.

I'm for it.

And I'll tell you what, I'll do the same thing.

If the Dallas Cowboys win the Super Bowl, I'll buy you a.

Oh, wait, they can't.

Okay.

My bet's a little more sure than yours.

Okay.

I'm just saying.

Okay.

But I appreciate that.

That was a good one.

That was a good one.

All Right, let's get to this next teach.

That's right.

I'm not going to break yet.

I might not break at all.

Who knows?

There's 30 minutes left for the week.

You want to get something out of this?

Okay, good.

Joshua, chapter seven, verse one through five.

And I think this is really fascinating because I don't want you to miss what I'm going to try and communicate.

And I might not do a great job, but bear with me.

Help me out.

It says this, but the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully in regard to the things under the ban.

For Achan, the son of Khemri, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah from the tribe of Judah, took some things under the ban.

Therefore, the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.

Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to AI, which is near Beth Haven, east of Bethel, and said to them, go up and spy the land.

So they went up and they spied out AI.

They returned to Joshua and said to him, don't let all the people go up.

Only about two or three thousand men need to go.

Let them go to AI.

Do not make all the people toil up there, for they're just a few people.

Verse 4.

So about 3,000 men from the people went up there, but they fled from the men of AI.

The men of AI struck down about 36 of their men and pursued them from the gate as far as Sheborim and struck them down on the descent.

So the hearts of the people melted and became as water.

Here is the deal, okay?

This isn't God saying, you're no longer my people.

And when you sin, it's not like the Lord didn't know.

I don't know why people think this.

When you got justified through the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, it wasn't like God didn't know what you were going to do.

God always was, always is, and always will be.

He functions in an interlinear process.

He knows everything you're going to do, good, bad, or indifferent.

Got it?

But the lesson that you get out of Joshua 7:1:5 is simply this.

When we have active and un acknowledged sin in our lives.

Now, by active I mean it's active.

And by unacknowledged, you're not coming before the Lord and going, I am doing this.

When we have sin that is active and unacknowledged, there is something that happens.

It's not going to be the end of your salvation, but it reduces our power.

It reduces our ability to stand up against the enemy.

It eliminates our courage, in fact, to be really honest.

If we're stuck in sin and it's unacknowledged, it strips us of confidence.

That's just the truth you already know without me even saying this part, especially knowing 1 Thessalonians 5:19, it quenches and grieves the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4, 30 and 1 Thessalonians 5: 19, it quenches.

Quenches means squishes, grieves, means makes sad.

This is how you know the Holy Spirit's a person.

Because you can't make sad a power.

They make sad a person.

And so this whole thing is, when we have that going on, it really hurts.

Hurts us.

So when you're going into this next year and we're gearing up, and if the Lord brings something to you, or an attention, or you know you're doing it, don't try and hide it.

Don't try and put it.

Don't try and sanctify your sin.

Bring it before the Lord.

Be honest.

Be truthful.

Lay it out there.

Listen, even times when you're afraid can be sin.

You know that, right?

Even times when you're allowing doubt to overcome your faith, that can be sin.

And if you're struggling with it, then you bring it before the Lord.

You don't deny it.

You don't sit there.

And what you don't do as a Christian is you don't pie in the sky in the sense that you're honest with God.

If you can't be honest with God, you're not honest with yourself.

That's the key in that he already knows this is going on in you.

Bring it to him.

Acknowledge it.

If you acknowledge it and confess it and ask for help in it, the Lord is not going to turn his face away from you.

He will turn towards you.

He will try to help you, encourage you, send people that will bless you.

You have to acknowledge it and bring it before the Lord.

Not doing that strips you of power.

It takes away your courage.

It takes away your confidence.

It quenches and grieves the Holy Spirit.

Bring it to the Lord and own it.

That is the way that you handle it.

Don't hide it, don't hollow it, don't build a monument to it.

Bring it before the King so that he can help you overcome.

It's not the penalty that's the problem in this.

It's the reduction of your faith and power in the Lord.

That's what you really need to be aware of.

He knows you've got failings and he loves you, but don't try and tuck it away.

Lay it out before him.

You get that?

All right, now we'll take a break and then we'll probably not take another.

You are listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on Kaam 770, the true station here in Texas.

Short break, we'll be back.

Don't go anywhere.

Here we go.

Let me give you an update on Easton Scott.

A lot of tough stuff that my daughter and my son in law have been going through.

I did send an email out.

I don't know if Julie, if you got the email or not.

I just sent it out to everybody.

So he was going through 20 and 30 seizures per episode and they've got that down to a dramatically less amount.

But the sad news is that from a medical point of view, Easton does not, it does not appear as, according to the doctors, that he will be able to speak or will be able to care for himself.

And so what the result of that is is that Julianne and Jared, my son in law and my daughter have recognized that God has put them in a position to be the best parents to love Easton Scott with all that they can and give them the best life that they can.

But while that's going on, they're not going to stop believing that something can change.

And the doctors even said this is territory we don't even know.

Right.

Because this is a problem that not.

Very many people have had.

So very few.

Everybody is different.

Yeah.

And they have like 230 total cases in the world that they have records on, which is like, so they're like, we don't know.

Right.

And it's like, so I just wanna read this one thing my daughter wrote.

It's a fantastic.

She wrote this.

You know, it's not easy to sit there and write a Facebook post that tells all the things they've been going through.

And so I'm not gonna read everything, but I'm gonna read the last paragraph cause I thought that was really significant.

She wrote, scientifically, Easton does not have much of a chance.

His best case scenario is he may possibly be able to walk and say three to five words one day.

But God can help him.

He's not afraid of impossible odds.

And if Easton is healed one day, there will be no question as to where it comes from.

It will not be because of therapy.

It will not be because of medication or diet.

It will be because of God's undeniable healing power.

So in the meantime, we choose to raise A hallelujah.

And trust in God, ladies and gentlemen, that is faith.

Now, the idea that it's going to be simple and everything's going to be great and they're trying to make pie in the sky that doesn't exist at all.

If you read this, and I think Wonder Julia can attest to it.

She tells you this is ugly, right?

This is not a good situation.

It's going to change our lives.

He's never going to be able to be unattended.

It doesn't look good.

And you know, as a parent, you're heartbroken.

They have two other children.

They don't want to have any loss in their communication with their kids.

But they're going to have to give extra attention.

They were going to have a fourth child.

They're not sure they're going to do that now.

So you got a lot of things in play.

But what you can't deny is that I won't take credit, but I'll stand in there as a grandparent and as a parent and say what a fantastic position of faith that my daughter has grown into.

She has made the determination that she will do the best that she can as a human being to give this child the best life she can.

And she will not quit hoping.

Oh, welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.

Thank you for joining us here at KAAMC 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

This Ka Man, 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

Now that Phil is several years old and last night I was able to hold Easton on my lap.

And as he was sitting there, I was rubbing his little hip, right?

Cause his joints often can hurt him.

And then he was reaching back and grabbing the very little hair on my face and pulling on it on my little facial hair.

Very little.

But he's got a pretty strong little grip.

And so he's come just so far.

He's done all these things that nobody else ever thought he would ever do.

And he multiple times laughs and he smiles and he makes noises and kind of communicates.

And so now the reason I don't take that fill out, so you're like, well, why don't you take that fill out?

Because it's several years old.

Because the decision that they made to stand firm in faith is an inspiring one.

And I think that's inspiring for people to hear and that we all need to have that.

Recognizing that whatever you're going through, sometimes you gotta just raise a hallelujah and have full confidence in the Lord, whether you get it or not trusting that he knows how to do this right.

And now Ethan's like, you know, miles and miles past that.

And in fact, there is another child that's Anna, Anna Banana.

And of all the four kids that they have now, so you have Eddie, Bug, Isaiah, Anthony Easton, Scott, and Anna.

Anna is the little pistol child.

That's all I'm gonna say.

She's two going on 400.

No, I want this.

No, no.

I mean, it's just hilarious.

She's very, very, very, very.

What's the word I'm looking for?

She's very much got a will.

She's a 2 year old with a will.

Let me just say that real quickly.

I'll just leave that there.

So I just think that's kind of cool on the overall.

All right, let me do a trivia question and we are going to do either history or a joke.

And then we're gonna do this final teaching, which is really a really cool teaching.

But in between all that, I'm going to send you to the website and I'll explain why.

First, here's your trivia question.

What Bible guy in the New Testament, in a story being told.

Listen to everything I just said.

What Bible guy in the New Testament, in a story being told ate food that was given to the pigs?

Luke 15, 11, 16.

What Bible guy ate food that was given to the pigs?

In a story being told?

He was ate food given to pigs.

This is a story that was being told, a parable.

What Bible guy ate food that was given to pigs?

And Luke 15, 11, 16 will be your reference point.

Or you can send an email.

Davidemustincrease.org so now I want to talk to you about sending you up to the website.

Okay.

All right.

We are paying radio rent at the end of this show.

So I am looking for every last moment.

Why?

Well, I'm a little Jewish and so that's a little bit of wisdom on my part there.

Here's what we'd say to you.

If you've been given and you give often, we appreciate that and you should know that.

We really do.

If you've never given, we would really appreciate you asking the Lord and seeing if that's workable for you.

And if not, no matter where you're at in this situation, please pray for us.

We function off of the donations.

I hate talking about it, but it's a part of what I got to do.

And the Lord keeps chiding me, that's one of my sins that I have to confess.

And I do.

And it's like, look, we can only do it if the people are giving.

That's how this ministry operates.

Okay?

I don't make any money.

I do want to say we have some phenomenal people that give.

And in lieu of that, I'd like to point out that even in the giving, some people give and we should do a little bit more responsiveness to them.

Like, for example, we told you before that Elizabeth forever.

And if you are ever looking for a massage, she gives to our ministry and we appreciate it.

And she's got a business, a Christian business, and she wants to be a blessing to other Christians.

So if you're ever looking for any kind of massage, Elizabeth is the way to go.

Noel already went and Noah's like, phenomenal.

I mean, this is just great.

And just so you can be aware of that, it's a blessing she wants to give to other people.

How do you not love that?

Right?

So in a nutshell, I'm going to give you her phone number, and if you ever want to set something up with her, I think you'll be okay with that.

And so the idea behind that is she's a blessing to us.

We want to be a blessing to her.

That's her business, bless her business.

And if you're able to give and do, great, if you got a business and you need help and you need other brothers and sisters praying and we can do something like announce it for you like we just did with Elizabeth.

Tell us we'll do it.

Because our big thing here is to help one another.

That's it.

So if you can help, great.

If you can't, don't worry.

And even if you can't give, we'll still talk about your business.

Want to know why?

Because other brothers and sisters can bless you.

And that's what we're trying to do.

Be that kind of hub for that kind of thing.

Right?

Don't forget to check out our website.

We'll send you there now.

Hemustincrease.org prayer request.

Hemostincrease.org praise report.

Hemustincrease.org looking to give to this ministry.

He mustincrease.org confused by what's happening right now.

He must increase.org hemustincrease.org you still here?

It's over.

Go home.

Well, don't go home yet.

You got 14 minutes.

Okay, we do have somebody ready to answer a trivia question.

Let's send them on through.

Knock, knock.

This is David.

Who am I talking to?

This is Bobby out here in Climax.

Hi, Bobby, how are ya?

I'm doing pretty good.

I gotta go to the orthopedic to have him look at my hip.

I fell the other day and I just kept on trucking sore.

I wanna pray for you at the end of this, though, Bobby, just for the Lord to kind of help you move it along, if that's okay.

All right.

I appreciate it.

You got it.

All right, let's set you up on this one.

Which Bible guy ate, from a story being told, ate food that was given to the pigs?

Well, I don't know his name, but I think it's the prodigal son.

That is correct, Amundo, sir.

What's amazing about the story is people don't realize that Jesus telling people that he was eating food given to pigs was like, that's as far down as you can go.

You can't go any farther.

That is the lowest in their society, in their culture.

They wouldn't eat the pigs.

And now this guy's eating food that is given to pigs.

It's just showing how far down he went.

Like, wow.

Yeah, yeah.

They didn't take care of pigs.

That was the.

Oh, I can't think of it.

The Gentiles that usually had pigs.

That's correct.

You're exactly, exactly correct.

All right, let me pray over you, Bobby.

Cause I want the Lord to kind of bless you physically.

Okay, thank you.

All right, let's pray.

Father, we come before you right now.

Lift up our brother Bobby.

He's gotta have this checked out.

He fell.

Lord, it could be this, it could be that.

I have no idea what it is.

I'm not sure Bobby knows what it is.

The doctor probably will know what it is, but you don't definitely know what it is.

And we ask you to bring your healing power into his body and help.

And that it would turn out to be a okie dokie, not a big deal scenario.

And that's exactly what we're praying that it would be.

A little thing, not a big thing, and something that's simplified.

And let there be a simple sense of peace and no fear and a great deal of comfort and confidence in you.

And in your graciousness, for.

For Bobby, we pray that in Jesus name, Amen and amen.

Amen.

Glory be to God.

Glory be to the Lord.

Thank you so much.

You are welcome, my brother.

We love you.

And just keep us posted how it's going and we will continue.

All right, Love y'all too.

Y'all have a good new year.

All right, Take care, bro.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye.

All right, so now it's kind of up to Jim and Jacob.

He's got to pick.

It's either two jokes or history.

But let me look at history.

Nah, it's kind of 50.

50.

The history is 50.

50 the 50.

It's the joke and the history are kind of like neither one is exceedingly outshining the other.

Okay, let's go with history.

Let's go with history.

Okay.

All right, let's do history.

Here we go.

History.

Let's go.

Let him.

All right, so today is technically national Fruitcake Day.

For those that do not know, you've all been fooled.

There's actually one single fruitcake on the entire planet, and everybody has been passing it around for 3,000 years.

Okay, just solve that one right there.

I was going to say, you know, the best place to put a fruitcake?

In the trash can.

Now, we know there's a lot of people listening to the show that love fruitcake, so you don't have to tell us.

We love.

We know we do this for this is our sixth Christmas.

We get it.

We get it.

But let's just point out there's only one fruitcake in all the world.

It just gets getting past person.

All right, the other thing that I thought was interesting, and you guys will enjoy this.

It's Howdy Doody time.

It's Howdy Doody.

Okay?

Most people are, like, going, okay, Dave, thanks a lot.

All right, let's get to our final.

Let's get to our final teaching.

Don't forget next week.

Wednesday.

Wednesday.

Okay, Wednesday.

Not doing the show, but we are doing a really, really good.

Really good replay.

Top five replay.

And then additionally, don't forget to pray for us, for our finances.

Here's your last top teaching coming out of Isaiah, ironically.

40, 28, 31.

This is just.

I call this.

And so it has a title.

It's called Fast Track to Rejuvenation.

Fast Track to rejuvenation.

Isaiah 40, 28, 31.

Here's what it says.

Listen to this.

It says this is super, super cool.

Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

YHWH is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth.

He never grows faint or weary.

There is no limit to his understanding.

He gives strength to the weary and strengthens the powerless.

Youth, strength may faint and grow weary, and young men stumble and fall.

But those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles.

They will run and not grow weary.

They will walk and not faint.

What I love about this text, and many of you know this text, it's not unfamiliar to you.

For those that are not sure, Isaiah 40, 28, 31.

What I love about this text is this.

In the beginning of it, the author Isaiah writes, do you not know?

Have you not heard?

Heard?

See, for me, as a gospel guy, I think that's like, don't you know?

Haven't you heard?

It's like.

And then you start talking about the gospel.

It's like, that's exactly what Isaiah is doing in this communication.

It's like, don't you know this?

Haven't you heard this?

And then you're like, wait, wait, wait, don't I know?

Haven't I heard what?

And then it's this.

Yahweh is an everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth.

He never grows faint or weary.

Listen to this.

Haven't you heard?

God doesn't get tired now, being older.

Say that real humbly.

Being older than I was many, many moons ago.

Okay, I now do in fact get tired.

I actually get a little weary.

Okay?

It's true.

It's true.

God never is weary where he's tired or faint.

He gets tired of hearing people complain.

That's Malachi chapter two.

That's different.

He doesn't get weary.

He.

He doesn't get tired.

He doesn't tire out.

Your God, who sustains you, who strengthens you, who loves you, who stands by you, who puts up with you and still stands by you, never gets tired.

He never gets weary.

And in fact, there is no limit to his understanding.

He knows everything that we do and everything we go through, and he gives strength to the weary, and he strengthens the powerless.

You know, when you know, you need to be poured into.

There are many places you can go, and many church situations are excellent.

Many fellowship situations are excellent.

Many opportunities for these kinds of things are all excellent.

But there is nothing as good as he who never gets one weary, pouring into you his strength.

There's nothing like it.

He who never gets tired gives to us who do get tired.

But there's a caveat.

Verse 30.

Youths may faint and grow weary.

Young men stumble and fall.

But those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength.

That's the caveat.

You can't take that out.

Trusting in the Lord renews us.

You know that scripture.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart.

Lean not on your own understanding.

In all your ways, acknowledge Him.

He will direct your paths well.

That trusting part enables the refreshing, renewing, strengthening, lifting up part to come to you.

We have to be trusting when we are trusting, not trusted, but trusting, which is perfect, present tense.

When we are trusting in the Lord, he renews us.

He who never gets tired.

So when you're in that situation and you know you can't handle it, and you know it's getting past you and you're even getting tired of the whole thing, it's putting it into the hands of the Lord and entrusting it into him that then enables you to to receive renewal and strengthening and refreshing and rejuvenation from God Himself, who never gets tired.

That's the ticket.

The fast track to rejuvenation is trusting in the Lord.

And when you're weary, turning your face to the Lord and He will renew your strength, you will soar on wings like eagles.

You will run and not grow weary.

If the strength you get is from the Lord, and you get it by trusting Him.

Get it.

All right folks, you've been listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on Kaam 770, the true station here in Texas, taking a 72 and 1 half hour break.

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