Forgivin' Livin' Daily Podcast
Our podcasts are 5-8 minutes in length. We create these messages using one or two brief verses from the Bible that come from a devotional book. Our purpose is to help you hear the grace of Jesus in these verses so that your life may find its grounding in Christ alone. It is this grounding in grace that makes forgivin’ livin’ your way of freedom.
11/05/2026
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00(Theta) Alien Proper (Micah 5:4;John 10:28) (Shepherd’s Voice)
Jesus could have prayed this hymn verse that was written in the 19th Century by the German author Von Hausmann. He knew His absolute dependence on His Father. “The Son can do nothing of His own accord, but only what He sees the Father doing,” He once said in John 5:19. Do we believe that our Father cares for us as He did for Jesus? Give God your Father the chance to lead you and to guide you. This morning commit some extended time with your Father. See what He reveals to you about your purpose for this day.
11/04/2026
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00(Discipleship) Our Forgetful God Who Remembers (Zechariah 1:17; John 16:22) (Hope)
Jesus promises “I will not leave you orphaned.” Our deep fear of being abandoned is overcome by Jesus who declares to us that we are His family. He will not leave us behind. In fact He is with us now. On the last day He will reappear. And we will see Him AGAIN! Just as He sees us now.
11/03/2026
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00(Irishcast) Rest For Weary Souls (Isa 40v28 Rom 11v36) (Peace)
Jesus calls us to come to Him to find our rest. But our Lord knows us too well. He has to come to us restless ones and rescue us from our obsessions. Then we receive His rest. This rest comes from knowing we are being carried by our Good Shepherd. When He carries us we are at rest. We are held. We are supported. We can’t do anything but let God be God and that is our true rest.
11/02/2026
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00Judgment Day (Psalm 7:8; Acts 17:31) (Forgiveness)
IT’S COMING. JUDGMENT DAY! BUT UNTIL IT COMES, SET PEOPLE FREE FROM JUDGMENT BY FORGIVING THEM. DO IT TODAY. TOMORROW. EVERY DAY LOOK FOR SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO BE FORGIVEN FOR THEIR….GUILT….RESENTMENT. JUST FORGIVE.
11/01/2026
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00(Sundaycast) Praying For The Persecuted(Micah 5:4; Acts 1:8) (Persecution)
Jesus promises to send His witnesses to the ends of the earth. The artwork by one of our Floridacast grandchildren shows all the different colors of people who are sent out by our Lord as His witnesses. November 1 is the day we remember all the Saints who have been witnesses to Jesus in the many centuries since He first gave us this mission. Your church may name those saints who have gone home to be with our Lord since last year on this day. But today also is THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH. We are encouraged to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. Each of these believers knows what it means to be willing to be a martyr for Jesus. When we think of the word “martyr” we usually mean the person died for the Lord. But the word “martures” in Greek is translated “witness.” So even when you witness to Jesus, you are being a martyr. It may not cost you your life but there is a price we pay when we tell the people around us that Jesus is Lord. As we pray to encourage our persecuted family of faith, let us also pray today for our opportunity to witness to someone in our world. (To learn more about praying for the persecuted church, go to PERSECUTION.COM)
10/31/2026
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00(Mission Cast) The Treasure That Cannot Save— And The One That Can (Proverbs 10:2; Romans 3:24) (Discipleship)
Jeff and Mim discuss Proverbs 10:2, which warns that “treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death,” and Romans 3:24, which says we “are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” We explore how Paul answers the question Solomon leaves open: whose righteousness delivers from death? There are two questions to reflect on, one inward and one outward, and a simple challenge to practice no-strings-attached generosity this week. You’ll also hear how a letter in the mailbox announcing that a crushing debt has been erased captures the heart of the gospel. Just in time for Reformation weekend, it’s a reminder that the debt was real, someone else paid it, and the good news arrives as a gift. Also … Happy Birthday, Johan!
10/30/2026
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00God Raises Us Up From The Dust (1 Samuel 2:8; Luke 1:48) (Discipleship)
This simple line drawing of Mary was created by my seven year old granddaughter who lives in Florida. (She also created the picture for yesterday’s image of Jesus calling his disciples.) Her drawing reminded me how the artist Picasso might have created the mother of our Lord. It is an image where you can color in the meaning that you have for her. In Mary’s mind, she was a simple young woman whom God had chosen for this great privilege. She knew herself as dust into whom God breathed the breath of life. Her strength and purpose came from the source of her life, her God. This is also our testimony. It is not us who are important, it is what God does through us. As you listen to the podcast today, you will hear stories of “dusty” people through whom God brought powerful change. Let us pray that our Lord will show each of us how He wants to use us as He used Mary and the others to be strong witnesses in their day.
10/29/2026
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00(Theta) Intervention (1 Samuel 9:27 & Mark 1:17) (Discipleship)
“Jesus Calling”is a very much beloved book of messages from Jesus for each day. It is a version of the “Shepherds Voice” which we hear each Thursday from Theta. Today’s “Shepherd’s Voice” is based on the two texts we have for this day. When Jesus calls us to follow Him, it is the “Shepherd’s Voice” that guides us. For many of us the words we follow are in the “Daily Texts.” As we practice our prayer forms of listening to Jesus, our response to His words leads us to follow our Lord in ways that breathe life into the world. “Follow Me!”
10/28/2026
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00(Awaken) Setting Captives Free (Psalm 103:2,4; Luke 13:12 13) (Salvation)
The Tampa Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers are fighting to be crowned World Champions this week. The crown may have been decided last night in Florida. A “Triple Crown” winner is also a baseball term when an athlete wins the batting average, home runs and runs batted in. But the “triple crown” title is awarded in over 20 different sports around the world. Look it up to see how often this crown is awarded to winners for great performances. We love the idea of crowning winners who have accomplished something great. But the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit have a different version of being crowned. Today’s Psalm 103 promises that you will be crowned with steadfast love and mercy. All three of them will put their hand upon you. So you and I have the “triple crown” of God’s grace covering us. You won’t make the front page with this crown. But you will make a page in the “book of life.” That is where you want your name to appear alongside the ONE who is crowned with many crowns. And the most glorious crown He wore is the crown of thorns. That was the crown with our name on it. But He took it from us and in exchange gave us the crown with His name on it but He inscribed our name right next to His.
10/27/2026
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00(Irishcast) God Of The Nations (Psalm 82v8 Acts 10v34,350 (Sovereignty)
The assurance that our God is the one who unites the whole earth was the theme of this hymn written by John Oxenham, whose real name was William J. Dunkerly, a businessman (1852-1941). Hymnologist Albert Bailey, wrote that Oxenham began writing “to relieve the tedium of long journeys . . . and soon discovered that he liked writing better than business.” His poem was originally prepared in 1908 for an exhibition for the London Missionary Society on the theme “The Orient in London.” But his volume was rejected by publishers. When Oxenham self-published it, the book sold 285,000 copies. The theme of uniting the whole world in the death and resurrection of Jesus reveals the truth about our fallen nature. No person can save himself or herself. Once God reveals that our salvation and our identity is in Christ alone, then we are like St. Paul in Galatians 2:20 “it is no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us.” Now there are no barriers east or west, north or south for we see all people as those for whom Jesus Christ has died and will come and make Himself known to them. He is the One who brings us to God our Father in the full forgiveness of all our sins.