Day 10: Hagar and Ishmael - The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

[@13RynKry]

Thank you father Mike. With your explanations and honesty has helped me understand more about the Bible and teachings

[@sunnyside9988]

Totally relate to Job

[@idk-ed3ck]

I’m struggling to comprehend these words, which is why I couldn’t even be attempt to read the Bible on my own. God knows this, and I will continue on this journey, mostly not knowing, nor understanding, yet I’m compelled to carry on in faith! Thank you Lord, forgive my ignorance!!

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

For healing and deliverance Please keep repeating this, while watching "the passion of Christ" movie: ( By the stripes and wounds of Jesus I am healed. Thank you Jesus for completely healing me)

[@organicpaul]

It's Ok you're not alone!

[@vanessamay3689]

@@MiracleWorkerUK I don’t think I can continually watch The Passion. But yes by His stripes we are healed and we say this in Faith, believing.

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

@@vanessamay3689: amen

[@jansipereira5395]

W4q 5

[@spookymcgee]

Father this is the first time I have ever read the bible, or been interested in religion as I was not raised religious and always thought religion was a scam and not good for people. Thank you for showing me the way of God, and opening my eyes. May God bless us all.

[@rhwinner]

God bless you, friend!❤

[@anthonyhartman5425]

Yes! God was helping you persevere and stick with Him. I’m grateful that you found God, are open to Him, and are beginning to understand! He truly loves you and everyone. Even if you don’t know about God, He still loves you! Happy to talk if you ever need someone! May God bless you, your family, and friends! ❤

[@maryssaann]

So far I’m 10 days in and I just feel like I’m checking it off my to do list still. I’ve felt God tapping on my heart occasionally but it’s still not quite clicking. Please keep my journey in your prayers to anyone who reads this! God be with you ❤

[@Justjudypeaceout]

Keep listening. Praise😊 God.

[@josephripslinger4482]

Have patience, my friend!

[@PhillipLWilcher]

Patience is progress!

[@Righteousauthority3926]

I know it has been four months, but if you're still struggling try taking notes and praying before each study session. It helps me really dive in to the word. Keep it up!

[@theainzleevideos]

How are you now friend?

[@roseanndestefanogiardina8595]

Thank you so much Father for doing this. I can't imagine the patience & the loyalty it has taken These stories are the reason I could never pass page 1 reading the Bible. It was so scary to me. I know now I need something, some understanding. It's no less scary and thinking it's very possible all my answers are right here in 9 & 10.

[@TrixRN]

Day 10 2024. Abraham kicks out Hagar & Ishmael again this time for good. The Angel of the Lord saves them & Ishmael grows up in the wilderness to eventually become a great nation & enemy to the descendants of his brother, Isaac. So sad 😞 The results of Abraham’s sin still felt today 3000 years later.🙏❤️ Abraham lies again about Sarah & nearly causes a whole peoples to fall under condemnation. For all his great faith we still see Abraham as a sinful human prone to fall. God intervenes time & again to lessen the consequences of Abraham’s brokenness. Thanks be to God! He does the same for us.🙏❤️

[@TrixRN]

@James_RC I’m not familiar with that devotion. More info?

[@dianefrank3688]

Happy Easter Theresa 🕊🐰🐇 I miss are old group as we had such a great connection. My brother fell off a latter and he died. His wife has dementia and she has been staying in Chicago with her daughter. She will be down here for two or three weeks and then her son will take her back to Chicago. She thinks she is back to live. It will be a fight to get her to leave. The daughter, husband and 8 of her nine children are here for spring break. We are throwing things in a dumpster and putting things aside for Good Will. I looks like they will keep the house for at least a year. If they sell etc. I will have to move. I injured my left arm as I tripped over the dog pad and landed on a dresser hardware that was shaped like a spear. It went down to and took part of my muscle off. I will always have some ugly scars. I hope you are doing okay. I miss your comments. It is going to be hectic until mid April so I am listening & reading without commenting until I can get back to normal. Please stay safe. I think you can find an old message of mine and comment. I do not know if you can comment on this message that i send to you ❤🙏🙏🙏🥰

[@TrixRN]

@@dianefrank3688 Oh, Diane! I’m so sorry about your brother! Heartfelt condolences on your loss.😞💐🕊️🙏❤️ May God console you in this hour of loss & may the soul of your brother rest in the peace of our Lord.🙏❤️ I, too, lost my next younger brother on March 15. He was the closest sibling in age to me. It was very unexpected. He was only 64. He was in ICU for 8 weeks & we moved him to hospice. He passed away 16 hours or so later. I was able to pray the Divine Mercy chaplet at his bedside for several days. The afternoon we moved him, I was praying the Divine Mercy & had such a complete feeling of peace overcome me. I felt it was our Lady herself wrapping me in her mantle. My brother, too, had the look of peace about him. I prayed he felt it too. Take care of yourself!!! Don’t hurry or rush. Take your time, even if you have to move slower than you want. Accidents at our age can be deadly serious. I’m so sorry you’ve had these injuries on top of losing your brother & now you have to worry about a place to live. That’s heart wrenching.💔Is it possible to live with your son? I’ll be praying for you.🤗🙏❤️

[@451graham]

I started this Jan 1st 2024 and the timing was perfect so thank you Spirit for guiding me here. Father Mike, I was guided to your Masses via KZbin---a gift? From COVID 19. I have journey away from my rooted RC but never ever from being a Christian. This Bible in a year is such a gift! I struggle with understanding a loving and forgiving God with the Old Testament but I will stay the course to open my mind and heart to learn.

[@TrixRN]

I pray you return to your Catholic roots so you may receive the gift of Jesus Himself in the Eucharist.🙏❤️

[@kmousie]

Praying for you!

[@KB_2161]

❤

[@amkub64]

When I lost my closest friend to a sudden accident, I was drawn to reading the book of Job. I felt like everything I had was taken away. I think there are times that we all can relate to Job’s story. It’s just as real today and it never fails to make me cry. No matter the circumstances, we must continue to pray and know that God hears us and is near.

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

Stop praying but start saying. For healing and deliverance Please keep repeating this, while watching "the passion of Christ" movie: ( By the stripes and wounds of Jesus I am healed. Thank you Jesus for completely healing me)

[@margietunes]

Praying is talking with God. Why say that? Be led by the Holy Spirit. Blessings in your journey.

[@amkub64]

@@MiracleWorkerUK That movie is so powerful- I cry every time I watch it. I will always pray, and conclude my prayers with thanking Jesus for what he went through to redeem believers, giving all a chance at salvation.

[@amkub64]

@@margietunes The Holy Spirit is our interpreter, and takes our grumblings to make them more pleasing to God. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

@@amkub64 : Good Morning & Good Day : to you & to your family; in Jesus's Name, 🙏 🙏 ; Please go to my Preachings and get saved because I am the anointed labourer for you sent by God. Before anytime worse happens just forgive everybody unconditionally and start to love everybody unconditionally. Devil will lose his grip over you.

[@mariadsouza4186]

Just marvel at how Fr. Mike can put his daily talk in just smooth flow. Truly the Holy Spirit is at work. Priase the Lord.!

[@susanstein31]

I’ve just began Bible in a Year, I, too, am overwhelmed and could not read the Bible alone and understand it. Father Mike is extraordinary and helping me grasp it. I need this so much! I need The Lord!

[@void9837]

Sorry to offend you, but your salvation is important to me. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.

[@sandyrodriguez749]

This podcast hit home for me. Please pray for my family. I have been with my husband for over 22 years, he struggled with drugs and alcohol for most of our relationship and on October 08, 2022 he had seen someone get into an accident and while attempting to render aid he was struck by another vehicle and killed. We have 4 children. We have three girls ages, 21, 19 and 18 and one boy age 15. Please pray for us because we are struggling in our faith and i am really having a hard time with the sacrament of marriage. Thank you.

[@MC-ln9dj]

Sandy, I will pray for you. May God bless and protect you, your husband and your family. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen 🙏🏻

[@SteviePaints]

I am so sorry, Sandy. God bless you. 🙏🙏🙏

[@diamondlou1]

So very sorry for your loss. May our Lord bring you comfort and peace.

[@chavelasalas9151]

Thank you my God .prayers Father Mike Amen 🙏

[@jaynecopeland7968]

Hooked! Can't get enough! SO EXCITING - THANK YOU FATHER MIKE FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE!!

[@bettyallen4121]

I have lost two adult sons and an adult grandson so I know trouble and I have felt the comfort of God. I know that bad things happen to good people but I feel my life has been blessed.

[@kathleenchristianson7857]

This is my third year and I’m finally getting it more. This time I’m reading and studying the words closer. So much detail is missed just listening. I look forward to it each day. The internet has Bible questions that help too I’m surprised at how much I’ve learned. But there’s so much more I learn something everyday. God Bless Father Mike this has really opened my eyes. Father Mike is a wonderful teacher and I attend his mass online when I can’t get to mass here. I feel truly blessed and he is truly blessed. Thank you

[@TrixRN]

Amen!🙏❤️

[@KB_2161]

❤❤❤

[@janetdoll4836]

Amazing how these OT stories and messages can teach us how to live in 2024!

[@TrixRN]

🙏❤️

[@KB_2161]

❤

[@roknrone]

Lord, grant us the wisdom and understanding to have the faith that we can learn your will for our lives and grow your kingdom. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray 🙏 ❤..

[@TrixRN]

Amen!🙏❤️

[@KB_2161]

❤

[@lawrencedsouza5801]

Fr. Thank you for your time and effort for the proclamation of the word of God and the insights. God bless.

[@elizabethhunter4525]

yes, Solomon asked for wisdom and look how blessed he was.

[@dianefrank3688]

Solomon wanted a gift that would help him to be a good leader. He was not selfish so God gave him much. ❤🙏

[@TrixRN]

If we’re asking God for gifts, the gifts of the Spirit are the good gifts to request. I pray for humility, the Queen of Virtues.🙏❤️

[@KB_2161]

❤Amen, Amen and Amen again. I agree with all of you. God Bless

[@caseylucas2198]

I don't think God "lets" bad things happen to good people, bad things happen to everyone. It's how you handle it. You can still love God and worship him even in the bad times. There are so many more people out there that have it worse than I do, i'm thankful for the gifts he has given me. Even in my darkest days God is rooting for me. He gave us free will, and with that free will some people use it for evil. So God doesn't stop the evil doer if he did then we wouldn't have free will. People get sick, people die, people are injured, God didn't do that. It's part of life, and sometimes it just stinks, but God has greater plans for us beyond this life. This is a drop in the bucket. Have faith, love God, and do what's right and you will reap the rewards in the after life.

[@stephenpaulwilson]

Absolutely amen 🙏

[@lieveponny]

We"re only in Genesis and I am more and more humbled because of what I learn about our God and His merciful involvement with us from the very beginning. What a mighty God we serve, where would we be without His mercy! I am so grateful for these podcasts. I'm 56 years old, a catholic all my life thinking I was doing okay and only now discovering how much I still need to learn and grow. Thank you, God bless your work.

[@somtochukwuonodingene4183]

Preeacchh

[@AJanae.]

I’ve felt like a failure lately, Job’s words pierced me. Fr. Mike’s words also… I love the Lord God! I want to just please Him always

[@ClaudiaMcClure]

Sending some prayers in your direction. Be blessed 🙏🏻

[@jillp9016]

I’ve always felt that way and still to this day. I cry and I pray and ask what have I done so bad?! I feel like I wrote the book of job. I cry every time I read it :(

[@CK-wc8ow]

Job's story is so profound and such an inspiration when we think God has forgotten us and life is unfair. Thank you God for Job and his suffering.

[@dianefrank3688]

Praying for Fr. Mike & BIY 🙏🙏🙏

[@TrixRN]

Hi 👋 Diane 🙏❤️

[@KB_2161]

❤

[@marybailey6254]

Please pray for my brother-in-law, Frank Ganci, who died today🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻. Thank you.

[@Mr._Anderpson]

I'm no expert or anyone with claims to knowledge or wisdom, but it seems one reason God allows the rains to fall on all of us regardless of our hearts is because of our very natures. If nothing bad ever happened to those who follow God, then surely people would turn to God not out of love for Him or concern for their souls, but because they want to hit the easy button & live a life without hardship. It ties in with what St. Paul wrote in Galatians when he said, "Be not deceived. God is not mocked."

[@jenkayla2492]

I am so thankful for this Podcast. I am just going through it now in 2023. I have Always longed to get through the entire Bible and now I finally will.

[@風-y3v]

i relate to Job 100%. At one point ive even told God that he doesnt care about me, he has forsaken me, he hates me and that God wanted me to die. I was so close to killing myself even after me relentlessly praying to God to make my pain go away. The moment when i became seriously suicidal thats when my pain slowly begins to fade away, and it started to fade when i suddenly had the urge to write down bible verses in a notebook about pain, suffering, trusting God and such. Months after ive recovered from that incident suddenly this looming darkness started to enter me and my life. It made me feel so lonely and empty inside and i dont understand why. It felt like it snatched all the good things away. I literally described it as me being attacked by demons who wanted me to suffer but thankfully by that time i felt like God was testing me and my faith and so i decided to believe in God's words and trust in God that God wouldnt let the 'demons' torture me if he didnt allow it himself. It can be hard sometimes to live good religious lives, sometimes we want to be extremely faithful but at the same time it feels so tired to be faithful. God never said our lives would be easy but i trust that God wont abandon us in our hard times even if he feels very far away

[@cbtherepetitiveparthelpsme957]

As Fr Mike says God sends the rain and the sun to all both good and bad. I pray for God's peace in your heart.

[@pattikennedy8533]

I can relate to your feelings of sadness, my pain is watching those I love suffer. I thank Father Mike and this community of prayer warriors for lifting us up. Trust in the Lord, and The Divine Mercy Chaplet has helped me to let go, Let God. I will remember you In my prayers. Peace!

[@3176sue]

Powerful testimony. Thank you for sharing. God bless you

[@kiraying938]

So easy to listen as you read the bible and breaking the word of God. Thank you father Mike for your devotion to reach out to the sheep through podcast and now KZbin channel. May our faithful God continue to protect and bless you and all listening and learning the word of God🙏

[@nikiblueeyes5637]

🙏💗

[@TomM-n1g]

Wow. While listening, I couldn’t believe the things that Job was saying. And I truly can relate to the things he was saying, because I thought them in my mind. We had a horrific tragedy in our lives that we still struggle with, and every day, try to understand why this happened? Father Mike did a great job of explaining how Joe felt like so many of us do at times. It’s OK to feel that way. Although our tragedy is six years old, it’s still feels like yesterday and I still ask why.

[@purdeypaul1974]

We must come powerless before God so that we are honest with ourselves.

[@MistaMexs]

lets prayer for each one, as the flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary reawaken the Love of God in every heart. Amen

[@Overlord277]

The struggle is real. Growing is painful. Whatever you do... DON'T STOP.

[@TrixRN]

🙏❤️

[@RK-gz3pv]

This is great. I can listen and read at the same time. Reading keeps me on tract and helps me to stay alert and active listening

[@samuelitama2048]

Me toooo

[@maureendoherty3624]

Thank God for this Bible study in a year please father Mike pray for me. I am struggling to understand. I am 10 days into it. Please pray for God’s grace and a gift of the Holy Spirit to dude understand God’s word. God bless you🙏🏽

[@Rosanna-h4t]

What a Blessing to have a priest with so much knowledge God bless you

[@pauliannaow5618]

Thanks Fr Schmitz for another day of teaching

[@patrick.7326]

JESUS I TRUST IN YOU.

[@annalopez4982]

Wow! I’ve cried so much! The Holy Spirit was truly in my heart while listening to todays word! Thank you Father Mike!

[@berryberry2508]

Proverbs 2 : 6 - 8 The Rewards of Wisdom 6 - It is the Lord who gives wisdom ; from Him come knowledge and understanding. 7 - He provides help and protection for those who are righteous and honest. 8 - He protects those who treat others fairly, and guards those who are devoted to Him. The Good News Bible Today's English Version ( TEV) 📖🕯✝

[@anajuliasilveira7953]

The way Fr. Mike read Job's passage was delivered in a manner I've never seen before, just really beautiful

[@jonathangoodwin646]

This really helps that farther Mike is Going Through the Bible with us in a year. Because I cannot read very well I used to be in special education classes I'm about a first-grade reader even though in October I'll be 67. So it's difficult for me to able to read the words don't know what they say. I understand better since father Mike read it for me. I was baptized in the Catholic Church when I was 22 years old I'll be 67 in October as I said so I've been member of the Catholic Church 48 years. And I'm grateful to be a Catholic took me a long time to know what I believe so I took the classes over again what we believe. I did not know there is a difference on sin mortal sins venial sins . I always thought Sin is Sin I didn't know they were different levels of sin of course murder and adultery his mortal sins but the gray areas it could be either one I didn't know when I went to confession I went back 48 years of confession

[@MissCharlieBrown]

I'm so happy you are on this journey with us!

[@dawnmireles2912]

February 1, 2023 Round Two Prayers for Souls in Purgatory.

[@void9837]

Ezekiel 13:2, beware of priests who teach from their imagination. They don't have the Holy Spirit. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.

[@void9837]

Jesus preached repentance to people in the grave as a one time thing. John 5:25. Before He rose on the third day. But never again.

[@albertinadumea4055]

Quick small example on how God preserved me from sinning. It was a Saturday, at work, and the next day my working program would not allow me to go to Sunday Mass. But it seems like one collegue needed a chance for his shift,and we made both the chance. So i was able to go the next day on Sunday Mass,and after that going to work. Praised be God

[@cristif92]

16:21 - "It's another think to be imperfect, to fail, and to learn what it is to be loved in your failure, learn what it is be lifted back up in your failure, to learn that your failure doesn't disqualify you" -> This one striked me right to the point. Thanks Fr. Mike. I needed to hear this, at least once.

[@andreaf9836]

I definitely feel like I'm on the literal walk with Job. So difficult. Feeling abandoned. Hoping for revelations and messages from God to clear this pain and valley. 🙏🏼

[@thistledownz.2982]

God fills in the valley...and it will be beautiful. Hang in there...God works in the pain.

[@RosaMariaMatsuoka]

I pray for you, Andrea. May your suffering come to an end and your life become completely free of sorrow and only filled with light and joy.

[@The.Rosco.Mothership]

Continuing my journey, Team Replay 💚🙏🏼😊

[@clemapinto7652]

Thank you Fr Mike. You are truly a blessing. May you be blessed beyond measure. Today is day 10 and I am enjoying the journey. God bless.

[@Lagunaticmom]

I didn’t start listening until recently, and out of all the Bible studies I’ve attended-including three years of Bible College-this is the most applicable, human, God-centered study. Maybe, it’s that I am more ready to hear, because I was quite young in Bible school, but it just feels easier to digest. Thank you again, Fr Mike & Ascension staff. I plan to donate when I can. I hope this series goes far and wide around the world, spreading the Good News of salvation! Praise God!

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

Without Bible degrees I became a Preacher almost 1.5 years today

[@solomonaster]

The message talked to me louder today is the phrase " failure does not disqualify us from His covenant (Jesus)". Amen to that, some times failure can make you hopeless. Thank you Fr. Mike for that confirmation. Lord help me to hear your voice even in the midst of the hardest journey in the road ahead. Amen.

[@millieandmarigoldbooks]

Thanks Father Mike. God bless! 🌻

[@catherinecarroll7679]

I'm absolutely loving every moment of this pilgrimage through the Bible Fr Mike. I cannot thank you enough for opening The Word and presenting it so beautifully. God Bless You.

[@megmoore8108]

Thank-you Father Mike. God bless you in your ministry🙏

[@TrevorWeissman]

I really needed to hear this today. Today, I faltered. I fell out of my bible reading plans by 1-2 days due to issues that arose in my personal life. Listening to a similar story happen to Abraham really helped me realize that failure to stay committed to this goal of mine does not cause me to lose sight of my goals nor does it make God see me less. I know He loves me no matter my failures or shortcomings.

[@lucianpinto7541]

Our God is so good. Marvelous things God does for his people in his time. .

[@dunni5938]

Thank you for this bible reading God bless you.

[@colinbraj]

Thank you Fr Mike for this podcast that is helping me to read the bible. There is so much that is being uncovered. What touched me was Abraham, being the father of faith, yet at times he has fear and fails. I know I have been like that. And we learn from our mistakes. And God takes care of us from sinning as long we are faithful in His ways and teachings.

[@christinawysockiart1521]

We're totally love this my husband and I are doing this together... last year I did it by myself through the podcast app. I also ordered the journal from Ascension press and sent a prisoner one of the Bibles LOL.

[@bobconnor2950]

What a great idea! God bless you

[@brianne8186]

Amen, amen, amen. 🕊

[@void9837]

Ezekiel 13:2, beware of priests who teach from their imagination. They don't have the Holy Spirit. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.

[@ckeast5588]

I do try to be good, and Holy, but I do fall flat only face, more than mine out of ten times. Thank you, Father Mile.

[@carmelcollins3865]

Thank you father Mike. My son told me tonight that he can hear his neighbours voice in his head,this neighbour bullied my son.i am trusting God with my son. God bless all who is doing this Bible study. It's my spiritual food ,my hope strength courage and Faith. The word of God.

[@dorothyperkins670]

Thank you. I do pray for you. God bless you

[@rbs0648]

Thanks!

[@MrDarshD]

Abimelech's correct actions are inspiring. We must stop doing what we are doing as soon as we learn that we are on the wrong path. God allowing Abimelech and us to correct ourselves by warning (sublimely for us) is indeed a grace. The honor of Isaac despite the childhood hardships show how God plans great things for even those who are persecuted and discriminated against. God listening to Hagar's cry shows God's mercy and kindness. Abraham's mistakes even as he follows God are relatable as we all fail and God forgives us as we repent and correct ourselves. Job's questions are also relatable. We also contemplate the exact things that Job is wondering. Why do we exist? What does God want from us? Why do we suffer without a reason... Job is indeed our friend. Let's pray for each other! Thank you and God bless you, Fr. Mike and Team Ascension!

[@marijo.4694]

May we learn as much from our failures as our success, that God will shape us to be more like him.

[@princesaursuladedios4547]

Please pray for Michael in Vallejo, California who is going to be tested for COVID19 after being exposed to COVID and also for a bladder infection as her is paralyzed. Please pray for him that he is free of COVID and complete healing of all that afflicts this faithful soul. God bless you for your prayers. God give your warrior strength and joy to fight for you!!!

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

For healing and deliverance Please keep repeating this, while watching "the passion of Christ" movie: ( By the stripes and wounds of Jesus I am healed. Thank you Jesus for completely healing me)

[@robehrgonzales77494]

Wow…ten months ago today, I was on DaY 10 ❤! Praise GoD

[@robehrgonzales77494]

Day 10 ❤ Amen Practice maKes perfect. Father MiKe know that I am praying for you!

[@judithtellechea4891]

THANK YOU!!! Father Mike, My heart and mind, are finally beginning to understand some parts of the Sacret Sculptures that it was hard for me to understand… Thank you, may God keep you safe and blessed..

[@christinetuthill8249]

Thank you Father. I am praying for you

[@carriehemeon5245]

I will be praying for all the people on here

[@emilyashley4820]

I felt so bad for Hagar and Ishmael being sent away to wander in the wilderness. It pained my heart when little Ishmael began to cry. I am glad God helped them.

[@jorgepadilla1514]

Job has a way of saying words that make my heart feel for him. 😢

[@jac1161]

Job has a way of saying those words because of His heart based on his soul's cry, secondary to His faithfulness to the Lord who permits his suffering for the sake of their intimacy. I feel him because I can relate to Him as my life parallels his in the family, work, even "ministries" in the church. I'm pretty sure if Job was psychospiritually assessed, he too would be categorized as a high sensitive intuitive empath type of sanguine choleric temperament. I'm glad you feel for him. Not enough people feel for any one today. Refreshing to read, because my heart is similar.

[@boogsassy1]

❤️❤️❤️

[@sandrapecora135]

two hearts One beat -as in a Marriage Covenant.

[@impasse0124]

I wish I only fell into sin 1 out of 10 times. My greatest sin is cowardice. It prevents me from spreading the Gospel, of defending the faith, of being open with others in general. Please pray for me 🙏🏻

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

For healing and deliverance Please keep repeating this, while watching "the passion of Christ" movie: ( By the stripes and wounds of Jesus I am healed. Thank you Jesus for completely healing me)

[@marosariogarcia5228]

I'm beginning to understand JOB, because of the many instances of pain I've been through, but also because you read through the story of Job as if it were, so to speak, our own story. Thank you, Fr. Mike. I don't get to follow you every day but every time I pick up where I've left off, the Bible stories/passages, and their respective messages are just perfect for the day! God bless us as we continue the journey...

[@denised3842]

When I look back through my life I can see many instances where God protected me but also where He let me learn from my own mistakes. Praying for everyone and Fr. Mike.

[@samuelitama2048]

Thank you Fr Mike Schmitz

[@ChessieSamantha]

Thank you! So blessed to have found this series ❤

[@void9837]

Sorry to offend you, but your salvation is important to me. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.

[@butterflyinnyc]

Thank You , Father Mike. 🙏🏼❤️🌞

[@lizsim]

I had a bad day today. This made me feel so much better. I’m oraying for Fr Mike and all of you

[@kinggeorgethefirst]

God bless you our lady keep you

[@AuroraBunny-fx8xs]

I never considered that God's intervention with Abimelech was a mercy. I did this consecration to Mary that asked for a period of time to do a nightly examination of conscience wherein one thanked God for all the blessings of the day and apologized for all the ways one did not tell Jesus they loved him or did not reciprocate God's love throughout the day. I never thought to thank God for all the things He did that I didn't know about, or like Abraham, covering for the things I mess up like a flopping fish so they weren't as bad. But that is true, if God did that for Abraham, He'll do those sorts of things for us as well!

[@fashionforwardmom8008]

Lord, Thank you for calling us back to yourself, lifting us up, accepting us and loving us every time we fail. You know and search our hearts. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift not from works, so that no one can boast.” We are so grateful that accepting what you’ve done for us, Jesus, is THE only qualifier for our home in heaven so we don’t have to ever fear about measuring up. May we cling to you not only when we feel blessed, but when we feel powerless and abandoned like Job - when we rise and when we fall. 🙏🏻

[@abelgarcia6992]

We do pray for you Fr. Mike. God Bless. Amen!

[@remi1961]

Thank You Fr. Mike! Happy to be on this journey to Salvation!

[@WKGamesMain]

Wow, rereading the book of Genesis, I am finding wisdom in so many stories that I had forgotten, I am grateful for the opportunity to partake on this journey to study the Bible. In Genesis 20, Abraham once again deceives his host by suggesting that his wife Sarah is merely his sister (not a lie but not the truth either). As a result, Abimelech the king of Gerar nearly commits adultery with Sarah until he is stopped by God. As you mentioned, this is a great example of God's mercy and how God has a tendency to hold us back from sin even when we don't realize it. At the same time, it shows that even prophets such as Abraham did fail to be God-fearing at times (Abraham told a half-truth out of fear that he would be killed by the men of Gerar). Like you said, it is possible that God allowed Abraham to fail to teach him a lesson about what it means to be God-fearing. I pray that I can learn from my failures to walk with God. In Genesis 21, God finally fulfills His promise to Sarah and grants her a son, Isaac, even in her old age. Once again, Sarah attacks her slave Hagar and Hagar's son Ishmael. I am a bit confused why Sarah is so upset with Hagar and Ishmael, my understanding is that she sees Ishmael as a threat to Isaac as heir of Abraham's nation but I am unsure. Regardless, God blesses Ishmael and promises that he will also produce a great nation. Abraham and Abimelech form a covenant at Beer-sheba in the land of the Philistines. This chapter shows that God fulfills promises for the faithful, in this case with the birth of Isaac. As you mentioned, Job's stream of thought in Chapters 9 and 10 has many questions I have asked in my prayers, albeit worded much more articulately. One theme I am getting from this book is that often God's plan is beyond our understanding. In Job 9, Job expresses a desire for an "arbiter" or a "mediator" between him and God so that Job can express his grievances and learn what he did wrong. I often feel very similar and wonder if my prayers will be answered. In Job 10, Job discusses his questions for God. He wonders why God is making him suffer and asks what he has done wrong to cause this suffering. This questioning intensifies until Job 10:20 where Job asks God to leave him alone. As you mentioned, when life is unfair it can be tempting to consider that God is against us or that God does not care for us. My understanding is that we must simply have faith that God's plan is good and just and that God will bless the righteous. Proverbs 2:6-8 suggests that God will bless the righteous with wisdom. Combining this with Proverbs 2:1-5 from yesterday, it suggests that so long as we search for God's wisdom, we will learn the fear of the Lord and receive the Lord's wisdom. I pray that if I ever struggle like Job, I will find the wisdom to pass my trials and tribulations. Day 10 - 1/10/2022

[@kathyfranzoni274]

Thank you Father Mike I'm praying for you and I'm praying for our community and this is my second go-around and I'm hearing things that I didn't hear the first time and so I think my concentration is better thank you Lord Jesus amen good night

[@leonpatty5040]

Those very first piano tunes get me all excited for another day on this journey.

[@void9837]

Ezekiel 13:2, beware of priests who teach from their imagination. They don't have the Holy Spirit. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.

[@w.cairing1898]

Thank you for this phenomenal work. I've gone to church my whole life and read through the Bible with another program, but I continue to gain insights from your commentary.

[@kathgonzales4375]

Dia10, moving along amen ❤thank GOD ❤

[@void9837]

Ezekiel 13:2, beware of priests who teach from their imagination. They don't have the Holy Spirit. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.

[@julieshelton5556]

Thank you

[@francinahard8341]

Thank you Father Mike. It is great reading the Bible - word by word - with you. It makes me realise how many times I skipped the meaning and now I focus on God's Word well. I also liked the way you linked the Proverbs as the kind of answer to Job's questions. I am praying for you too everyday. God bless you and your wonderful Ministry. Praise God

[@nancyfernandes7940]

Fr. Mike Jobs story is my story. Pls keep me in prayer. This bible study is making me understand life more deeply.

[@RosaMariaMatsuoka]

I pray for you, Nancy. May your suffering come to an end and your life become completely free of sorrow and only filled with light and joy.

[@RiaReese]

Thank u so much for this channel! I’m so glad to be part of this journey.

[@annec988]

Day 10. 'Walking faith and faltering in faith.' I have failed big time, can't believe I could fail so badly so late in life in my walk with God. Still God keeps reminding me how much He loves me. Thank you Fr Mike. God bless you. Thank you for your prayers and I pray God keeps you always walking in faith without faltering. Amen.

[@void9837]

Ezekiel 13:2, beware of priests who teach from their imagination. They don't have the Holy Spirit. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.

[@donnapollock]

Thank you Father Mike so much for these readings and teachings. I'm really getting into to understanding The Holy Bible more and more. God Bless you...

[@leonvathian2314]

Thank you Fr. Mike and Thank you Fr. Jonathan Petersen St Johns Northriding Johannesburg South Africa for introducing us to Fr. Mike ❤

[@darayusengineer4152]

Today day 10 was very powerful lesson. God Bless Fr. Mike!

[@void9837]

Ezekiel 13:2, beware of priests who teach from their imagination. They don't have the Holy Spirit. It's a sin to call Mike "father". Matthew 23:8. Easter is not in the Bible, Passover is in the Bible. Christians honor Jesus resurrection and Passover and Feast of unleavened bread in the same week. Matthew 22:17.Exodus 12. Forced celibacy of priests and nuns, and forced poverty to give up their worldly possessions is not in the Bible. 1Timothy 3:2. Rosaries are forbidden. Matthew 6:7. You are supposed to use Anointing oil not Holy Water. James 5:14 and Exodus 40:9.