The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 248: Cut to the Heart (2025)
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Sep 5, 2025 Fr. Mike discusses the vital contrast between faithfulness and disobedience, using the Rechabites as a model of commitment amidst adversity. He reflects on the significance of trusting in God's care during life's refining trials, suggesting that challenges can foster spiritual growth. The narrative highlights divine calls as a pathway to self-improvement, contrasting the obedient Baruch with the dismissive King Jehoiakim. It's a compelling exploration of integrity and faith in tough times, urging listeners to examine their own commitments.
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Obedience Outshines Convenience
- The Rechabites obeyed their father's commands faithfully, refusing wine and permanent houses even in Jerusalem.
- Fr. Mike contrasts their human obedience with Israel's failure to heed God's commands to show a higher standard of faith.
A Mirror To Call Israel Higher
- God uses the Rechabites as a moral mirror to shame Israel into listening to divine instruction.
- Fr. Mike highlights that the true standard is faithfulness to God, not the cultural lowest common denominator.
Jehoiakim Burns The Scroll
- Jeremiah dictates God's words to Baruch who reads the scroll publicly, hoping people will repent.
- Jehoiakim reacts by cutting the scroll and burning it, refusing to be cut to the heart by God's word.
