Driving Notes

Today, we continue sharing devotionals from the book Let’s Pray: Talking to God with the Words of the Bible, by Dr. James Banks, who serves as a pastor at Peace Church in Durham, North Carolina and is a regular writer for Our Daily Bread.

In this short book, we are reminded that the prayers of the Bible are an amazing gift from God and they have so much to teach us.

Scripture tells of God guiding His people through all kinds of circumstances. He went ahead of Israel through the wilderness, leading them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, as we read in Exodus 13:21. He sent angels to lead Lot and his family out of Sodom, which we find in Genesis 19:16, and led Peter out of prison, as we see in Acts 12:7.

Both David and Isaiah describe God affectionately in Psalm 23 as a shepherd and Micah prophesied about Jesus saying “He will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength.” The Bible’s message is comforting and clear. Its message is this: even though God knows every detail of our lives, our heavenly Father still cares deeply about the intimated details of our lives.

With all the instances of God leading in scripture, the prayers for guidance and direction are relatively few. Haddon Robinson writes, “It’s surprising to note that nowhere in the Old Testament, the teachings of Jesus, or the New Testament epistles do we see any description of a step-by-step process by which we can determine God’s will”. There is a reason for this.

God’s guidance stems from our relationship with Him. Our shepherd wants to feed us, carry us in his arms, hold us close to His heart, and gently lead us. We find that in Isaiah 40:11. We are told through 1^st Thessalonians 5:17 that we should pray continually because it is impossible to discern God’s leading in our lives without prayer.
As with prayers about everyday needs, the Bible’s prayers for guidance and direction are relational prayers. Relational prayer doesn’t just seek God’s will – it seeks His face as well. Relational prayer puts us in a place where the Lord can help us discover His leading and response with deeper obedience and love.

God reminded His people through Isaiah, “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength” and we find that in Isaiah 30:15. Fresh strength flows into us as we pray, fast, and wait before Him in His word.

Thanks for listening!
– Hannah and Lilly

Today Todd and I walked about something that is very close to our hearts, and that is missions. Specifically, we shared with you some stories of people Todd and I know that are taking the word of God to places that don’t have a good understanding of our faith.

First, we talked about a man that my family is friends with. He gave up everything to do what God called him to. He moved across seas, meet his wife and they now share the word of God in a place where the word of God isn’t normally shared.

Then we shared with you about the ministry of Todd’s friends and what they are doing where God has called them to be, which is in a place that is very hostile to Christians. Todd shared about how brave these people are. He also shared about how these people have looked at mountains and told them to move and they did.

Todd and I both as asked that you pray for these people, who are being the hands and feet of God, and any other missionaries you may know.

We also gave away some Sonfest tickets with our Sonfest trivia!

Here were our Sonfest 2018 Artist Trivia questions for today!

Question 1: What Bible passage provided the inspiration for the band name ‘I Am They”?

Answer 1: John 17, Prayer for All Believers

If you want to know more about the story behind the name, click HERE. 

Question 2: What state are the members of The Young escape from?

Answer 2: California

If you want to know about The Young escape? Click HERE.

Congratulations to  Vicky from Mount Vernon who guessed correctly and won our family four pack of tickets to Sonfest!

Do you want to see these artists along with Lecrae, Family force 5 and Damca? Click HERE to find out more about Songfest, which is THIS WEEKEND.

We also gave away tickets to the MTVarts production of Annie, which is also this weekend! Congratulation to Dinah from  Mount Vernon who was our caller number 3! If you want to know more about this production or MTVarts, just click HERE. 

Thanks for listening to the Afternoon Drive!

– Hannah

Danny Gokey, Tauren Wells, and my girl Riley Clemmons are going on tour together! NewReleaseToday talked with Danny Gokey about their “A Hope Encounter” tour! Here’s what he had to say!
“The Hope Encounter Tour is exactly what it says—we want people to encounter hope when they come to this tour. We want people to be able to get away from the realities that they’ve been facing in life. Things seem to be tough for a lot of people at this time, so we want people to encounter God and the BIble says that God is the God of all hope.”

They will be making a stop in Grove City, Ohio! Click here to see all the stops on their tour, and to get more information about tickets!

Today we also gave away some AWESOME prizes!
1. Game Time Tuesday…
– Song Poetry! Our winner? Brendan from Gambier!
The song? “Hills and Valleys” from our friend Tauren Wells!
The lyrics?.
“I’ve walked among the shadows
You wiped my tears away
And I’ve felt the pain of heartbreak
And I’ve seen the brighter days.”

2. Tickets to the MTVArts productions of Annie Kids and Annie Junior!
Our winner? Kim from Mt. Vernon!
Learn more about these performances, MTVArts, and how to purchase tickets here!

3. Sonfest Artist Trivia!
The question? What is Lecrae’s last name?
The answer? Moore! (Yes. Lecrae is his birth name)!
The winner? Haley from Danville!

And part 2 of Sonfest Artist Trivia…
The question? What year did “I am They” release their debut, self-titled album?
The answer? 2015!
The winner? Emily from Mt. Vernon!

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Todd

Here’s this weeks countdown!

10. Confidence – Sanctus Real
9. Reckless Love – Corey Asbury
8. Counting Every Blessing – Rend Collective
7. The Way – Pat Barrett
6. What a Friend – Matt Maher
5. Grace Got You – MercyMe
4. No Matter What – Ryan Stevenson
3. Do it Again – Elevation Worship
2. You Say – Lauren Daigle
1. Joy – For King and Country

We heard back to back songs from Michael W Smith, and we went back into the WNZR Vault to hear songs from 1998 for the NZ Top 10 Rewind!

We heard new music from Dan Bremnes! Check out his song ‘Wherever I Go”
And “Only Jesus” from Casting Crowns!

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Joe