Here’s the gist, human. When we encounter trouble, it may start with well-lit enemies but inevitably draws who David names as “neighbors” and “closest friends.” This tells me that our human nature is the common denominator of adversity, that the trust we have must be anchored in God’s character. By this, that all humans fall to adversity without him. The thing we fall prey to bares little difference from enemies to neighbors to friends. Everyone gets pulled under without God. The evil of our enemies embraces the ambiguity within our neighbors and friends to coax them over the line into betrayal. Human nature has a betrayal gene. It clings to everyone, everything that is not-God, all of life that keeps us from God.

So what does David do? How does he beckon God’s presence? The power of Psalm 31 today, to show how the psalms of the shepherd turned king can be a praise trail we walk to find clarity in the middle of life’s confusion.

E171. I want this for you. Listen in.

Psalm 31: 5-6

5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;

deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;

as for me, I trust in the Lord.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 171 Walk a Praise Trail with David (Psalm 31, or any of his songs for a soul boost to God’s spacious place)

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Here’s the gist, human. Does your resolution reflect the resolve of Christ?

Go ahead. Take a run at this. Barrage yourself with questions and considerations: is this a resolution Christ would entertain? Does he want to spend his time in your life this way? Is your resolution short-sighted, selfish, in pursuit of earthly favor? Does your resolution reflect the sacrifice he made for you, and does he want to sustain it for you? Ask him. Pray about it. Scrap a thousand resolutions for the one that Christ puts on your heart.

I understand that many of you are making resolutions and rallying your spiritual fortitude to greet 2026 head on. With a full heart for Christ. I want to be with you for that. I feel the energy of it. How about deeper consideration of three questions about your resolution?

Because we follow the Master of Resolution.

E170. A good episode to join.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 170 Your Resolution is What Christ will Raise You Toward. (three questions for your 2026 resolution)

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Are you needing a little spiritual inspiration to keep you centered in the fullness of Christ's character as you prepare for the new year? You can download the inspiration guide at kathrynbise.com in my Resource Shop. It’s free. This guide, titled The Perfect Gift to Give for Christmas, may help you get ready. After all the gifts, give this to yourself. It’s a timeless message. Feel free to pass The Perfect Gift to Give for Christmas to others.

Here’s the gist, human. Mary was the first person to see the face of Jesus on earth. This tells the whole story, doesn’t it? That a God who breathed life into a man in the garden, then raised a nation through the patriarchs, the twelve tribes, the prophets, the kings, and ushered them through cloud and fire to the Promised Land... that God drew closer and closer.

Then, through the lineage of David, God came face to face with us. To say: “I am real, I am everything I say I am.” Join us to celebrate the face that came to shine among us, upon us, to save us. The birth of our Savior on Christmas Day.

E169. Thanks for listening.

2 Corinthians 4:6

6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 169 The Face of Christ (the knowledge of God’s glory... Mary saw it first)

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Here’s the gist, human. God gives us prompts for spiritual direction and learning. This one came from a new sister in Christ. A powerful beacon of the faith that comes before. A prompt to spend time on what it means to be “more than a conqueror” and what my identity in Christ means to me right now. It’s perfect timing, don’t you think, as we celebrate the day Jesus came to live among us? How does our identity in Christ help us navigate our personality, people and the path we are on? I share mine to prompt you to think about how you would describe your identity in Christ, this year, this Christmas. Because it started in a manger.

E168. Thanks for listening.

Romans 8:37

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 168 I am an Agent for Christ (and a faith that comes before)

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Here’s the gist, human. This is the perfect time to ponder how God brought Mary, the mother of Jesus into his Will. Because God calls us to what we cannot do alone. If you are proud of your independence, and feel like you have life figured out, you are in control, and that God is someone you claim exists. But. This episode is not for you. You’ve got this. Or do you? What could a sovereign God and the mother of Jesus possibly shine a light on in the final days of 2025? You tell me. Join us.

E167. Thanks for listening.

Luke 1:38

38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 167 God Calls Us to What We Cannot Do Alone (talkin’ about Mary, mother of Jesus, and the rest of us)

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Here’s the gist, human. Jesus is enough. He lived all the life we need to give ours. In the middle of this season make him enough. Settle in to why he came, how he walked, and what he did that is the only gift any human needs. Read through the gospel of Matthew to prepare your heart for this giving season. I am asking us to do this because this is the season that always wants more of everything. It beckons us to buy one more gift, bake one more batch, complete one more project, more wanting, needing, stressing, all kinds of things that shortchange us from loving others with spiritual gifts money cannot buy, deeds cannot complete, and human nature cannot redeem. Let’s give what has been given to us. And I just might have a little something for you, an inspirational guide, The Perfect Gift to Give for Christmas, to take your spiritual gift-giving to next level living in Christ.

E166. Thanks for listening.

Matthew 5:14-16

14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 166 Jesus Lived All the Life We Need to Give Ours (prep your heart for His birth through His life)

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Here’s the gist, human. I prompted us to make a list of Red Sea moments when the water walls were held up by God. Let’s consider Moses, God and the Red Sea first. The epic exodus. And the Red Sea process we can expect when God fights for us to gain his glory. These moments, experiences, seasons are such an honor, human. An honor to be able to see the water walls as we walk, to see what God is containing, the horses, the chariots behind us being submerged by his hand.

I have two Red Sea affirmations.

Affirmation #1: When I am confused, and I want to turn back; when I am terrified, doubtful, confused, frustrated, I continue to walk through his parted waters.

Affirmation #2: Whatever he delivers me to, makes me stay in, pulls me out of; however I depend on him, how I call for him, how I rest in him, will be for one purpose—that he gain glory for himself in the eyes of believers and nonbelievers.

E165. Thanks for listening.

Exodus 14:21

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 165 The Red Sea Road to God’s Glory (giving thanks as we walk through his parted waters)

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Here’s the gist, human. When I am blind to my intent, Jesus helps me see my motivation through his eyes. When I am paralyzed by a problem, he moves me to my next step. When I accumulate earthly scabs from being “in the world” he purifies my inner skin. When I turn away from his voice, he whooshes divinity deep into my ear. When I am thrown down by my human nature, he raises my spirit. Blind, lame, infected, deaf, and dead. That’s me. But God gave me the gift of reconciliation through his Son. And now, I (and all believers) have this gift we can tell others about. It starts with our gratitude that we can see, walk, heal, hear and live eternally. We can do what Jesus tells us to do, “report to others what we hear and see” our Savior doing in our lives.

Why? So another human can be reconciled to God. E164. Thanks for listening.

Matthew 11:4-6

4 Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. 6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 164 Illuminate My Witness with Gratitude (Jesus, reconcile my Spirit every day)

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