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Elevate Your Day with Andi and Brian Hale

Elevate Your Day with Andi and Brian Hale

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  • Sar Shalom (Speak the Names of God)

    Sar Shalom (Speak the Names of God)
    Mar 21 2026
    For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shallow is be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. —Isaiah 9:6 KJV Most of us have experienced passing moments of fear and anxiety that overcome us with dread. But for many, this frightening physical response is a way of life. Anxiety disorders are more prevalent today than at any time in history. We are overwhelmed by financial stress, physical problems, and loneliness in a world filled with unknowns. Traumatic events like war and natural disasters affect the psyche of entire countries. The constant threat of bad news is damaging to our souls. Where can we find peace? Isaiah 9:1-7 ESV But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. When the prophet Isaiah made the pronouncement of a coming prince, it was part of a larger warning of impending disaster that would destroy the nation of Israel. God’s people had set Him aside and turned instead to the gods of other nations. They had rejected His love and care, and now an invasion was coming. Only Sar Shalom, the “Prince of Peace,” could bring them through and save them, and one day the promised Prince would come. When we think of a prince, we picture Prince Charming from a fairy tale or the prince of a nation who travels around doing good deeds and smiling for the cameras. But Sar is actually a military term that means a powerful military leader. Sar Shalom is not a gentle hero; He is a powerful victor. Israel waited for hundreds of years for their warrior prince, and when Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, they celebrated His arrival with shouts of “Hosanna.” But cheers quickly turned to jeers when they realized He had not come as a mighty warrior to overthrow the government. Jesus didn’t come to usher in national peace from an earthly throne, but spiritual peace from a heavenly one. Philippians 4:4-9 ESV Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Stress and strife are realities in a fallen world, and they will continue until Jesus returns. But the peace of God that passes understanding is available to everyone who trusts in Him. Fear and anxiety are rooted in seeds of deception planted by the enemy that grow when they are watered by worry and doubt. But Sar Shalom offers a permeating peace that overrides anxiety and sustains you through every battle. DECLARE The Prince of Peace offers permeating peace that passes understanding. PRAY Jesus, I need Your peace. When distress sets in, it overwhelms me and I can’t escape it. But I will trust in You and Your promised peace. Anxiety will not have the final say. PONDER If you struggle with anxiety, it is often both a physical and a spiritual issue. Ask God to give you His peace. Ask other Christ followers to pray for you. And if necessary, seek the help of a medical professional.
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    20 mins
  • Elohei Tehillati (Speak the Names of God)

    Elohei Tehillati (Speak the Names of God)
    Mar 21 2026
    Be not silent, O God of my praise! —Psalm 109:1 ESV Diehard sports fans are passionate when they celebrate their favorite team. They put on the jersey and paint their faces. They clap and cheer with all their might. If their team is playing well, there’s no holding back. But the cheering stops, and the stadium becomes silent when the score is not in their favor. 2 Samuel 6:14-23 tells the story of David bringing the Ark of the Covenant back to the temple. And David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn. As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart. And they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed, each to his house. And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants’ female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” And David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the Lord—and I will celebrate before the Lord. I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor.” And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. David did not hold back when it came to praising the Lord. God had been by his side through the best and the worst of times, and He deserved everything David had. He shouted, sang, and danced, undeterred by what people might think. His joyous thanksgiving was his gift to Elohei Tehillati, “The God of My Praise.” Even in the lowest points of his life, David continued to praise the Lord. Ephesians 5:15-21 ESV Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Praise is the act of expressing approval or adoration. It is an outward expression of devotion and gratitude for all God has done and the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. – Hebrews 13:15 ESV It is our chance to glorify Him for who He is. In the high moments of life, praise may come easy. But praising God even when our hearts hurt is a sacrifice that pleases Him. God is worthy of praise even when our circumstances don’t feel praiseworthy. The apostle Paul understood that. He experienced much suffering as he traveled around sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Yet he never let any of it turn his praise into lament. He rejoiced in the God of his praise in the good times and the bad, and he exhorts us to do the same. Psalm 100:1-5 ESV Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. The Bible says to rejoice always, even and especially when it’s difficult to, because God is always good. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. – Philippians 4:4 ESV He has promised to sustain us through every challenge we face. He has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, enabling us to have faith no matter what. We don’t praise God based on our evaluation of His performance; we praise Him because He is worthy. DECLARE I will rejoice in the God of My Praise regardless of my circumstances. PRAY God, you are worthy of my...
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    9 mins
  • El Rachum (Speak the Names of God)

    El Rachum (Speak the Names of God)
    Mar 21 2026
    For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them. —Deuteronomy 4:31 ESV Do you ever wonder if you’ve blown it too many times or wandered too far from God for Him to forgive you? Maybe you loved Jesus a lot when you were little, but you’ve been doing things your own way for so long, you can’t imagine Him taking you back. Or maybe you’ve been pushing Him away for so long, you’re certain He is out of reach. As the people neared the end of their journey, Moses delivered a speech that was both a warning and a promise. Deuteronomy 4:15-31 ESV Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth. And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day. Furthermore, the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he swore that I should not cross the Jordan, and that I should not enter the good land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance. For I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan. But you shall go over and take possession of that good land. Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything that the Lord your God has forbidden you. For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. When you father children and children’s children, and have grown old in the land, if you act corruptly by making a carved image in the form of anything, and by doing what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, so as to provoke him to anger, I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess. You will not live long in it, but will be utterly destroyed. And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you. And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the Lord your God and obey his voice. For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them. God’s people were entering a land filled with temptation, and he knew their devotion would be divided. Moses warned them of the consequences of turning away from God, but he also assured them that even when they blow it, El Rachum, the “Merciful God,” would never forget them or destroy them. Wherever they ended up on their journey, they could search for Him with their whole heart and soul, and He would be there. He would not turn them away. Jesus shared a beautiful example of the merciful and compassionate love of God in the parable of the prodigal son. Although the son had left his father and broken his heart, the father eagerly awaited his return. And when his wayward son finally came to his senses, the father mercifully welcomed him back. Luke 15:22-24 ESV But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. He didn’t punish him for leaving. He didn’t dwell on how far the son had wandered or what he had done when he was gone. Instead, he ran to meet him and threw him a welcome home party. Our merciful and compassionate God will do the same for us. You are never too far from God to turn around and come home. Luke 19:10 ESV For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. When you draw near to God, He will draw near to you. (See James 4:8.) He is merciful and compassionate. He will not turn you away, no matter how far you may have wandered. DECLARE The Merciful God will never turn me away. PRAY God, forgive me for wandering away. I want to remain in Your...
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