NL-Day207 Jeremiah 11-12; Psalm 143; John 21

From Daily Bible Reading Podcast by Phil Fields

July 19, 2026 · 21 min · Season 1 · Episode 207

About this episode

The episode explores themes of prayer and scripture from Jeremiah, Psalms, and the Gospel of John.

JEREMIAH 11-12: Yesterday we heard important verses in chapter 9:23-24, verses that Paul quotes more than once: "Don't let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches. But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD … PSALM 143: It seems that prayer is very neglected these days. Oh yes, we might hear something vague about praying for victims right after some tragedy strikes. But it seems that every church has trouble keeping a prayer meeting going. I myself have trouble keeping my prayer life going. David shows in this psalm that he has learned secrets of effective prayer. Note how his prayer is very like how Jeremiah felt in the two chapters we just read. JOHN 21: This is one of my favorite chapters. John again tells us important information not given in the other gospels. Note that there is a famous exegetical fallacy here. John does use two different words for 'love' in the dialog between Jesus and Peter. But this should NOT be taken— as has been so frequently taught, as showing a play on words, or that John was intending different shades of meaning…

People in this episode

Host: Phil Fields

Topics covered

prayer
scripture analysis
Christian teachings
Old Testament
New Testament
faith

Keywords

Jeremiah
Psalm 143
John 21
prayer
Christianity
faith
scripture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Jeremiah 11-12, Psalm 143, John 21