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25th Aug 2025

08-25-2025 PART 3: Dust, Dialogue, and Divine Mercy

Section 1

Abraham’s intercession for Sodom unfolds with remarkable persistence and humility. Beginning with fifty righteous, he steadily lowers the request—forty-five, forty, thirty, twenty, and finally ten—each time acknowledging that he is “but dust and ashes” and daring only by grace to continue. His approach shows both boldness and tact; at points he frames the plea around the “lack of five,” a subtle rhetorical move that keeps the focus on mercy rather than guilt. What is striking is not just Abraham’s persistence but God’s willingness to stay in the dialogue, to let His servant keep pressing further. The Lord does not cut him off prematurely, nor does He rebuke Abraham for overstepping. Instead, He reveals His readiness to spare for the sake of even a tiny faithful remnant.

Section 2

Yet, the exchange also shows the limits of human reasoning with divine plans. Abraham stops at ten, perhaps assuming Lot’s household plus a few others would cover it. But the reality proved otherwise—only a handful survived, and even fewer remained faithful. Still, the passage demonstrates the intimacy of relationship: the Creator of the universe allowed a mere man to press Him again and again. God eventually brought the conversation to a close, not in anger, but with finality: “When the Lord had finished His conversation with Abraham, He went on His way, and Abraham returned to his tent.” The fellowship had a boundary, and when it was reached, the Lord Himself ended it. This reminds us that while God invites engagement, He remains sovereign, fully aware of what Abraham could not see.

Section 3

The deeper lesson lies in the relational heart of God. He is not a distant taskmaster nor an indifferent spectator but the perfect Father—patient, corrective, compassionate, and eager for His children to draw near. Abraham’s boldness reflects faith, and God’s response reflects love. Their dialogue is not a model of bargaining but of relationship, showing how faith dares to engage and how God delights in fellowship. For us, the call is clear: Christianity is not a set of human rules but a living relationship with the living God. Like Abraham, we are invited to press forward in faith, speak openly with our Father, and trust that His justice, mercy, and love remain perfectly balanced. Such a God is not waiting to crush us in failure but to meet us in faith.

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The David Spoon Experience Podcast. Local, National, AND Heavenly Talk. It's a cross between Steve Martin, Sean Hannity, and Focus on the Family!
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David Spoon was born and raised in a Jewish home in Detroit, Michigan. He attended a private Hebrew school called Hillel Hebrew Academy. David was bar mitzvah-ed at the age of thirteen. Not long after, he was involved in drug abuse and trafficking. After hearing the Gospel for the first time at age seventeen, David accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. A few months later, David had a dramatic experience with God. Immediately set free from years of excessive drug use, he committed himself to ministry and to furthering the Kingdom of God.

He attended Arizona Bible College, Northern Arizona University, and Life Pacific College, graduating summa-cum-laude in their Ministry and Leadership program. He also graduated with honors from Regent University with a master’s degree in Theological Studies and earned his Doctor of Ministry degree in Strategic Christian Ministry at Liberty University.

He is one of a few individuals holding ministerial ordinations from three separate denominations: Heritage Free Baptist Organization, 1981; Independent Pentecostal Ministers Association, 1985; and Vineyard Valley Association, 1988. He was also the Chaplain for the Flagstaff Police Department. In addition, David was the senior pastor of Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Flagstaff.

In addition, David started and co-hosted two different live Christian call-in radio talk shows. He hosted the very popular radio show “The David Spoon Experience” on KPRZ 1210 and a show called “To Know Him,” which aired on 88.9 on the F.M. dial-in Temecula, California at 1:00 p.m., Monday through Fridays. He was also the Director of Local Ministry for Salem Media Group in San Diego, California.

David is married to his best friend, Noelle. He has three children and seven grandchildren, plus their two dogs named Levi and Bert. On March 18th, 2019, he started “The David Spoon Experience” in Texas and is growing with his audience of awesome believers and non-believers alike.

He is the President of He Must Increase Ministry, a 501c3 ministry, and is hosting (again) the live daily radio show “The David Spoon Experience” with DJR Broadcasting in KAAM, on the 770 A.M. radio dial. The show is also on various apps and the Internet.

David is a Jewish-Christian, Bapti-Costal, Cal-Minian, Manifold Millennialist.

Just ask him.