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2nd Jun 2025

06-02-25 part 1: Resting in God: The Mystery That Brings Peace

Section One

The conversation begins with a heartfelt question from a caller seeking prayer and understanding about the peace that comes when resting in the character of God. He expresses confusion over why such rest feels better, even when circumstances remain difficult. David responds by affirming the question’s depth and reframing it: how is it that surrendering our control and trusting in God's character—His goodness, faithfulness, and mercy—can bring comfort even in weeping or joy? The dialogue reveals that when believers step back from self-reliance and lean into God’s nature, they find a profound, inexplicable sense of peace.

Section Two

David explores the theological foundation of this truth, highlighting the difference between human capability and divine sufficiency. He draws from Genesis, Proverbs, Philippians, and Romans to show that God’s peace surpasses our understanding because it is rooted in who He is, not who we are. The trust we place in Him removes the burden of control and replaces it with supernatural rest. This peace is not logical, and that is precisely what makes it divine. It requires a surrender of self and a willingness to receive something that cannot be earned—a grace freely given because God cares.

Section Three

The discussion turns personal and practical, comparing this trust to a dog’s anxiousness when it doesn’t know its owners have good plans for it. Just as the dog calms when held, so do we when we simply rest in God's presence. David emphasizes that this kind of trust is difficult because human logic resists surrender. He notes that often, our problem is not with receiving from God, but with accepting that we are not in control and that we don’t need to earn His affection or aid. True rest comes in recognizing that we are, in essence, a charity case—fully dependent on His grace for every breath.

Section Four

The broadcast ends with a powerful prayer, a pastoral moment of encouragement, and a reminder of God's intimate knowledge of each person's life. David prays that the caller will find comfort in God's presence, strength in His promises, and rest in His care. He concludes by reinforcing the truth that God invites us to cast our cares on Him because He loves us—not because we are worthy, but because He is good. The segment wraps with humor, historical reflection, and a firm exhortation that political systems fail, but God’s kingdom endures. The core message is clear: trust in God brings peace that human logic cannot explain, and this trust is both our challenge and our invitation.

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David Spoon

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.