Unashamed with the Robertson Family
Ep 1082 | Jase Gets a Birthday Request From Phil He Never Expected & Struggles to Hold It Together
Mon, 28 Apr 2025
Jase can’t help but laugh when Phil surprises him with a birthday request that's funny, sweet, and completely unexpected. The guys celebrate the floodwaters that finally let them move their duck blinds after years of waiting. Jase recounts his rare moment of second-guessing while navigating the floods—and his decision to strap on a life jacket just in case. The Bible study digs deep into Deuteronomy and how the importance of both the physical and spiritual world are represented by the life and words of Jesus. In this episode: 2 Corinthians 1, verse 20; John 6, verses 41-70 “Unashamed” Episode 1082 is sponsored by: https://tomorrowclubs.org/unashamed — Bring hope to kids in some of the darkest corners of the world. Help us hit our goal of 1,200 new Tomorrow Clubs members this month! https://cozyearth.com/unashamed — Get 40% off sheets, towels, and more when you use our link or use code UNASHAMED!Download the Rocket Money app & tell them you heard about it from Unashamed with the Robertson Family! Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rocket-money-bills-budgets/id1130616675 | Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.truebill&hl=en_US&pli=1 https://fastgrowingtrees.com/unashamed — Save up to half-off on select plants and when you use code UNASHAMED at checkout you’ll get an additional 15% off! Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What unexpected birthday request did Phil make?
I mean, you get inside not only your mind and your heart about how you make decisions and what you're doing, but it's also who you're running with and what you're doing. You need to make sure that you're not literally arguing or grumbling against the Lord Jesus and what he wants for your life. I mean, he's in charge of it.
So I wanted to bring up where he said, I know we talked about it a little bit, but when he said, does this offend you in 61? What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before? And then he starts talking about the Spirit gives life, the flesh counts for nothing. We hit on it a little bit, but I think it's interesting that he keeps bringing up that he's going to ascend to
to the right hand of God, like as a preview. And, of course, you're going to see that more as the book develops, but then he starts talking about the Spirit in that context.
And the reason I'm bringing this up is I think one of the things they were having a hard time wrapping their head around, which I think the same thing is true today, is that Jesus basically was representing dual citizenship here. He's like... I'm a citizen of heaven, and I am a citizen of earth because the Word became flesh, verse 14, and here I am talking to you.
And I think that's a key thing to lock into because eventually when he does ascend and he does pour out the Spirit, that then becomes available for all of humanity. To represent heaven and earth as a surrendered disciple of Jesus and a carrier of the Holy Spirit.
And having Jesus connected to you at the right hand of God, like is this sacrifice for humanity, making the presence of God in the heavenly realms actually... doable for other humans.
That's what he says in a few chapters. He's going to talk about leaving earth, and he says, it's for your good that I go away, because if I don't go, then he won't come, speaking of the Holy Spirit. And so I think it's interesting here that the way he answers the question about offense is to ask another question about then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?
And the reference Son of Man, we mentioned it before, it's actually used over 80 times in the New Testament. And did you know that all of those times that it's used except for two, it's how Jesus identifies Himself? He identifies Himself most prominently as the Son of Man, which is to Daniel 7. figure where he appears before the ancient of days and the reason why that matters is because
If you go read that passage, it's in that moment where the Son of Man appears before the Ancient of Days, and He's given a kingdom, and He's given dominion, and He's given authority, and He's given all these things. So it's actually not a dismissal of earth when Jesus talks about His ascension. It's actually an elevation of the created world.
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