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Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsHealing by Design: An Unplanned Interruption: The Cries of Your Inner Child
This episode explores an unplanned moment in which the host’s inner child surfaces as she deliberately slows, allowing long-held pain to emerge safely. Through personal reflection and clear insights into the parasympathetic nervous system and the biology of emotional tears, it highlights how crying can serve as a restorative pathway toward belonging, healing, and the integration of body and mind.
2026-01-2910 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsHealing By Design DAY 2 — Humility as Healing: Reordering the Self and the BodyThe Queen Bathsheba explores how pride and humility influence both body and soul, presenting humility as an honest recognition of one’s place that shifts the nervous system from survival mode to repair mode. She weaves together biblical and philosophical insights with physiological understanding, demonstrating how humility reduces stress hormones, enhances self-regulation, and opens space for healing through trust and obedience. This episode highlights that true restoration begins with reordering, not mere effort, and sets the stage for the next installment, which will examine how safety, belonging, and love further repair and restore the body.
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2026-01-2707 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsProvision Is Not Permission: Why God’s Presence Never Sanctifies Abuse
In this episode of Cage-Free Voices Spoken Devotionals, The Queen Bathsheba explores Genesis 16 and 21 to distinguish between God’s provision and the misuse of that provision by others. Through the stories of Hagar, Sarai, and Ishmael, she emphasizes that God’s care does not imply approval of abuse and cautions against interpretations of Scripture that pressure people to remain in harmful situations.
The episode also examines broader biblical patterns—including Joseph, Moses, and Esther—and New Testament teachings on suffering to show that faithfulness does not require passively enduring cruelty. Listeners are encouraged to recognize God’s protection...
2026-01-2614 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsHealing By Design: The Biology of Sin and the Theology of Restoration: Day One: Order, Pride, Disorder, and the Conditions for HealingThe Queen Bathsheba presents Healing by Design, a six-part devotional series exploring the connection between Scripture and the body’s biology. The series shows how pride disrupts the natural order, creating stress and imbalance, and how God’s grace restores alignment and wholeness.
In this first episode, she examines how pride triggers the sympathetic nervous system—the body’s fight-or-flight response—leading to tension, dysregulation, and vulnerability. Humility, by contrast, reactivates the parasympathetic system, allowing rest, repair, and healing to take place.
Listeners are encouraged to reflect on where they live in constant alertness, what burdens pr...
2026-01-1415 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsFrom Milk and Honey to Living Water to Resurrection: Understanding the Kingdom of God in Covenant and HistoryThis episode examines the biblical images of milk and honey, showing how they illustrate God’s promise of provision, land, and freedom. It then follows how these promises shift inward to living water and the internal kingdom. The episode explains that covenant life sustains faith under empire, but on its own cannot end oppression. Finally, it demonstrates why resurrection and new creation are necessary to make God’s kingdom fully visible, restorative, and public for all creation.
The episode connects these themes to history and present-day realities, calling listeners to hold to covenantal allegiance, resist imperial pressures, and...
2026-01-1210 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPhobias, Schisms, & Isms: When the Scales Fall OffThe Queen Bathsheba examines how fear-driven readings of Scripture have justified racism, homophobia, sexism, and exclusion, and calls listeners to unlearn harmful traditions.
She urges a faith rooted in context, compassion, and the inclusive love of God that honors diversity and welcomes the marginalized.
2026-01-1112 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWords, Judgment, and the Call to LoveThe Queen Bathsheba explores judgment, social media criticism, and the biblical call to love and gentle restoration, urging listeners to prioritize relationship and compassion over public shaming.
Drawing on Matthew 7 and Galatians, she encourages speaking thoughtfully, correcting with care, and letting the Spirit guide conviction and reconciliation.
2026-01-0705 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsGod vs. Humanity: Why We Cannot Judge the CreatorThe Queen Bathsheba responds to a TikTok claim and explores why humans cannot judge God by human standards, using the Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Mary as a case study.
She explains that God exists outside time, is the Creator while we are created, and that measuring divine action with human reasoning leads to error, hubris, and spiritual danger.
The episode calls listeners to humility, trust, repentance if convicted, and a willing participation in God’s plan—emphasizing Mary’s free consent and God’s perfect holiness.
2026-01-0307 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsCannabis: The Plant They Tried to HideThis episode of Cage-Free Voices Spoken traces the history and meaning of qaneh bosem/kaneh bosem in the Bible, exploring translation choices, ancient botany, and the role of aromatic plants in worship.
It connects biblical language to the historical criminalization of cannabis, examines how racism and political power shaped laws, and calls for justice for communities harmed by prohibition.
Delivered from a spiritual, historical, and educational perspective for listeners 18+, the episode discusses stewardship, safety, and the ethical use of plants without providing legal or medical advice.
2026-01-0237 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsRobbing God? A Biblical Re-Examination of Tithes, Trust, and Sacred ResponsibilityHosted by Queen Bathsheba, this episode reexamines Malachi 3:8–10 and the biblical history of tithing. It argues that tithes were part of a land-based covenant and temple system meant to support Levites, protect the poor, and preserve covenant integrity—not a universal, fear-driven rule for all Christians today.
The episode contrasts corrupt leadership and mishandled offerings with voluntary, generous giving in the New Covenant, aiming to free listeners from guilt, coercion, and fear-based practices while encouraging responsible, joyful generosity.
2026-01-0124 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: Phoebe the Deacon: The Quiet Power Behind Paul's MissionIn this episode, we uncover the life of Phoebe—a devoted and often overlooked leader of the early church. A diakonos and trusted patron from Cenchreae, she carried Paul’s letter to the Romans and advanced the gospel with both resources and recognized authority.
Join us as we reflect on her quiet courage, faithful stewardship, and the sacred trust God places on those who serve—inviting us to reconsider long-held assumptions about gender, leadership, and calling within the church.
2026-01-0108 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: Susanna: The Quiet Power Behind Yeshua’s MinistrySusanna, named in Luke as one of the women who supported Yeshua and the Twelve, exemplifies faithful discipleship through practical, often unseen acts of service. Likely a woman of means, she used her resources, hospitality, and influence to sustain Jesus’ itinerant ministry, demonstrating the vital role of quiet, essential support in God’s work.
Her story reminds us that Kingdom work takes many forms—financial, logistical, and sacrificial. This week, consider one tangible way you can contribute to ministry with integrity, generosity, and faithfulness.
2025-12-3007 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: The Samaritan at the Well: A Radical Theological ConversationThis episode explores John 4:1–42, focusing on the unnamed Samaritan woman who engages in an extended public theological conversation with Yeshua. It highlights the cultural and covenant context—Jewish and Samaritan tensions, Second Temple norms, and prophetic language—showing how Yeshua treats her as a legitimate interlocutor and reveals his identity as Messiah.
Her encounter leads to mission: she leaves her water jar, testifies to the city, and many Samaritans believe. The episode emphasizes God’s practice of entrusting truth to marginalized voices and calls listeners to worship in spirit and in truth.
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2025-12-2911 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsKingdom of God Series: The Tree That Was a Man: Understanding the Kingdom of GodThis is an unplanned, Spirit-led episode born out of reflection on the Kingdom of God and a desire to ensure clarity—especially for those who may be hearing about the Kingdom for the first time.
In this episode, I gently admonish listeners to revisit the Kingdom of God series, and I share a story written to explain the Kingdom in a way that is accessible to everyone—especially young children.
Through the allegory The Tree That Was a Man, we meet a tree whose very nature is love. From him flows life, and from that life...
2025-12-2306 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: Deborah: A Prophetess Who Led Israel to PeaceIn this episode we explore Deborah, a prophetess and judge raised up during Israel’s era of the Judges. She exercised divine authority without pedigree, summoned Barak, and delivered God’s command that led to Sisera’s defeat and forty years of peace.
Deborah’s story shows leadership rooted in obedience, prophetic clarity, and faithful stewardship of authority — a reminder that calling, not title or lineage, establishes true influence.
2025-12-2308 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: Jael: When a Woman Becomes God’s DelivererIn this episode of Cage Free Voices Spoken Devotionals — Powerful Women of the Bible, we focus on Jael (JL) from Judges 4–5: the Kenite woman whose decisive act against Sisera fulfilled Deborah’s prophecy and brought deliverance to Israel.
We examine how her choice of covenant loyalty over political peace highlights faithfulness after deliverance, and we close with a brief devotional reflection and prayer for courage to remain obedient in compromised seasons.
2025-12-2208 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: Lydia of Thyatira: How a Merchant's Home Built the KingdomIn this episode of the Powerful Women of the Bible series we meet Lydia, a Lydian merchant from Thyatira whose faith reshaped the first church in Philippi. The Lord opened her heart to Paul’s message, she was baptized, and she opened her home as a base for the early believers.
The episode highlights how the kingdom of God advances through faithful stewardship rather than political power, showing Lydia’s courage in refusing idol worship, using her resources for hospitality, and risking economic and social cost to follow Yeshua.
2025-12-1810 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: Meroe's Queen and the Road to Revelation: The Untold Story of AmanitoreThis episode explores the often-overlooked world of the Kandakes of Nubia and the African setting behind Acts 8. Philip is moving within Roman-occupied Judea, and the encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch occurs on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza—a desert trade route long used by African kingdoms to move people, knowledge, and resources between Judea, Egypt, Nubia, and the interior of the land known in antiquity by African peoples as Alkebulon. This meeting takes place within African mobility and sovereignty, not at the margins of it.
Set against the backdrop of Meroe and the Kushite kingdom, the ep...
2025-12-1615 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPowerful Women of the Bible Series: Huldah: The Woman Who Spoke for God When Kings TrembledIn this episode of Cage-Free Voices Spoken Devotionals, The Queen Bathsheba turns our attention to Huldah, the Judean prophetess whose brief appearance in Scripture carried nation-shifting power. When the long-forgotten Book of the Law was rediscovered, it was Huldah—deeply rooted in Jerusalem’s Mishneh district and respected among temple authorities—who confirmed its authenticity and delivered God’s word that set King Josiah’s reforms in motion.
This devotional invites listeners to recognize the God who elevates seemingly overlooked people—especially women—to shape the course of history. Huldah’s story reminds us that the One who sees and kno...
2025-12-1111 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsSilenced: When Power Fails Women, But God Does NotIn this powerful devotional episode, we step into the world of Jesus’ teaching on divorce—not through modern assumptions, but through the gritty reality of first-century Jewish life, where religious law, social hierarchy, and male authority often left women without protection or a voice.
We explore how Jesus’ words in Matthew 5 and 19 were not a condemnation of the broken or divorced, but a direct confrontation of a system that allowed men to discard women at will. Drawing from the Torah’s requirement for a "get" or sefer keritut (certificate of divorce) in Deuteronomy 24:1–4, we see how the Law was ori...
2025-12-1014 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsHospitality & Holiness Part II: When God’s Messengers Are RejectedIn this second installment of Hospitality and Holiness, we turn to a sobering theme: what happens when God’s messengers are rejected. Scripture shows us that the way a community responds to those who carry God’s word reveals far more than hospitality—it exposes the posture of the heart toward God Himself.
Yeshua addresses this directly in Matthew 10, continuing the instructions He gave to His disciples as He sent them into towns and homes throughout Israel. After commanding them to travel without wealth, provisions, or security, He warns:
“And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear...
2025-12-0907 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsHospitality and Holiness Part I: Yeshua’s Mission, Ancient Ethics, and the Test of the StrangerIn this episode, we unpack Yeshua’s radical instructions in Matthew 10, where He sends His disciples out with nothing—no money, no provisions, no security—relying entirely on the hospitality of others. By exploring the ancient Near Eastern context, from Abraham and Sodom to the Mari tablets and Hammurabi’s Code, we reveal how hospitality was a sacred moral duty that reflected the heart of a community.
Discover how these timeless principles test the hearts of those who receive strangers, challenge our assumptions about generosity, and illuminate the kingdom of God. We also discuss how to practice this eth...
2025-12-0809 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Agony of Expectation: Resting in God When the Wait Is LongThis episode delves into the deep ache and hidden purpose of long seasons of waiting. Drawing on the lives of Abraham, Joseph, David, and Job, it reveals how deferred hope can wound the heart even as it shapes the soul. Rather than portraying delay as divine absence, the episode shows that waiting is the very terrain where trust is tested, faith is refined, and character is formed.
Listeners are invited into a posture of surrendered rest—a way of living faithfully in the present while releasing control over the future. In this quiet yielding, they may discover th...
2025-12-0409 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Beautiful Gate Part II: The Pattern of Gates Throughout ScriptureThis episode follows the thread of “gates” woven throughout Scripture—from Eden to the Temple, from Acts 3 to the teachings of Yeshua, and finally to Revelation. It shows that these gates mark every movement of humanity’s journey from separation back into the presence of God.
We consider how the first gate closed because of sin, how the temple’s gates opened only through mediation, how Yeshua names Himself as the door that restores access, and how the gates of the New Jerusalem complete the story. In the end, the episode invites every listener to step through while the...
2025-12-0308 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsA Sound Is Coming...
A Sound Is Coming… and It Carries Power.
We are excited to share something truly special with the CFV community. On December 29, 2025, The Queen Bathsheba will release a brand-new hip hop single titled “Thy Kingdom Come.”
This isn’t just another track.
This is a Kingdom declaration, a sonic reminder that God is still freeing captives, still breaking chains, still moving in power in the lives of His people.
“Thy Kingdom Come” is a fusion of hard-hitting hip hop and deeply spiritual truth; the kind of song that st...
2025-12-0300 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsCan You Love God Without Trusting Him?This episode examines the tension between our human understanding and the call to trust God. It shows that trust takes root as we walk in the Spirit and release our fears, pride, and need for control.
Through Scripture and personal reflection, it reveals that genuine love for God cannot be separated from trust. It offers encouragement to renew that trust, allowing our love for God to grow deeper and more secure.
2025-12-0207 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhen God Names You: Becoming Who You're Designed to BeThis episode centers on the theme of becoming who you truly are, using Gideon’s journey as a powerful illustration. Gideon begins as a man defined by fear, hiding in a winepress, yet God addresses him according to his true design: a “mighty man of valor.” His story reveals that identity is not something we create for ourselves—it is something God has already spoken, waiting to be awakened.
As Gideon moves through doubt, seeks confirmation, obeys difficult instructions, and steps into leadership, he gradually grows into the identity God declared from the beginning. His transformation shows that fai...
2025-12-0111 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Love of Darkness: Recognize Wolves in Sheep’s ClothingWe want to believe that everyone desires what is good, but both Scripture and lived experience testify that some hearts lean toward darkness and intentionally reject the light. This episode examines the difference between ordinary human weakness—where people stumble, falter, or sin out of confusion or temptation—and willful, hardened wickedness, where individuals choose evil with conviction. Through biblical examples—from Elisha and the mocking youths, to Sodom’s violent cruelty, to the Pharisees’ deliberate deception, and Judas’s chosen betrayal—we see a consistent distinction between those who err and those who take pleasure in wickedness.
This messag...
2025-11-2822 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsFruit of the Spirit Series - Joy That Holds Tears: Biblical Simcha for Heavy SeasonsIn this episode, we explore the Fruit of the Spirit known as simcha (joy)—a joy that Scripture reveals is not the absence of struggle, but a spiritual posture that can stand alongside grief, pain, and doubt.
Drawing from Philippians 4:8, the Psalms, Nehemiah’s reminder that the joy of the Lord is our strength, and the hope set before us in Hebrews, listeners are invited to cultivate gratitude, lean into God’s presence, and allow quiet hope—and even gentle laughter—to share space with sorrow.
2025-11-2708 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhen Families Fracture: Hunger for God or Hunger for Self?This episode examines the growing trend of people distancing themselves from family and church, revealing a deep hunger for an authentic relationship with God and a refusal to continue in generational dysfunction. At the same time, it contrasts this awakening with a cultural drift toward a selfish independence that disguises itself as freedom.
Drawing on Scripture and real-life examples, the host separates righteous self-preservation from narcissistic self-centeredness, inviting listeners to seek truth, genuine community, and Kingdom living—rather than settling for empty traditions, surface-level religion, or the idol of self.
2025-11-2617 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsFeared From Birth: When Your Calling Confronts the House You Were Born IntoSome children are born with a spiritual clarity that reveals unhealed wounds, inherited patterns, and cultural numbness in their families. Their presence acts as a mirror—causing tension, resistance, and fear—because they carry truth where others have become accustomed to silence.
This episode examines biblical examples (Samuel, Jeremiah, Joseph, Moses, Yeshua, David) and affirms that such early wisdom is a calling, not a flaw. It encourages those who felt misunderstood to embrace their assignment, release shame, and use their light to confront dysfunction and restore truth.
2025-11-2513 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWarning: The Hidden Meaning Behind the Viral "6-7" ChantThis episode explains the spiritual background of the viral "6-7" (doot-doot) chant, tracing its roots to Santería and Yoruba drum rituals that historically call orishas and can involve spirit possession.
Targeted to followers of Yahweh and concerned parents, it warns listeners to study what they repeat, repent if necessary, and guard their children and themselves from unknowingly invoking spirits through music and chants.
2025-11-2119 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Beautiful Gate: Where Exclusion Meets GraceThis episode explores the story of the lame man at the "Beautiful Gate" in Acts 3, examining the gate's historical and symbolic significance in Jewish thought as a threshold of access, justice, and holiness.
It shows how the man’s healing by Peter and John in the name of Yeshua dramatizes the shift from temple-bound exclusion to the new covenant truth that Yeshua is the true gate, offering restoration, direct access to God, and mercy to the excluded.
2025-11-1712 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsDid I Commit the Unforgivable Sin? Understanding Blasphemy Against the Holy SpiritThis episode explores Matthew 12 and uncovers the real difference between everyday blasphemy and blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Using the Pharisees’ response to Jesus’ miracle as the backdrop, the host shows how misidentifying God’s work as something dark creates a unique spiritual barrier—one rooted not in anger or confusion, but in a hardened refusal to recognize the Spirit.
At the same time, the episode reassures listeners that those who worry they’ve crossed an unforgivable line are precisely the ones who haven’t—and that there is far more hope, clarity, and mercy in this passage than m...
2025-11-1418 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsGrieving the Old Self: When Transformation HurtsThis unscripted devotional speaks to anyone who has felt low in the midst of blessings, worn out from life’s demands, or grieving the person they once were.
In this episode, the speaker shares raw reflections on personal pain and the demanding, often uncomfortable journey of spiritual transformation.
Drawing on the stories of Moses, Gideon, and the disciples, this devotional explores the deep tension of letting go of familiar identities, trusting God’s leading, and learning to move forward—even when it hurts.
2025-11-1314 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsFruit of the Spirit Series- Shalom in Speech: Living Temperance in a Loud WorldThis episode explores temperance as a branch of self-control, showing how mastery of the heart and tongue reflects Gods covenantal shalom.
It explains why our words matter, how gossip and judgment harm others, and how temperance guides moderation in desire and action as a practical fruit of the Spirit.
The episode connects self-control and temperance to loving God and loving your neighbor, and urges listeners to monitor both their speech about others and their self-talk.
2025-11-1115 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhen God Is Jealous: The Distinction Between Divine Jealousy and Human JealousyThis episode explains what Scripture means when it calls God jealous: not human envy, but a righteous, covenantal zeal grounded in ownership, purpose, and love.
It contrasts divine jealousy with human jealousy, showing how God’s jealousy seeks restoration and faithfulness rather than possession.
2025-11-0804 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsFruit of the Spirit Series- Anavah: Humility That Holds GloryThis episode explores anavah (Hebrew for humility) as a spiritual posture of inner surrender and right alignment with God, not mere modesty or self-deprecation.
It explains the Hebrew root meaning (to answer/respond), contrasts external appearances with soul-level surrender, and shows how true humility prepares us to receive and display God’s kavod (glory), using examples like Moses and Sinai.
Listeners are invited to live confidently under God’s authority—available, not diminished—so His power shines through ordinary lives.
2025-11-0710 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Key of David: Doors to the Kingdom, Not to SuccessThis unscripted episode examines Revelation 3:7 and explains that the “Key of David” refers to Yeshua’s authority to grant covenant access to God’s kingdom — not promises of earthly jobs, promotions, or material gain.
We unpack how Yeshua opens and closes doors of eternal belonging, call listeners to repent and embrace the rule and rest of God, and urge a return to preaching the gospel of transformation rather than comfort or convenience.
2025-11-0605 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe World Is Waiting- A Prophetic Admonition to the Pulpit: Preach the Kingdom, Not the ClothesWhat if the pulpit stopped judging appearances…
…and started proclaiming justice?
What if sermons stopped condemning coping mechanisms…
…and started confronting captivity?
What if the Gospel we heard on Sunday…
actually sounded like liberation on Monday?
In this bold, unapologetic trailer for the latest CFV Spoken Devotionals episode, The Queen Bathsheba sends a clarion call to ministers, teachers, and truth-seekers alike: Preach the Kingdom—not the clothes.
Because the world is not waiting for more motivational soundbites.
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2025-06-1904 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Clash of Two Kingdoms Part II: Why Didn't God Kill Satan?If God is all-powerful, all-loving, and fully sovereign—why didn’t He just destroy Satan from the beginning?
In Part II of The Clash of Two Kingdoms series, The Queen Bathsheba unpacks one of the most difficult and frequently asked theological questions in Christian thought. This episode doesn’t shy away from the tension—it leans into the divine wisdom behind the allowance of evil, the presence of free will, and the greater purpose behind God’s unfolding kingdom plan.
Listeners will be challenged to move beyond surface-level faith and step into a deeper understanding of God’s j...
2025-06-1509 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Clash of Two Kingdoms Part I: Is Satan Really in Hell?In this gripping installment of The Clash of Two Kingdoms series, The Queen Bathsheba takes listeners deep into a theological and scriptural journey—challenging one of the most widely held assumptions in Christian tradition: Is Satan really in hell right now?
For many, images of a red-skinned devil with horns ruling over a fiery underworld persist—but Scripture paints a different picture. This episode dismantles myth, explores biblical truth, and reframes our understanding of spiritual warfare, dominion, and judgment.
This isn’t just theology—it’s a wake-up call to recognize the current...
2025-06-1520 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Fruit of the Spirit Series- Divine Restraint: The Power of Longsuffering (Makrothumia)What does it mean to be slow to anger in a world that moves fast to judgment?
How do we reflect God’s nature when we feel provoked, betrayed, or wronged?
And how do we distinguish righteous justice from the soul’s demand for revenge?
Longsuffering, or makrothumia in the Greek, is more than patience. It is mercy in motion. It is divine restraint. It is the kind of love that stays calm in the face of chaos—and leaves room for God to act. In this devotional, The Queen Bathsheba unpacks this powerf...
2025-06-1515 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Dual Reality of the Kingdom: 10 Virgins, A Betrothal, Marriage & Bridge to Understanding The Fruit of the SpiritIn this thought-provoking episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, we explore the deeper meaning behind Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25), unveiling its profound connection to ancient Jewish betrothal and marriage customs. What does it mean to be ready? Why does Jesus frame the Kingdom through a wedding? And how does this sacred union illuminate the nature and necessity of the Fruit of the Spirit in a believer’s life?
Join us as we draw from biblical texts, cultural history, and spiritual insight to reveal the “dual reality” of the Kingdom—one that is both now and not yet, i...
2025-06-0825 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsA Tree and Its Fruit- A Call to Discernment in a Confused Age: The Fruit of the Spirit Series- Part I: IntroductionIn a time when truth is often blurred and moral clarity feels elusive, how do we discern what is good, true, and Spirit-led? In this powerful introduction to The Fruit of the Spirit series, we dissect with the words of Jesus: “Every tree is known by its fruit.” This foundational episode explores the essential connection between inner transformation and outward expression, calling listeners to examine not just works—but what is produced.
Through biblical reflection, cultural commentary, and spiritual challenge, A Tree and Its Fruit invites believers to develop a discerning heart in a world full of mixed...
2025-06-0211 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Language of Righteousness & Rebellion: Understanding Wickedness, Evil, Unrighteousness, Ungodliness, and What It Means to Be RighteousThe Queen Bathsheba leads listeners into a deep meditation on Psalm 1—a foundational text that contrasts the way of the righteous with the path of the wicked. This episode unpacks the layered biblical vocabulary that defines our spiritual direction: righteousness, wickedness, evil, unrighteousness, and ungodliness.
Psalm 1 isn’t just a poetic entry to the Psalms—it is a theological map. Through this sacred lens, we examine what it means to stand, walk, and sit in alignment or rebellion. This episode reveals how our positioning reflects our relationship with truth and how the language of Scripture draws bold lines...
2025-05-3112 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Heart of the MatterTransformation doesn’t start with behavior—it starts with the heart. In this episode, we explore why true change comes through surrender, not striving. As Proverbs 23:7 says, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
Our actions may look good, but God sees deeper—into our motives, intentions, and love. From Peter’s failure to Paul’s zeal, Scripture reminds us: we are not defined by our flaws, but by our submission and love for God.
2025-05-2705 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsHow Do You Worship in Spirit & In Truth? – Was the Samaritan Woman at the Well Really Promiscuous?In this thought-provoking episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, we confront long-standing assumptions about one of the most misunderstood women in the Bible—the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Was she truly promiscuous, or have we misread her story through cultural and theological lenses that obscure its original meaning?
Join The Queen Bathsheba as she takes listeners on a journey into the historical, cultural, and covenantal context of first-century Samaria. Unpacking the deep tensions between Jews and Samaritans, this devotional reexamines Jesus’ encounter with the woman at Jacob’s well not as a confrontation over sin, but as...
2025-05-2626 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhat Is the Kingdom of God? Part IV – What Are You Seeking First?In this deeply reflective episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, The Queen Bathsheba unpacks the heart of Matthew 6—a chapter that calls us to shift our focus from worldly anxieties to Kingdom priorities. Jesus’ words echo with clarity: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” But what does it really mean to seek the Kingdom first?
With powerful imagery and cultural insights, this devotional walks through the tension between earthly concerns—like food, clothing, money, and status—and the eternal values of the Kingdom. From the danger of...
2025-05-2406 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsAre You Afraid? What If...What if fear isn’t just a feeling—but a trap? In this soul-stirring episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, Are You Afraid? What If…, The Queen Bathsheba unpacks how fear subtly entangles the heart, stifling purpose, joy, and identity. Rooted in Scripture and raw honesty, this devotional explores the spiritual weight of “What if?” and how love—perfect, powerful, Divine love—calls us higher.
You’ll be invited to examine where fear has taken root and reminded that God’s love casts out fear, freeing you to rise into wholeness, truth, and divine confidence.
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2025-05-1908 min
Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhat Is the Kingdom of God? Part III: The Seed, The Soil, The Scythe & The Fig Tree: How the Kingdom Begins, Grows, and DiscernsIn Part III of What Is the Kingdom of God?, we delve into four profound metaphors used by Jesus to reveal the mystery of the Kingdom: the seed, the soil, the scythe, and the fig tree. This episode explores how the Kingdom begins with something small and seemingly insignificant, how its growth depends on the condition of the heart, how God discerns fruitfulness with a righteous standard, and how the harvest signals both judgment and fulfillment.
Drawing from ancient biblical context and spiritual insight, this devotional challenges listeners to examine their own readiness to receive, nurture, and b...
2025-05-1815 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhat Is the Kingdom of God? Part II--The Kingdom WithinIn this soul-stirring continuation of What Is the Kingdom of God?, we journey deeper into the revelation of the Kingdom—not as a far-off place, but as a present reality embedded within the hearts of those called to rule. This episode unveils the power, culture, and identity of the Kingdom within, challenging listeners to dismantle religious programming and awaken to their Godly inheritance.
The Kingdom is not simply a destination—it is a divine government, a way of being, and a spiritual authority rooted in righteousness, justice, and truth. While you await the return of Yeshu...
2025-05-1221 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsCan We Be Honest?In this heart-stirring episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, The Queen Bathsheba invites listeners into a sacred space of vulnerability with God. Can We Be Honest? explores the beauty and power of truth-telling—especially when it comes to how we really feel.
This devotional challenges the performance-driven faith that often silences our struggles. Instead, it embraces the raw and unfiltered conversations we’re invited to have with the One who already knows.
Bathsheba reminds us that honesty isn’t weakness—it’s the soil where transformation grows. When we stop pretending and start confes...
2025-05-1203 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsFear or Love?In a world dominated by anxiety and performance, Fear or Love asks a defining question: What spirit are you truly living from?
This episode begins the urgent conversation around The Spirit of Fear, tracing the path from Peter’s denial to his restoration—not as a story of failure, but of identity reclaimed through love. The Queen Bathsheba unpacks how Jesus, fully aware of Peter’s weakness, didn’t confront him with shame but with love. “Do you love me?”—a question not for condemnation, but for calling.
Today, many of us are caught in that same spac...
2025-05-0506 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhat Is the Kingdom of God?In this episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, The Queen Bathsheba offers a powerful meditation on the true nature of the Kingdom of God—not as a distant place, but as a living reality revealed in our hearts, choices, and communities. This devotional invites us to see the Kingdom not through the lens of religion or ritual, but through fruitfulness, understanding, and abiding in divine presence.
Let us turn to the Scriptures not merely for answers but for vision:
Matthew 21:33–43 reminds us that the Kingdom is entrusted to those who bear its fruit, not those who c...
2025-05-0312 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsCrowned in SilenceIn this powerful episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, “Crowned in Silence,” The Queen Bathsheba delves into the biblical story of King David and the significance of God’s anointing. Drawing from David’s journey as a king and the divine promises passed down to his descendants, she explores how silence and stillness before God can be transformative moments of divine favor, even in the midst of trials and uncertainties.
This episode focuses on the spiritual act of waiting in silence for God’s timing and recognition of His calling in one’s life. Just as David was cro...
2025-04-2803 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsWhat Is Love?: The Simplicity of the GospelIn this soul-stirring episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, we return to the root of it all—Love. With so much noise, doctrine, and division in the world, it’s easy to lose sight of the Gospel’s true essence. But what if the message was always meant to be simple?
Join us as we unpack What Is Love? through the lens of the Gospel—revealing that God is not just loving, but Love itself. From creation to the cross, we explore how the enemy’s lie distorted humanity’s relationship with Love, and how Christ’s sacrifice reconnects us...
2025-04-2504 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Road to Self-LoveIn this heartfelt episode of CFV Spoken Devotionals, "The Road to Self-Love," The Queen Bathsheba takes listeners on a deeply personal and spiritual journey toward embracing the fullness of who they are. Listeners will be reminded that true self-love is rooted in divine identity, not perfection. Tune in to be restored, affirmed, and inspired to walk boldly in your God-given value--flaws and all.
2025-04-2302 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsRoadblocks Part II: Legalism- Are You Working to Earn Grace?Join us as we tackle the challenging topic of legalism and the misconceptions about earning God's love. We'll explore biblical teachings and provide practical insights to help you break free from the chains of legalism. Tune in and learn how to embrace the true gift of grace that's already yours. Let's journey together toward a more profound understanding of faith, love, and freedom.
2024-10-1211 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsRoadblocks Part I: Drowning in Emotionalism & MisinformationIn this thought-provoking episode of Cage Free Voices Spoken Devotionals, titled “Roadblocks Part I: Drowning in Emotionalism & Misinformation,” we discuss the profound challenges that hinder our journey towards an abundant life. The episode explores how emotionalism and misinformation act as significant stumbling blocks, preventing us from experiencing true freedom and fulfillment.
Listeners are invited to reflect on the ways these roadblocks manifest in their own lives, often leading to confusion, frustration, and a sense of being overwhelmed. The episode sheds light on the importance of discerning truth from falsehood and managing our emotions effectively.
Join us as...
2024-10-0809 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsGod's GPS: What's Your Destination?In this inspiring episode of Cage Free Voices Spoken Devotionals, we explore the concept of divine guidance and finding your true path in life. Just as a GPS helps us navigate through unfamiliar terrain, God’s guidance leads us towards our ultimate destination. Join The Queen Bathsheba as she shares biblical wisdom to illustrate how trusting in God’s plan can help us navigate life’s challenges and uncertainties.
Discover the importance of following God’s signals, understanding His directions, and staying on the right path. Whether you’re feeling lost or seeking clarity, this episode offers encouragem...
2024-10-0807 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsDistraction: An Exhausting Tale (Part I)In this insightful episode of Cage Free Voices Spoken Devotionals, The Queen Bathsheba discusses the exhausting nature of distractions and their impact on our spiritual and personal growth. Through the lens of her own experiences and biblical wisdom, she explores how distractions can derail our focus, drain our energy, and keep us from fulfilling our God-given purpose.
Join us as we decompress to overcome these distractions, allowing us to live more intentionally and purposefully. Whether you’re struggling with the constant noise of daily life or finding it hard to stay on track with your goals, this ep...
2024-10-0708 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsTacos, Fries, and Empty CansIn this episode, titled "Tacos, Fries, and Empty Cans," we look into the seemingly mundane moments of life that often carry profound lessons.
Join us as we explore how everyday experiences, like enjoying a simple meal or dealing with life's leftovers, can reveal deeper truths about our journey towards becoming the best version of ourselves.
Our host, The Queen Bathsheba shares personal anecdotes and reflections that will inspire you to look beyond the surface and find meaning in the ordinary. Whether you're savoring your favorite comfort food or facing the emptiness of an "empty can"...
2024-09-1405 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe True Meaning of Being Blessed: Exploring "Ashrei" and the BeatitudesIn this enlightening episode, we look into the true meaning of being blessed by exploring the Hebrew word "ashrei" and its implications in both the Old and New Testaments. Discover how "ashrei" translates to a happy, fortunate, or good life, and what this signifies according to biblical teachings.
We take a closer look at the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:3-12, where Jesus describes various states of being blessed, and connect these teachings to the concept of building loving relationships with God and others. We also revisit Psalm 1 to understand how avoiding negative influences and nurturing healthy relationships contribute...
2024-08-2106 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Battle of Roles: Finding Your Place in the Fight Against InjusticeIn this compelling episode, we delve into the internal struggle of finding one's role in the fight against injustice. The Queen Bathsheba shares her personal conflict between staying behind the scenes and stepping into the spotlight. She explores the importance of understanding where each of us is meant to contribute, whether it's through prayer, protest, or strategic planning.
Highlighting the diverse ways individuals can participate, the episode encourages listeners to engage in meaningful conversations, educate others, and reflect on their own actions. It calls for a collective effort in addressing and combating systemic racism and injustice, while...
2024-08-1007 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsUnderstanding Forgiveness: Mercy, Justice, and VengeanceWelcome back to Cage-Free Spoken Devotionals. In this episode, we explore the multifaceted concept of forgiveness. What does it truly mean to forgive someone? We delve into common misconceptions and clarify that forgiveness is neither forgetting nor necessarily reconciling with the wrongdoer.
We define forgiveness as an act of mercy, which involves not giving people the punishment they deserve for their wrongdoing. Drawing from biblical teachings, we discuss how to handle situations where someone refuses to acknowledge their mistakes, emphasizing the importance of keeping your heart free from vengeance.
We also differentiate between vengeance and...
2024-08-0708 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsPart II: The War of the 'Wait" by Bathsheba SmithenThe past few days I have felt overwhelmed by my "wait." Yes, I mean w-a-i-t, not w-e-i-g-h-t. Consequently, I have probably put on some weight, by indulging in my frustration and neglecting my physical needs constantly stuck in my head, contemplating when God is going to meet my timetable. Sometimes I wish I could just walk into those pearly gates and see God's calendar because apparently mine seems to be completely off. Certainly by this time, this baby should be walking, my mother should be strolling back into our family amusement park, and all of these Job-like boils and Jose...
2020-07-3008 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe "Wait" Is Heavy by Bathsheba SmithenI've sat here looking at this computer trying to determine which of my experiences this past weekend, I should share. Well, it's not necessarily an experience, but it's the adventures I go on in my mind. I have been in the amusement park of my thoughts, and the water slides are amazing--the roller-coasters, not so much. If you've ever been to an amusement park, you know the process of planning required to have a fun-filled time. You need to pack refreshments, towels, and maybe even a change of clothes. Nothing else can be cramped into the day because in bet...
2020-07-2706 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsChips of Mercy by Bathsheba SmithenRead the blog at https://cfvonlinelearning.tutorbird.com/Becoming-Cage-Free
2020-07-2408 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsThe Eyes of Grace by Bathsheba SmithenWhen you begin to face yourself in the mirror, you'll realize two things: 1) You like what you see or you don't; 2) You are not "better" than the person or people you ridicule and/or criticize. Why? Because, being overly critical and judgmental of others is rooted in pride and self-righteousness. Pointing out someone else's flaws is an attempt to prove that we are more worthy of love than they are, when the truth is, we are all worthy of love. We, too, are ill -- and need to be forgiven "seven times seventy times ......"
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2020-07-2205 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsBeautiful Ugly Part II: Love Is A Formidable OpponentFollow the blog at https://cfvonlinelearning.com/Becoming-Cage-Free
2020-07-2104 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsToo Many Tabs Open by Bathsheba SmithenRead the post here: https://cfvonlinelearning.tutorbird.com/Becoming-Cage-Free
2020-07-1604 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsBeautiful Ugly by Bathsheba SmithenUgh! I can't get rid of this. I've tried to pray it away but it's as if years of suppressed aggression is now surfacing and I'm sitting over the porcelain throne, tossing up my guts for hours; puking up my dysfunction. Nothing has gone or is going the way I want it to. I'm good....so I should have the finer things. But that's the religiosity speaking. I'm leaking with self-righteousness. Pride. Bitterness. Jealousy.....and RAGE. All of my ugly is coming out on this page and I can't contain it any longer. I've been taking it to the altar, re...
2020-07-1505 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsBeautiful Souls in Dark Places by Bathsheba SmithenWalking or driving outside late at night allows us to notice things while remaining blind to them. You see the scenery, but not really. The silhouette of a man or woman crossing the street, but not the outfit in its entirety. You can't see the individual for how they truly look because darkness impedes your ability to see clearly. What about when it's raining... I mean when there is a torrential downpour. Your vision is definitely impaired and for that reason you must reduce your speed and not drive according to the legal speed limit.
I hate drivin...
2020-07-1404 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsSpecial Episode: This Is A Test of the Emergency Broadcast System: Urgent Care NEEDED
2020-07-1008 minCage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsChange by Bathsheba SmithenWhen Change demands our attention, we mustn't turn our backs to ignore Truth simply because we are concerned about other people's opinions or the discomfort involved in transformation. One will never observe a caterpillar checking his chrysalis to see it is pretty enough, a flower rejecting its petals because it hates the Spring, or an infant fighting against his or her delivery. We too, then, must welcome Change, no matter how much we must endure Pain. yes, struggle happens when you change, but it is purposeful and yields fruit. Struggle as a result of not welcoming Change--well, that could last...
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Cage Free Voices Spoken DevotionalsSystem Reboot by Bathsheba Smithen, CEO & Founder, Cage Free VoicesBathsheba is an international motivational speaker, radio personality, performing artist, author, educational consultant, 7th grade English teacher, and the CEO and Founder of Cage Free Voices, LLC, a multi-service educational entertainment company, that seeks to educate youth and young adults who struggle with self-image and identity by constructing powerful learning experiences. She is the playwright, producer, and lead actress for, From Divorce to Restoration. From Divorce to Restoration is the first play to come out of the Cage Free Voices Theatre division. The play was featured in the Page to Stage Theatre Festival at the Kennedy Center September, 2018 and Capi...
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