From the previous account of the sufferings of Job, no one can deny this man had a lot of bad things happening. Knowing that he was a man with uncompromising faith, it is hard to understand why he had to suffer so much. His suffering came because of his unwavering faithfulness to God. Then the […]
We begin our adventure in Job by looking at the first two chapters with the dynamic between Job and his friends, but not before the unnerving conversation between God and Satan. Job was a man of great character and wealth. He was blessed with a large family and vast possessions. He was considered to be […]
Job what an interesting life this man had. For the next several blogs we will look at Job and what exactly we can learn from him. But before we delve in too far, we need to take a look at the setting of this book and the man. It is unknown who actually pinned the […]
The book of Job serves as an incredible reservoir of encouragement, perseverance,faith and hope. While the account in Job can be haunting and sobering, it is a source of hope when grieving, suffering pain and confused with questions of Why me? How long? We are familiar with the devastating loss suffered by Job. I cannot […]
Romans 5:3-5 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces [a]perseverance; 4 and perseverance, [b]character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Glory in tribulations? Not an easy task at all. How often do we just want […]
Ephesians 5:15-17 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Thinking upon this scripture reminds me of the story of Noah. What an amazing man Noah had to be. […]
Circumstances of life can be challenging. How often have we found ourselves scratching our heads wondering what do I do now? How often have we cried out to God asking, “What do I do now?” If you don’t already know, one of my favorite stories in the Word is the story of Paul and Silas […]
Romans 15:4, “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Aren’t you thankful that we have hope? I know I am. I spent some time today looking for something that I needed. I discovered tucked away was […]
It has been several months since my last post. Life has a way of bringing circumstances that you never thought you would be in.While you are in those times thoughts of how shall I make it out? When this end? Why me? What is the point of these experiences in my life? So what is […]
It has been a few weeks since the last blog post. Sometimes life has a way of pulling on your time and sometimes God has a way of causing you to be silent. In the silence there is a place of regaining strength, building up strength and trusting in the advocacy of Christ. Our faith […]