The wisdom of fear. Who would have ever thought that it would be wise to fear? If you enjoy mobster kind of movies, you perhaps have heard the line, “you would be wise to be afraid.” You know so afraid where you sweat, knees knock and your planning your escape out of town. But what […]
Job 23: 10 – 12 10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. 11My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. 12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words […]
Friends are such a mainstay of our lives. Don’t ever underestimate the power of good friends. What makes a good friend? A friend is someone who gives support, encourages,truth speaker, under gird and so much more. When we become a follower of Jesus Christ our definition of what a friend is changes. When sufferings come, […]
During our time of suffering we must never lose our hope in God. In our natural thinking, it would be easy to understand how Job could lose hope “Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” -Job 13:15. While Job lost everything and endured a physical assault on his body, he continued to place his hope in […]
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. […]