SCRIPTURE: Job 24 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They may be allowed to live in security, but God is always watching them. [Job 24:23] Well put, Job, this is really what seems to go on in the world! All over the world there are examples of injustice, oppression, violence and crime against people. We live in a cruel, messed up world;…
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my daily bread
SCRIPTURE: Job 23 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. [Job 23:12] With all of his heart, he tried to honour and obey the Lord; he paid close attention to God’s teaching, and did his best to live according to…
church like Eliphaz or Jesus?
SCRIPTURE: Job 22 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you. [Job 22:21] If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored— so clean up your life. [Job 22:23] What intrigues me is how “christian” the words that Eliphaz speaks. This sounds a lot like the message the church…
I choose Jesus’ answer
SCRIPTURE: Job 21 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When I think about what I am saying, I shudder. My body trembles. Why do the wicked prosper, growing old and powerful? They live to see their children grow up and settle down, and they enjoy their grandchildren. Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them. [Job 21:6-9]…
which way do I lean?
SCRIPTURE: Job 20 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They were always greedy and never satisfied. Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about. Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves. Therefore, their prosperity will not endure. [Job 20:20-21] Have you ever met a greedy person, one who was never satisfied? Greed is but one expression of the poison of…
struggling faith
SCRIPTURE: Job 19 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at…
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fire and brimstone?
SCRIPTURE: Job 18 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Terrors surround the wicked and trouble them at every step. Hunger depletes their strength, and calamity waits for them to stumble. Disease eats their skin; death devours their limbs. They are torn from the security of their homes and are brought down to the king of terrors. [Job 18:11-14] Bildad the Shuhite is…
the end of my rope
SCRIPTURE: Job 17 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me. I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me. You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me. [Job 17:1-3] My days are over. My…
a friend who cares
SCRIPTURE: Job 16 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Even now my witness is in heaven. My advocate is there on high. My friends scorn me, but I pour out my tears to God. [Job 16:19-20] In times of trial and suffering, sometimes even our friends or family become a discouragement to us. They do not always realize it, and they likely…