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“Then Job answered and said, Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.” Job 23:1-6 In this chapter we see Job admitting that his complaints seemed rebellious, but can we blame him after…
“Then Job answered and said, I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and…
“Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because…
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“LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.” Psalm 131:1-2 One of the greatest attributes that David possessed was humility. As a child, he knew that the Lord had anointed him to one day be king. But it was not to be immediately, and as he waited for God’s timing, he took advantage of every opportunity to serve. When…
“A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus. He came and stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And that very moment I could see him!” (Acts 22:12-13, NLT) The apostle Paul lived a remarkable life. Born in Tarsus as a Roman citizen, Paul’s lineage was through the tribe of Benjamin (Romans 11:1). As a young man, he trained under Gamaliel, a prominent rabbi and leader of the Sanhedrin (Acts 22:3). Although we don’t know Saul’s exact date of…
“Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.” (I Peter 4:9, ESV) When I think of hospitality, I think of my mother. She was happiest when cooking a meal for someone or finding some small gift to give them as they left our home. I can’t remember Mom ever displaying “grumbling hospitality.” She just loved people and enjoyed offering hospitality. I can’t say the same about myself. As a child, my mom’s hospitality meant I slept on the couch when overnight guests were given my bedroom. According to dictionary.com, hospitality is “the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.” The…
“A woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?” (Matthew 26:7-8, NKJV) “She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.” (Mark 14:8, NKJV) Each year in the days before Easter, I take time to read through each Gospel account of the events leading to the Lord’s betrayal, crucifixion, and then His glorious resurrection. I use this as a time of reflection so I will not…
