A Frank Talk With God
on January 16th, 2023
Is not all human life a struggle?Our lives are like that of a hired hand; like a worker who longs for the shade,Like a servant waiting to be paid.I, too, have been assigned months of futility, Long and weary nights of misery.Lying in bed, I think, 'When will it be morning?'But the night drags on and I toss till dawn. My body is covered with maggots and scabs.My skin breaks open, oozing with pus. .... Read More
Know The Right Way To Console People
on January 15th, 2023
One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook. . . when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears. . . The caravans turn aside to be refreshed, but there is nothing to drink, so they die. . . They count on it but are disappointed. . . You, too, have given no help. . . Honest words can b... Read More
The Value of Divine Correction
on January 14th, 2023
But consider the joy of those corrected by God!Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.For though He wounds, He also bandages.He strikes but His hands also heal.From six disasters He will rescue you; even in the seventh, He will keep you from evil. . . You will be safe from slander and have no fear when disaster comes.You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will n... Read More
Cry Out To God
on January 13th, 2023
If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to Him.He does great things too marvelous to understand.He performs countless miracles.He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed. . . He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, an... Read More
The Pain of Being Blamed When Innocent
on January 12th, 2023
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied to Job:"Will you be patient and let me say a word?For who could keep from speaking out?"In the past you have encouraged many people;You have strengthened those who were weak.Your words have supported those who were failing; You encouraged those with shaky knees.But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart.You are terrified when it touches you.Doesn't your reverenc... Read More
It Is Okay to Grieve
on January 11th, 2023
At last Job spoke and he cursed the day of his birth. He said:"Let the day of my birth be erased, and the night I was conceived.Let that day be turned to darkness.Let it be lost even to God on high, and let no light shine on it . . . Let that night be blotted off the calendar, never again to be counted among the days of the year, never again to appear among the months . . .Curse that day for fai... Read More