The Joy of Divine Correction
on January 14th, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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
Sometimes, Your Presence Is All A Friend Needs
on January 10th, 2021
When three of Job's friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him.Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief.Then ... Read More
One Thing Satan Knows People Fear The Most
on January 9th, 2021
One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them."Where have you come from?" the Lord asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, "I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that's going on."Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless -- a ... Read More