The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised. Job 1:21
Everything Job owned was taken away from him, even his sons and daughters. And yet he was able to exclaim, “May the name of the Lord be praised!” It is hard to say whether Job fully understood what he was saying, but this word of praise shows how entirely submitted he was to God. In the end, this was enough for God. Satan was defeated at the very outset.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Guard My Life
Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God. Psalm 86:2
David cries out to God in great need. Time and again we find ourselves crying out to God. Matters can get so hopelessly entangled that we are tempted to give up. How easy it is for us to think that God does not know how to help. When this happens, everything is lost, and we do not want to pray anymore. That’s when we give in to despair. But everything depends on your believing and trusting that God can do what seems to be impossible.
David cries out to God in great need. Time and again we find ourselves crying out to God. Matters can get so hopelessly entangled that we are tempted to give up. How easy it is for us to think that God does not know how to help. When this happens, everything is lost, and we do not want to pray anymore. That’s when we give in to despair. But everything depends on your believing and trusting that God can do what seems to be impossible.
Monday, September 12, 2011
The Lord’s Discipline
Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. Revelation 3:19
The Lord disciplines those whom he loves. Therefore, when we have to suffer it is a mistake to think that God no longer loves us. Such thinking betrays the whims of our hearts and our self-love. What if a child being punished says to its mother, “I see now that you hate me and can’t put up with me!” How foolish!
The Lord disciplines those whom he loves. Therefore, when we have to suffer it is a mistake to think that God no longer loves us. Such thinking betrays the whims of our hearts and our self-love. What if a child being punished says to its mother, “I see now that you hate me and can’t put up with me!” How foolish!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Look to Jesus
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross...Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:2–3
You may find yourself terribly ill and at the same time battling difficult emotions or nervous conditions. You get confused easily and are overcome with great anguish and fear, with the result that your whole body grows weak and heavy. The more you strive for clarity, the more confused you seem to become. Everything seems to be slipping away from you, including feeling the Lord’s presence.
You may find yourself terribly ill and at the same time battling difficult emotions or nervous conditions. You get confused easily and are overcome with great anguish and fear, with the result that your whole body grows weak and heavy. The more you strive for clarity, the more confused you seem to become. Everything seems to be slipping away from you, including feeling the Lord’s presence.
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