“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.” (Job 28:28b) Do you search for wisdom? There are those who spend their entire lives chasing after it and striving to find out what it truly means to be wise. Three times in the Old Testament we are told from whence it comes: true wisdom both fears the Lord and shuns evil. To fear the Lord ... [Continue Reading]
Where is Justice? (Job 21-23)
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? (Job 21:7) Job's friends argued with him that the suffering he was dealing with was as a result of his sin. If he simply removed the sin, his life would suddenly be all roses. Job wasn't too pleased with their perspective because he understood a deeper truth: good behavior doesn't always lead to the ... [Continue Reading]
Holding Onto Hope (Job 17-20)
I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! (Job 19:25-27) Within the confines of this Old Testament book of wisdom literature is a statement that is incredibly profound. Job ... [Continue Reading]
The Other Side of a Story (Job 14-16)
I also could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could make fine speeches against you and shake my head at you. But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief. (Job 16:4-5) We live in a culture that applauds the armchair critics. Everyone has a platform to speak his or her mind on the issues of the day without fear, behind the ... [Continue Reading]
When Less is More (Job 10-13)
If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom. (Job 13:5) One of the prayers that I have regularly prayed over the last decade or so has been a prayer for wisdom. I want to make wise choices, I want to say wise things, and I want to live my life wisely. The thing about wisdom, though, is that it knows when to keep silent. The fool blathers on ... [Continue Reading]
Light in Dark Times (Job 6-9)
I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning. (Job 7:16) In the moment of our pain, it's hard not to feel despair. When the news arrives of the death of a loved one or the discovery of the much-feared diagnosis, our immediate response is one of disheartenment. In Job's case, his emotional state brought him to the conclusion that his ... [Continue Reading]
Forget YOU (Genesis 8-11)
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4) Those were the famous last words of mankind before God confused the one language and scattered the various peoples across the earth. The motivation behind ... [Continue Reading]
Pleasing God (Genesis 4-7)
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (Genesis 5:24) Trust is the key to any relationship, and Enoch was a man of trust. Rather than doubting God or living life his own way, he trusted God and lived in a way that was pleasing to Him. How do we know this? We know because Enoch never experienced death. Rather than losing life ... [Continue Reading]
A Fresh Start (Genesis 1-3)
Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. (Genesis 3:2) It's remarkable to me that Adam decided to name his wife, "Eve." After all, one of the biggest let-downs of human history had just occurred. God created this masterful new world, and the new man and his wife were given one rule: don't eat from the tree. One rule. And they ... [Continue Reading]
Restore Us (Psalms 82-83, 137, 126)
God, we have fallen away from you and away from the things of you. In our world of busyness, we have allowed the noise of technology to overpower your voice, and we have made amusement our first priority over spending time with you. Please restore us, Lord. Restore us to the place where we first found you – when we were in awe of you and when we ... [Continue Reading]
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