Reality 101

Scripture  But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong. ~Job 2:10, NLT Quote “We can ignore pleasure, but pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures,…

The Mystery of Suffering

Scripture Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh.” Through all this Job did not sin, nor…

Can God Weep?

Scripture “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are coming when they will say, ‘Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.’ ~Luke 23:28-29, NLT Quote The true believer will…

The Faithfulness Of God

Scripture God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. ~1 Corinthians 1:9, LSB Quote Nothing can frustrate God’s plan. Nothing can make Him renege on a promise, and nothing can make Him change His purpose. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones God is faithful {1 Cor.1:9,10:13, 2 Cor.1:18} but…

Injustice!

Scripture  As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, “This man hasn’t done anything to deserve death or imprisonment.” ~Acts 26:31, NLT Quote How little they know of Christianity who think that the story ends with conversion. ~C.S. Lewis I am about to finish the book of Acts in the LSB and once…

The God Of All Comfort

Scripture All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. ~2 Corinthians 1:3-4, NLT Quote God knows what it is like to suffer: His Son suffered on the cross for…

Man Of Sorrows

Scripture He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. ~Isaiah 53:3, NLT Quote No healthy Christian chooses suffering; we choose God’s will and sometimes that leads to suffering. ~Oswald Chambers I had some thoughts this morning as I read my devotions. Jesus came to this planet and was born of a…

In The End

Scripture The wicked will see it and be grieved; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked shall perish. Psalm 112:10, NKJV Quote But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. ~David, Son of Jesse Joseph had dreams of ruling over his brothers. His brothers made fun…

Wipe Out

Scripture I hear the tumult of the raging seas as Your waves and surging tides sweep over me. ~Psalm 42:7, NLT Quote On occasions, you will encounter circumstance that will trouble you to the very core of your soul. ~Chriswell Freeman I am sure that David was not a surfer but he did know how it…

Unbelievable And Awesome

Scripture Since Christ endured bodily suffering, you also must arm yourselves with the same disposition. ~I Peter 4:1 REB Quote Suffering, rightly met, forges deep friendships and empowers our witness. ~Timothy Keller As we mentioned yesterday; the Psalmist said, “He was good for me to be afflicted that I might learn.” We humans have a…