In The Word Read: Job 9:25-10:22 25 “Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good. 26 “They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey. 27 “Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’ 28 I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will […]
Month: July 2017
BENEFITS FROM SUFFERING
In The Word Read: Job 8:1-9:24 Bildad Says God Rewards the Good 8 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, 2 “How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind? 3 “Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right? 4 “If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of […]
What Is Man?
In The Word Read: Job 6-7 Job’s Friends Are No Help 6 Then Job answered, 2 “Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity! 3 “For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash. 4 “For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison […]
Suffering Even For The Righteous
In The Word Read: Job 4-5 Eliphaz: Innocent Do Not Suffer 4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, 2 “If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient? But who can refrain from speaking? 3 “Behold you have admonished many, And you have strengthened weak hands. 4 “Your words have helped the tottering to stand, And you have strengthened feeble knees. 5 “But now it […]
Worshiping In The Midst Of Suffering
In The Word Read: Job 1-3 Job’s Character and Wealth 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil. 2 Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very […]
Put On The Armor Of God
In The Word Read: Ephesians 6:10-24 The Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world […]
The Standard Of A Husband Loving His Wife
In The Word Read: Ephesians 5:3-6:9 3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints; 4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has […]
Dealing With Anger
In The Word Read: Ephesians 4:1 – 5:2 Unity of the Spirit 4 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one […]
Bold and Confident Access to the Father
In The Word Read: Ephesians 3 Paul’s Stewardship 3 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you; 3 that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. 4 By referring to this, when you read you […]
It Is In The Past
In The Word Read: Ephesians 2 Made Alive in Christ 2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the […]