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Christian Devotional – November 29, 2016
Read Job chapter 16 VERSE: Job 16:12–All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target. TRUTH: Job is speaking here and he is giving his perspective on what happened and how he feels God has responded to him. Job feels like everything was going well in his life, but then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, God took him and broke him. Everything that he had was shattered and crushed. Job doesn’t understand why these things happened to him. Anyone who has been in a position to lose the things they hold most dear…
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Christian Devotional – November 28, 2016
Read Job chapter 15 VERSE: Job 15:31–Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return. TRUTH: Trust is a very important thing. It gets talked about a lot and most people make decisions based on who or what they trust. Yet, it is important to remember that if we are trusting in something that is worthless, then all the decisions that we make based on that thing will be worthless. Our trust was misplaced. We must realize that when we trust in something that is worthless, it will impact and affect all of our decisions going forward. When we look at our…
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Christian Devotional – November 22, 2016
Read Job chapter 14 VERSE: Job 14:17–My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin. TRUTH: Job, still speaking here, is reminded that he has sinned. He knows that there have been things that he has done that have offended God and have not bee holy and pure. Job also knows that because he has come to God and is seeking after Him fully and faithfully, God has made a way for those sins to be taken away. Job knows that his sins will be sealed up and God is able to cover over his sin. We have that same because of our relationship…
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Christian Devotional – November 21, 2016
Read Job chapter 13 VERSE: Job 13:15–“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.” TRUTH: Job is speaking here and he makes an incredibly strong point. Job indicates that even if God were to kill him, he would continue to trust God. Each and every one of us must come to the same decision that no matter what God is doing in our lives, because we have surrendered ourselves to the Lordship of Christ, He has every right to do with us whatever He wants. We can always trust in Him and recognize that He sees the big picture.…
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Christian Devotional – November 19, 2016
Read Job chapter 12 VERSE: Job 12:5–Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. TRUTH: What does this verse really say? Basically, it’s saying that those people who seem to have good things going for them can often find themselves looking down on the people who are struggling in life, thinking that it’s all their own fault. We’ve all been on both sides of this statement. We’ve had times when things are going well for us and times when it feels like nothing can go right. The question and the learning here is, when we are on the high side…
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Christian Devotional – November 18, 2016
Read Job chapter 11 VERSE: Job 11:7–Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? TRUTH: Now, Job’s friend Zophar is speaking. Unfortunately, most of what he says is not helpful to Job and not true about Job. However, he does make this statement in verse 7. The answer is no, we cannot fathom the mysteries of God and we can’t know the limits of the Almighty. We are humans and we are God’s creation. We will never know or understand all the mysteries of God. He created the universe with a word. He is worthy of all our glory and praise. As we…
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Christian Devotional – November 17, 2016
Read Job chapter 10 VERSE: Job 10:8–Your hands shaped me and made me, will you now turn and destroy me? TRUTH: Job is speaking here and he’s still having a lot of difficulty understanding why God allowed all these things to happen to him. He doesn’t understand and as a result he’s angry and hurt. He still recognizes the power and the position of God. Even here, he indicates that he knows that God made him and shaped him and caused him to be. Yet, he feels like God is moving to destroy him based on everything that has happened to him. The way we feel about a situation plans…
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Christian Devotional – November 16, 2016
Read Job chapter 9 VERSE: Job 9:33–If only there were someone to mediate between us, someone to bring us together. TRUTH: Job is responding again and this time he recognizes that he needs to speak with God. He needs a relationship with God, but that he has no one who can speak on his behalf. There is no one who is able to stand in the presence of almighty God and plead his case. Job recognizes his need and it is the same need that we all have. We all need to have someone who can bridge the gap between Holy God and sinful man. Thankfully, God recognized this need…
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Christian Devotional – November 15, 2016
Read Job chapter 8 VERSE: Job 8:3–Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? TRUTH: For anyone who has experienced difficulties and hardships, this is a very valid question? Job’s friend Bildad starts his speech to Job with this question and while the rest of this speech isn’t very helpful in Job’s situation, these questions are right in the very mind of every single person who has gone through tough times for any reason. When we look at the character of who God is, we will see that He is Justice and He is Right. He cannot possibly pervert those things since He is the very definition…
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Christian Devotional – November 14, 2016
Read Job chapter 7 VERSE: Job 7:16–I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning. TRUTH: Job is crying out in his despair and his agony. He is angry and upset and he doesn’t understand why God is allowing the things that He is allowing. When we have people who are going through the difficult times and the hard times of life, they can feel this exact same way. Are we listening to them? Do we empathize with them? Do we hear what they are saying and see through their pain? Job eventually goes on to realize all that God has done…