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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 11, 2016
Read Job chapter 6 VERSE: Job 6:2–“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales.” TRUTH: “It’s not fair!” That’s basically what Job is saying. As he’s looking at his life, he sees all the actions and circumstances that he is going through and it just doesn’t feel fair. Actually, he’s correct, it’s not fair. However, it has purpose. Even when we go through the darkest and most unfortunate of circumstances, we can still continue to praise God and to give Him glory. Life is not fair, but God is just. Life is not fair, but God is faithful. Life is not fair,…
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Christian Devotional – November 10, 2016
Read Job chapter 5 VERSE: Job 5:9–He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed; miracles that cannot be counted. TRUTH: God is truly great and amazing. Here, we see this amazing reminder that God’s actions and ways are so much more than what we can understand and comprehend. He is always working and moving. As we go through our day, are we looking for the actions and movement of God? Do we see God at work in our life and in the lives of those around us? We should, because He is. RESPONSE: Father, I know You are working and moving. I know that You have a plan for everything that…
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Christian Devotional – November 9, 2016
Read Job chapter 4 VERSE: Job 4:4–Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees. TRUTH: Now, Job’s friends have arrived and they have begun to speak to him. While most of what they say is not true and is later shown to be inaccurate, this opening statements by the first friend, Eliphaz, gives us a glimpse further into the life of Job. Job was a person who supported and encouraged those around him. He was there for others and he sought to build them up. If other people were to speak about us, would they say the same? Do we seek to build up and strengthen…
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Christian Devotional – November 8, 2016
Read Job chapter 3 VERSE: Job 3:23–Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? TRUTH: With everything that happened to Job, the Bible says that Job didn’t sin an what he said. Still, Job spends a lot of time asking “Why?” When we are faced with difficult circumstances, there will always be a part of us that seeks to understand why God has allowed certain things to occur in our life. At times we may see an easy answer, such as they are consequences for our sins. But, other times, there may not be an easy answer and there doesn’t seem to be…
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Christian Devotional – November 7, 2016
Read Job chapter 2 VERSE: Job 2:10–He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?” In all this Job did not sin in what he said. TRUTH: Job’s wife wasn’t really a comfort during this time. She was grieving, too. She was angry and hurt and she didn’t understand why Job wasn’t lashing out at God like she was. Job reprimanded her and reminded her that we are to accept the good and the bad from the Lord. If we are going to say that we are truly followers of God, we should understand and realize that there are going to…