-
Christian Devotional – December 16, 2016
Read Job chapter 31 VERSE: Job 31:35–“Oh, that I had someone to hear me! I sign now my defense–let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser put his indictment in writing.” TRUTH: Job is concluding his statements and he feels unheard. He is reminding God that he still wants and answer and he wants to understand why all these things have happened to him. He desires to learn the reason for his suffering. We all do. Every difficult situation that we go through, we want to know why God chose to allow that to com into our life. Job is at the place where he is ready and willing to…
-
Christian Devotional – December 15, 2016
Read Job chapter 30 VERSE: Job 30:20–“I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me.” TRUTH: Job is hurting right now and he continues to cry out to God and bring God his concerns. However, he doesn’t feel that God is answering. We can feel like that a lot when we are having problems and we’ve prayed and prayed and prayed and it doesn’t seem like God is doing anything for us. Still, God never leaves us and even when we don’t hear His answers or see Him moving, we can rest in the trust that God is still there.…
-
Christian Devotional – December 14, 2016
Read Job chapter 29 VERSE: Job 29:2–“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me.” TRUTH: When we go through difficult times, it’s easy to feel abandoned by God and think that He’s not there. Job felt exactly that way. He had experienced severe tragedies in his life and he didn’t feel God’s presence through it. Yet, God was there with him and God still heard him and was the same God that He was for Job before the tragedies struck. God is also here for us, even when we don’t feel Him. Will we trust His words to us that He will…
-
Christian Devotional – December 13, 2016
Read Job chapter 28 VERSE: Job 28:28–And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord–that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.” TRUTH: As Job continues, Job goes through and lists many of the attributes of God, and he comes this this statement about wisdom. Have we ever considered ourselves wise? Do we realize that only through God do we have any knowledge or wisdom? When we take the time to recognize that wisdom only comes through God, then we have a much easier time shunning everything else and turning away from it. If we sill understand that only through God’s wisdom will we have a…
-
Christian Devotional – December 12, 2016
Read Job chapter 27 VERSE: Job 27:11–I will teach you about the power of God; the ways of the Almighty I will not conceal. TRUTH: Even while Job is going through this time of difficulty and even while he is being accused of secret sin by his friends, Job is still looking to teach those around him about who God is. Job has learned a great deal about the character of God and he is continuing to learn as he goes through this ordeal. Yet, he doesn’t keep that knowledge and those experienced to himself. Job looks to teach and to train others regarding what he has learned. When we…
-
Christian Devotional – December 10, 2016
Read Job chapter 25 VERSE: Job 25:2–Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. TRUTH: When looking to define and understand God’s interaction with the universe He created, this describes it. God has all dominion. We should reverence and respect God for all that He is and all that He does. He is the One who determines the order for all things. There is nothing that exists outside of God. Do we give Him the respect that He deserves? RESPONSE: Father, I know that You are mighty and amazing. You created from nothing. You are the One that I praise and adore. Give me…
-
Christian Devotional – December 9, 2016
Read Job chapter 24 VERSE: Job 24:24–For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain. TRUTH: As Job continues speaking, he discusses the wicked people. Job knows that eventually those people who are wicked will be punished for what they have done. However, it seems like they are exalted at first. When we look at our world, the same seems to be true. We see people who are doing evil and yet they appear to be successful. They appear to “get away with it.” Job indicates that he seems…
-
Christian Devotional – December 8, 2016
Read Job chapter 23 VERSE: Job 23:13–“But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases.” TRUTH: Job is speaking here and he’s talking about God. God stands alone and no one can oppose Him. God does whatever He pleases. This is very true and speaks to the power and majesty of who God is. Job has seen this demonstrated in his life first hand. He had difficult things happen to him, and God is the only One who stands alone and can do whatever He pleases throughout the entire situation. Job knows this, but that doesn’t make it “feel” any better while he is going…
-
Christian Devotional – December 7, 2016
Read Job chapter 22 VERSE: Job 22:26–Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God. TRUTH: Job’s friends were under a wrong assumption, that a person can only find delight in God if things are all going right in your life. They also assumed that if things were going right in your life, then you were obeying God because God would give you happiness. Both of those are wrong assumptions. We can find delight in God no matter what our circumstances. We can know His joy and His delight in everything that we do and in every circumstance that we find ourselves…
-
Christian Devotional – December 6, 2016
Read Job chapter 21 VERSE: Job 21:14–Yet they say to God “Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.” TRUTH: When we hear people make the statement above, we often think they are just uninterested or not caring about religious ideas. However, the Bible actually indicates that they are wicked. People who are trapped in sin and who don’t have a relationship with God, they don’t have any interest in Godly things. Why should they? They don’t want God to influence their lives and they don’t want to see people doing things that please God. Many times we try to excuse people’s disinterest in God, when actually…