Today we discuss why Job faces trials from Satan. Originally God calls Job righteous. He is righteous because he follows the rules of God's law. The Devil causes Job to fear. Fear is the opposite of faith. Faith is required to maintain the hedge of God.
The level of anger toward government and government officials seems to be at an all time high. Maybe it is time to stop listening to the news. Start saying what we want not what we have. You want the dogs to come in the house because it is beginning to rain. If you go to the back door and see your cat sitting by the door what do you do. Do you start yelling "here kitty kitty"? Of course not. That would be silly. You call the dogs!
As 2022 comes into view maybe it is time for us to start speaking "'Truth-Talk"'. So we aren't just waying positive things verbally but also thinking it when we are mentally talking to ourself.
Make 2022 the year for you! See yourself somewhere in the future and it looks much better than it does right now.
1. Why do we want to devote our time to study Job and try to understand it better?
2. Is it because we all sense that there is something we need from this book, something we do not understand?
3. Why is there suffering in the world?
4. More specifically, why should we make a careful and thoughtful study of the whole of the book of Job, rather than being satisfied with a rough idea of the storyline and a few highlights?
5. Why read the whole book rather than just watch the movie highlights through a short miniseries?
These are a good question!
After all, Job is a long and demanding book. Parts of it are hard to fathom, and plenty of it is dark and distressing. You and I need a good reason to plunge right in to the detail. So why did I decide to write this study? Over the years I have read the Bible cover to cover many times. To switch things up a bit, one time I read the chronological Bible. I was surprised to find that Job was the first book. How could that be? What was so important in Job that it was the first book God gave to mankind? What could I learn from it? So, my quest to find the answer began and I would like to share with you what I learned. According to conventional wisdom, many people believe that if they live an upright live like Job they should be blessed, not cursed.Together we can discover the answers to these questions.
Right before the election in 2008 I had a dream about an election. It was a bit confusing and disturbing. Hard to figure out as nothing like this had happened in history. It is very clear in the U S Constitution how an empty seat in the office of President or Vice President will be filled. In my dream God had other plans. The people in office would fall and their replacemnets would come in an unheard of manner. No one would rebel. People will be speechless. Everyone realized it was done by God. Many others would experience God's judgement. No man will cause this to happen. This is a bit vague but something to be watching for.
It is important to realize that the Lord (the Law maker) and God (the loving Father) play different roles. No one is above the Law. It will perform its purpose. Equally God is merciful, loving and full of grace. Just something to think about over Christmas.
Strife, anger, hatred and evil speaking is like Miracle Gro fertilizer to sickness and disease. Be careful what you expose yourself to because hatred and evil speaking are contagious. If you don't believe it, just look at social media. Better yet don't! Protect your heart and don't enter into strife. I know this can be hard but it is best to forgive others and let God take care of the justice. I know it is hard to practice "'Truth-Talk'" given the culture we are living in, but our health depends on it.
"For those who want to love life and see good days should keep their tongue from evil speaking and their lips from speaking lies." 1 Peter 3:10
Do you want to have good days? Yes, we all do. Let's practice "'Truth-Talk'" and keep our tongues speaking Truth. We are praying for you. God has led you to this website and we appreciate you and surround you with faith and love today.
