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Tag Archives: Job
Purer than Gold
We all have these “dark nights of the soul” where God is teaching us to trust him in the dark. They are difficult times because they stretch our faith, but they can be times of incredible growth. Continue reading
Hard Times
Bad things do happen to good people. Job is a perfect case in point. Continue reading
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Hard Times (Aug 21)
upright man who feared God and shunned evil. Scrupulous about sin, he tried hard to follow God. God had blessed him with a great family. He lived comfortably and well. Then one day he lost it all. Continue reading
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Purer than Gold (Aug 27)
Job was wrestling with feelings of abandonment from God. He wanted to state his case before the Almighty, but he seemed unable to find him. Often the trials of life bring on such feelings of abandonment. “But if I go to the east, he is not there, if I go to the west I do not find him. When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.” Continue reading
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No Easy Answers (Aug 23)
Job’s friends came with all the easy answers. In many cases, what they were saying would be true. But there are seldom “one size fits all” answers to life’s big questions. Job is a book about struggling with life’s mysteries when all the “right answers” don’t seem to fit. Continue reading
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Tagged Cliches ring hollow, Job, no easy answers, suffering, Where is God when I hurt?
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Hard Times (Aug 21)
Bad things do happen to good people. Job is a perfect case in point. He was a blameless and upright man who feared God and shunned evil. Scrupulous about sin, he tried hard to follow God. God had blessed him with a great family. He lived comfortably and well. Then one day he lost it all. Continue reading
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Tagged Hard Times, Job, Praise, suffering, unimaginable tragedy
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When God Asks the Questions (Sept 1)
September 1 When God Asks the Questions Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 97:1-6 | Job 40:1 – 42:27 | 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 | Proverbs 22:14 Today’s Scripture Focus: Job 40-42 Job has asked his questions. He has finally said all that … Continue reading
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Tagged difficult questions, Job, persecution, questions, suffering, theodicy, trials, When God asks the questions
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Hard Times (Aug 21)
Aug 21 Hard Times Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 90:11-17 | Job 1:1 – 3:26 | 1 Corinthians 14:1-17 | Proverbs 21:25-26 Today’s Scripture Focus: Job 1-3 Bad things do happen to good people. Job is a perfect case in point. … Continue reading
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Tagged devastating circumstances, faith, Job, perseverance, struggles, struggles of faith, trials of life
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Hard Times (Aug 21)
Aug 21 Hard Times Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 90:11-17 | Job 1:1 – 3:26 | 1 Corinthians 14:1-17 | Proverbs 21:25-26 Today’s Scripture Focus: Job 1-3 Bad things do happen to good people. Job is a perfect case in point. … Continue reading
When God Asks the Questions (Sept 1)
September 1 When God Asks the Questions Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 97:1-6 | Job 40:1 – 42:27 | 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 | Proverbs 22:14 Today’s Scripture Focus: Job 40-42 Job has asked his questions. He has finally said all that … Continue reading
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