The value of wisdom. Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or lapis lazuli. Job 28:16 I have always been fascinated by this chapter in the book of Job. I love how he takes the time to contemplate the beauty of wisdom despite his suffering and confusion. This virtue is…
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The greatness of God. These are but the fringes of his ways; how faint is the word we hear of him! Who can understand his mighty thunder? Job 26:14 Creation reveals but a tiny degree of God’s unexplainable greatness. We cannot fathom the majesty of God but that should cause us to relate to Him…
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The darkness will not overtake you. Yet I am not destroyed by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face. Job 23:17 Sometimes life feels like a raging tornado. Job felt perplexed by the chaos that surrounded him. He fought defeat a million times. The amazing thing, though, is that in the midst…
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When this trial is over. I will see him myself; my eyes will look at him, and not as a stranger. My heart longs within me. Job 19:27 God was not a stranger to Job, though His ways seemed confusing to him. Job found no hope from anyone and he made a resolve- to hope…
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Walk a mile in someone’s shoes. If you were in my place I could also talk like you. I could string words together against you and shake my head at you. Job 16:4 We tend to be so quick in giving someone advice or even judging them before we hear the whole story. Job’s friends…
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Never lose hope. Even if he kills me, I will hope in him. I will still defend my ways before him. Job 13:15 Life brings with it wonderful joys but also moments of deep despair. I believe the book of Job is in the Bible for us to be able to cling to hope when…