“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;They do not want to know its waysNor abide in its paths.The murderer arises at dawn;He kills the poor and the needy,And at night he is as a thief.The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’And he disguises his face.In … Continue reading Those Who Rebel Against The Light
Job
Is He Not There?
“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.But He knows the way I take;When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.My foot has held fast to His path;I … Continue reading Is He Not There?
A Righteous Man Who Suffered
Job was a righteous man, a man of God who worshipped the Lord in truth and in righteousness. But God permitted Satan to attack him. First Satan had all his livestock and most all his servants and all his children put to death. But in all that Job did not sin nor did he blame … Continue reading A Righteous Man Who Suffered
God’s Sovereignty and Our Suffering
“It is God who has made my heart faint,And the Almighty who has dismayed me,But I am not silenced by the darkness,Nor deep gloom which covers me.” (Job 23:16-17) Job was a man of God who served and obeyed the Lord, in practice, so God regarded him as a righteous man. God said about him, … Continue reading God’s Sovereignty and Our Suffering
I Have Treasured the Words of His Mouth
“But He knows the way I take;When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.My foot has held fast to His path;I have kept His way and not turned aside.I have not departed from the command of His lips;I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” (Job 23:10-12 … Continue reading I Have Treasured the Words of His Mouth
For Correction and/or For Love
“At this also my heart tremblesand leaps out of its place.2 Keep listening to the thunder of his voiceand the rumbling that comes from his mouth.3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go,and his lightning to the corners of the earth.4 After it his voice roars;he thunders with his majestic voice,and he does not … Continue reading For Correction and/or For Love
Run With It 