August 25
Job 16:1-19:29; 1 Corinthians 16:1-24; Psalm 40:1-10; Proverbs 22:1
So much of the Bible speaks about the trials that come from being broken people who live in a broken world. Both Psalm 40 and today’s reading in Job emphasize this.
It is especially difficult to read Job’s account of personal torment. He goes on at length to describe his feelings, as well as the reactions of those around him. He is ready to die and end the pain. Further, Job struggles in the dark, without knowledge of the conversation between Satan and God, and why these things are occurring.
What if there are times when our struggles are meant solely to bring God glory and honor before the universe? What if our obedience, when no one is watching, is just between us and God?
If you have been around Christianity for a while, you have witnessed those who have lost their confidence in God and his Word because of something that didn’t make sense or because they couldn’t process why God was allowing a certain calamity into their lives.
1 Corinthians 16:13 says, “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” We need to be on guard and stand firm in our faith because it is easy to focus only on the current trial and miss God’s larger picture and purposes.
Father God, help me to be the kind of person who has so much confidence and trust in you that nothing will shake my faith. And when I doubt or stumble, I will take hold of the grace you so generously give when I admit my sins and weaknesses to you. Amen.
Question of the day: How might God use suffering, trials, sickness, and even a diagnosis that death is near to mature us, draw us to himself, and reveal his glory in our lives?
So much of the Bible speaks about the trials that come from being broken people who live in a broken world. Both Psalm 40 and today’s reading in Job emphasize this.
It is especially difficult to read Job’s account of personal torment. He goes on at length to describe his feelings, as well as the reactions of those around him. He is ready to die and end the pain. Further, Job struggles in the dark, without knowledge of the conversation between Satan and God, and why these things are occurring.
What if there are times when our struggles are meant solely to bring God glory and honor before the universe? What if our obedience, when no one is watching, is just between us and God?
If you have been around Christianity for a while, you have witnessed those who have lost their confidence in God and his Word because of something that didn’t make sense or because they couldn’t process why God was allowing a certain calamity into their lives.
1 Corinthians 16:13 says, “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” We need to be on guard and stand firm in our faith because it is easy to focus only on the current trial and miss God’s larger picture and purposes.
Father God, help me to be the kind of person who has so much confidence and trust in you that nothing will shake my faith. And when I doubt or stumble, I will take hold of the grace you so generously give when I admit my sins and weaknesses to you. Amen.
Question of the day: How might God use suffering, trials, sickness, and even a diagnosis that death is near to mature us, draw us to himself, and reveal his glory in our lives?
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