Don’t let the title of this post fool you, I’m not saying that the book of Psalms is a book of clichés, it’s actually quite the opposite. The reason why I settled on this title is because Psalms is truly the polar opposite of many of my own prayers to God, you know which ones [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone-while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? Who shut up [...]
Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders. Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who is perfect in knowledge? You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind,can you [...]
What more can be said about Job’s situation that hasn’t already been said? Today’s reading, which was pretty much one long, continuous speech by Job maintaining his righteousness before God, was walking a fine line between bragging about his lack of sin and truthful confessions of innocence. One can see the struggle present in Job’s [...]
Day 160: When bad things happen to good people (Job 18-25)
Posted: September 7, 2010 in UncategorizedMoving along through Job over the last couple of nights, I am really starting to get an understanding about how fundamentally flawed the thinking was of Job’s friends as they argued with Job about his alleged “sinful life” that deserved the wrath that was being poured out on him. Why was this happening? Why to [...]
Day 157: It ain’t about what you got; it’s about Who you know (Job 15-17)
Posted: September 4, 2010 in UncategorizedThese next few days, I’m continuing on in Job, more specifically, the discussions Job is having with his three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, about the reasons behind his great suffering. Is it wrong that part of me is screaming at these three “friends” to just SHUT UP!? My goodness, talk about piling it on! [...]
“My eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it. What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. But I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God. You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you! If only [...]
