“Why did I not die at birth, come forth from the womb and expire?” Job 3:11 NASB Expire – The end of erosion is questioning. Questioning is not doubt. We don’t doubt that God exists, that He is good, that He is just or that He is sovereign. We question His motives. So does Job….
“Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth” Job 3:1 NASB Cursed – Unfortunately, even the best of us fail. Chapter 3 begins the real story of Job. Most of the book is devoted to Job’s erosion toward justification. It all starts with a subtle shift: Job wishes he were never…
He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 NASB Taken away – (This is a bit long. Sorry) The next stage in the story is the slide from external tragedy to internal trauma. Job heroically…
He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 NASB Taken away – Heroism. The first response to disaster is heroism. Men and women are wired with the will to live and occasionally this will must…
He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 NASB Taken away – Acceptance. This is the Job answer to the first stage of catastrophe. God gives. It is a blessing to recognize that God is…
He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 NASB Taken away – The story of Job is too easy. I don’t mean to suggest that it isn’t tragic or full of struggle. What I mean…
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: Proverbs 1:1 NASB Proverbs – māšāl. The Hebrew word translated “proverb.” But it’s much more that. TWOT notes that while we think of proverb as something like a catchy by-line or intriguing “gotcha” popularized on religious billboards, māšāl really includes parables, discourses and even people as…
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NASB Rest – Walking. . . . . Walking. The pure white sand between my toes as the crystalline waters lap against the shore. There. There is a palm, its graceful neck arches up to heaven supporting the…
but just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 NASB Not entered – How’s your imagination doing today? Is it robust and visionary, ready to explore all…
But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” Luke 10:40 NASB Came up – Martha had a lot on her mind. A dinner party means attending to…
