"Then Job replied to the Lord: 'I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. You asked, "Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?" Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. You said, "Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me." My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despised myself and repent in dust and ashes.'" (Job 42:1-6, NIV)
Good reaction, Job. We all need to learn from you. I'm in our local Starbucks today, because we arrived home last night to a blown router; hence, no wifi. Life goes on.
Today is the last-chapter-of-Job day. The Book concludes by telling us that our Lord Jesus, "blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the former part." But that's no guarantee that your income is going to double in your "latter days." If it does so, great. If it does not, Jesus is still Lord. We are in Jesus and He in us. We have our names in, "the Book of Life." Jesus is preparing, "a place for you." The Bible says, "....Godliness with contentment is great gain." If some man-thought-up teaching is our "contentment," we are in deep trouble. Remember: "Faith...is what the ancients were commended for," viz., obedience to, "The Word of God." If anyone believes, or anyone listens to those who propagate a you-are-s0mething-special-and-hence-won't-experience-what-everyone-else-does "gospel," then those persons are perfectly set up for huge disappointment/disillusionment.
This does not challenge the reality of the goodness, the faithfulness, the grace, of our Lord Jesus Christ. It does teach, however, that those who believe and, hence, create a wrong life style based on favorite texts out of context, or favorite preachers/teachers/prophets are destined to live a life of Dorothy or Alice, as in "wonderland." It is pure fiction. If people do not read the Bible and allow the Bible to "read" them, to teach them, to rule their life and life styles, there is nothing but a life full of falsehoods ahead. I know it seems to many that I pluck that one string too many times. But the longer I live, the more I observe life, the more I observe humanity and the Church, the more convinced am I that if we are not "people of the Book," we will be people of the whim of every charlatan and our own sin-prone hearts. We are like little children, and we always need Our Father to keep us in Him and, "my Path." We never "out grow" this. And I am so thankful that the Blessed Trinity never leaves me without His Words, which are, "a lamp for my feet, and a light on my path." May His, "lamp," enlighten your feet, and His, "light," enlighten your "path," today.
Father, in Jesus' Name, please keep me in You and Your ways. Amen
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* Good prophetic articles at: jhs58.blogspot.com
* Will really appreciate your prayers for the mission in DC, October 8-12, 2015
* Thanks to all for your prayers for our family. Any ongoing such we greatly appreciate
Good reaction, Job. We all need to learn from you. I'm in our local Starbucks today, because we arrived home last night to a blown router; hence, no wifi. Life goes on.
Today is the last-chapter-of-Job day. The Book concludes by telling us that our Lord Jesus, "blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the former part." But that's no guarantee that your income is going to double in your "latter days." If it does so, great. If it does not, Jesus is still Lord. We are in Jesus and He in us. We have our names in, "the Book of Life." Jesus is preparing, "a place for you." The Bible says, "....Godliness with contentment is great gain." If some man-thought-up teaching is our "contentment," we are in deep trouble. Remember: "Faith...is what the ancients were commended for," viz., obedience to, "The Word of God." If anyone believes, or anyone listens to those who propagate a you-are-s0mething-special-and-hence-won't-experience-what-everyone-else-does "gospel," then those persons are perfectly set up for huge disappointment/disillusionment.
This does not challenge the reality of the goodness, the faithfulness, the grace, of our Lord Jesus Christ. It does teach, however, that those who believe and, hence, create a wrong life style based on favorite texts out of context, or favorite preachers/teachers/prophets are destined to live a life of Dorothy or Alice, as in "wonderland." It is pure fiction. If people do not read the Bible and allow the Bible to "read" them, to teach them, to rule their life and life styles, there is nothing but a life full of falsehoods ahead. I know it seems to many that I pluck that one string too many times. But the longer I live, the more I observe life, the more I observe humanity and the Church, the more convinced am I that if we are not "people of the Book," we will be people of the whim of every charlatan and our own sin-prone hearts. We are like little children, and we always need Our Father to keep us in Him and, "my Path." We never "out grow" this. And I am so thankful that the Blessed Trinity never leaves me without His Words, which are, "a lamp for my feet, and a light on my path." May His, "lamp," enlighten your feet, and His, "light," enlighten your "path," today.
Father, in Jesus' Name, please keep me in You and Your ways. Amen
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* Good prophetic articles at: jhs58.blogspot.com
* Will really appreciate your prayers for the mission in DC, October 8-12, 2015
* Thanks to all for your prayers for our family. Any ongoing such we greatly appreciate
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
