A Hearing God If you sin, how does that affect God? Even if you sin again and again, what effect will it have on him? If you are good, is this some great gift to him? What could you possibly give him? No, your sins affect only people like yourself, and your good deeds also affect…
Receive Joy and Be Restored “Why don’t people say to God, ‘I have sinned but I will sin no more?’ Or ‘I don’t know what evil I have done-tell me. If I have done wrong, I will stop at once?’” Job 34:31-32 My Takeaways Something Old Oh, how I love this. Job 33:26…
Fruit Of Self-Control My Takeaways Something Old Job Had self-control (Job 31:1) · was not guilty of falsehood. (Job 31:5-8) · was not an adulterer. (Job 31:9-12) · did not treat his servants cruelly. (Job 31:13-15) · did not victimize the poor or the weak. (Job 31:16-23) · was not greedy or…
When Suffering Asks… “I long for the years gone by when God took care of me,” Job 29:2 My Takeaways Something Old Job wants to return to the past, the days when God watched over him (v2) and he was in his prime (v4): the time when blessings seemed limitless, and suffering limited….
No Change, No Peace “Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?” Job 22:15 My Takeaways Something Old If I don’t change my direction, I will never really know Peace. There will be no peace until I change. How do I know peace/Peace? Spend time with God (Submit, means…
The Benefits of Righteous Living “Don’t you realize that from the beginning of time, ever since people were first placed on the earth, the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?” Job 20:4-5 My Takeaways Something Old The Benefits The prosperity of…