Post by Woody Williams on Feb 9, 2006 8:26:06 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Job 6:8-13
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O that I might have my request,
and that God would grant my desire;
that it would please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
This would be my consolation;
I would even exult in unrelenting pain;
for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
Is my strength the strength of stones,
or is my flesh bronze?
In truth I have no help in me,
and any resource is driven from me.
Devotional
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We do come to the end of our rope sometimes, even abandoned or
condemned by our friends. But God remains. Job confesses that he has
reached a point where there is no resource left within. When life
flows smoothly and effortlessly, we feel that we have all the
strength and resources we need to handle life. But, when we
experience a downward spiral we cannot control, we are willing to
look toward God. If we get caught in that fickle rhythm we don't
build a proper relationship with God. In that situation God becomes a
fire extinguisher and not a friend.
Prayer
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Lord, may I look to you in good times as well as bad. Amen
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O that I might have my request,
and that God would grant my desire;
that it would please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
This would be my consolation;
I would even exult in unrelenting pain;
for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
Is my strength the strength of stones,
or is my flesh bronze?
In truth I have no help in me,
and any resource is driven from me.
Devotional
----------
We do come to the end of our rope sometimes, even abandoned or
condemned by our friends. But God remains. Job confesses that he has
reached a point where there is no resource left within. When life
flows smoothly and effortlessly, we feel that we have all the
strength and resources we need to handle life. But, when we
experience a downward spiral we cannot control, we are willing to
look toward God. If we get caught in that fickle rhythm we don't
build a proper relationship with God. In that situation God becomes a
fire extinguisher and not a friend.
Prayer
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Lord, may I look to you in good times as well as bad. Amen