Post by Woody Williams on Mar 6, 2006 6:53:47 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Job 4:17-21
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Can mortals be righteous before God?
Can human beings be pure before their Maker?
Even in his servants he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
how much more those who live in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth.
Between morning and evening they are destroyed;
they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Their tent-cord is plucked up within them,
and they die devoid of wisdom.
Devotional
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Job's friends are convinced that Job has sinned greatly. They blamed
all of his tragedy on him supposing that he had really turned away
from God. They question whether anybody can be innocent before God if
they are suffering from a tragedy. We have to be careful how we solve
the question of the righteous suffering with a simple answer. Job is
being tested and no one can read another's motives. Suffering happens
to the just and the unjust. It is a mystery why the righteous should
suffer.
Prayer
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Help me remember that you are with me in all my suffering, Lord. Amen
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Can mortals be righteous before God?
Can human beings be pure before their Maker?
Even in his servants he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
how much more those who live in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth.
Between morning and evening they are destroyed;
they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Their tent-cord is plucked up within them,
and they die devoid of wisdom.
Devotional
----------
Job's friends are convinced that Job has sinned greatly. They blamed
all of his tragedy on him supposing that he had really turned away
from God. They question whether anybody can be innocent before God if
they are suffering from a tragedy. We have to be careful how we solve
the question of the righteous suffering with a simple answer. Job is
being tested and no one can read another's motives. Suffering happens
to the just and the unjust. It is a mystery why the righteous should
suffer.
Prayer
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Help me remember that you are with me in all my suffering, Lord. Amen