If you have
been a long-time reader of this blog, you might remember a little over a year
and a half ago that our youngest daughter, Maggie, was diagnosed with Type 1
diabetes. I made a couple of posts on
this at that time but have not mentioned much about it in the many months
since. I guess when [...]
“Where were you?” With those words God begins his lengthy interrogation of Job, and by extension, all of us, in chapters 38-41.
“Where were you?” I imagine God could have stopped right there, and his point would have been made. The question implies an answer: “I wasn’t there, God – you were there, [...]
I arrived at my study at the church building today bright
and early at 4 PM. I intended to be here by 7:30 AM or earlier, but, you see, I am the world’s most incompetent
handy man. That’s right, they ought to
make a reality show out of my efforts to do home improvements.
I got [...]
“Gird Up Your Loins!”
As God
begins his speech in Job 38:3, he instructs those who would hear (in context,
of course, Job) to get ready to listen.
He says it this way – “Gird up your loins like a man…” That is essentially the way the original
Hebrew reads. It is interesting to survey
what the major English versions [...]
“Surviving Babylon: Lessons from the Prophet Daniel”
1 – “Food and Drink” – Daniel chapter 1 – July 13th
2 – “Dreams” – chapter 2
3 – “Loyalty and Evangelism” – chapter 3
4 – “Righteousness and Mercy” – chapter 4
5 – “Writing on the Wall” – chapter 5
6 – Integrity – chapter 6
7 – Sovereignty – chapters [...]
In verse 2 of chapter 38 of Job, I believe the Lord passes judgment on all that has gone before in the book, as far as the speeches of Job and his companions. “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?” A pretty powerful rebuke from an all-powerful God!
Remember that the [...]
