PSALM 62:1-8 – For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
This Lord’s Day, we listen to Bildad’s 2nd speech. Throughout this book, there are many lessons that go beyond learning how to suffer well. In this speech, we see a man who was influenced by another, Eliphaz, teaching us the danger of negative influences in our lives.
ISAIAH 40:9–11 – Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and…
PSALM 54:7 – For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.” THEME OF THE DAY: REMEMBER HIS FAITHFULNESS. A good Old Testament friend gives us sound wisdom and advice on how to interpret the world as well as our personal lives. Job stated, “Man who is born of a woman…
This Lord’s Day, Job responds to the second speech from Eliphaz. Within it is the most graphic descriptions of Job’s suffering to date. In them, we see Job’s compassion for his friends leading us to a key principle of ministering to people. We also identify through Job the suffering common to all believers and points us to the sufferings of Christ.
One of the greatest comforts in the Christian life is obeying today’s scripture and resting in its promises; casting the burdens of life on the Lord and resting confident in His promises of power and protection as we do.