PSALM 13:1-6 – To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
This Lord’s Day, Job moves in his response to Zophar to speaking to his God in the presence of all three friends – Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. In doing so, we are once again observing a close relationship between a believer and his God in the midst of extreme suffering and misery. We learn much about prayer, ourselves, humanity, life, and our God through Job’s transparency with God.
Oh, how we relate to David in today’s scripture! Who has not displayed the sin of impatience in life’s situations and relationships?
Do we really believe Job’s words in today’s scripture? The truth of our belief will not be in our profession, it will be in our reaction.
By a Strong Hand; the phrase appears three times in today’s scripture. It reveals how the Israelites were delivered from Egyptian bondage, but also paints a wonderful picture of God’s love, care, and protection.
This Lord’s Day, Job responds to the last of his three friends, Zophar, but in the company of all. In his words, he exposes them for what they are – confused and comfortless, and begins a defensive of himself with his God. There is much insight to learn from his response with a chief one being the danger of self-deception revealed in his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar.