Are you existing in a personal exile that has enslaved you into a life of complete despair? The Israelites abided exile in Babylon where they remained helpless but the seed of hope remained as they awaited deliverance. Have the decisions you made throughout your life brought you to this moment of broken helplessness. What hope is there? The world is wicked and it may seem that chaos reigns supreme but there is hope. ”Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come! Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every human heart will melt. They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.” Isaiah 13:6-8 How is hope found in God’s coming destruction? Continue Reading…
Are you in Babylon awaiting deliverance: Isaiah 13 and 14
Do your words bring comfort to hurting hearts: Job 35 and 36
What is the point of Elihu’s discord after the discussion of Job, Zophar, Bildad and Eliphaz? I find myself reading the words that Elihu spoke with great caution. Why is this? What about the words of Elihu make me wary? What was the motive of this young man? Does Elihu have a greater degree of head knowledge concerning God only to have little of that knowledge transform his heart? I cannot know the heart of Elihu but it seems that there is an underlying self righteousness to Elihu’s arguments.
“How much less when you say you do not behold Him, the case is before Him, and you must wait for Him! And now, because He has not visited in His anger, nor has He acknowledged transgression well, so Job opens his mouth emptily; he multiplies words without knowledge.” Job 35:14-16 Continue Reading…
God’s faithfulness and compassion never end: Nehemiah 9 and 10
Do you realize how amazing and awesome God’s unfailing faithfulness and compassion are? I am humbled by His total faithfulness. In Nehemiah 9 and 10 the people of Israel have gathered together and in unison confessed their sin and renewed their desire to follow all of God’s commandments. Why do man’s passions and allegiances waiver so quickly? I am amazed that God remains faithful as we continually yo-yo away from Him. The legacy of mankind is one of inability and unfaithfulness that is thankfully delivered by God’s unfailing faithfulness. Continue Reading…
