Day 242 Job 34:1-36:33; 2 Corinthians 4:1-12; Psalm 44:1-8; Proverbs 22:10-12 Fail to See Forget what you know, or what you think you know, as none of it matters in the grand scheme of things. This seems to be the underlying theme of today’s readings from Job, Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, Psalm 44 (re-read…
Day 241 Job 31:1-33:33; 2 Corinthians 3:1-18; Psalm 43:1-5; Proverbs 22:8-9 Honest Words In these last chapters of the book of Job, we find a tremendous amount of honest and frank conversation. Job honestly defends himself with vigor. Elihu speaks with bold frankness to his elders. All of this frank and honest conversation revolves around…
Day 240 Job 28:1-30:31; 2 Corinthians 2:12-17; Psalm 42:1-11; Proverbs 22:7 Wisdom From On High In the book of Job, chapter 28, we see in the first eleven verses how people search for value by looking down into the earth. There are gold and silver mines as well as mines for precious jewels. In our…
Day 239 Job 23:1-27:23; 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11; Psalm 41:1-13; Proverbs 22:5-6 Even If They Stray It is the traditional admonition to parents, godparents, church/school teachers, and whomever else has (or should have) a sense of responsibility for our children. “Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray” (Proverbs 22:6). If…
Day 238 Job 20:1-22:30; 2 Corinthians 1:1-11; Psalm 40:11-17; Proverbs 22:2-4 Sharing God’s Consolation In our reading from Job, we see the continued interplay between the discourses of Job and his so-called “friends.” Zophar insists that the wicked are always the recipients of God’s judgment. Eliphaz continues this theme by insisting that Job must have…
Day 237 Job 16:1-19:29; 1 Corinthians 16:1-24; Psalm 40:1-10; Proverbs 22:1 A Friend in Need The book of Job usually causes us to ask the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” But today’s reading brings up another issue: “How do we react when we see suffering in someone else’s life?” Job’s friends…
Day 236 Job 12:1-15:35; 1 Corinthians 15:29-58; Psalm 39:1-13; Proverbs 21:30-31 Alive in the Spirit Today’s survey of Job strips away any hope we might have for salvation while here on earth, in this life, in our bodies, and in dealing with our individual and corporate distractions of the secular. Couple that with the “Resurrection…
Day 235 Job 8:1-11:20; 1 Corinthians 15:1-28; Psalm 38:1- 22; Proverbs 21:28-29 Fullness in Christ Today’s passage in 1 Corinthians gives what is one of the clearest internal and external defenses of the Resurrection that we have at our disposal. Paul first reminds us that he, as well as many in Corinth, have been given…
Day 234 Job 4:1-7:21; 1 Corinthians 14:18-40; Psalm 37:30-40; Proverbs 21:27 Integrity vs. Ruthlessness Throughout my career as a business manager and owner, there was always the temptation to act without regard to what was morally correct. Today’s psalm echoes a theme found in Psalm 73, which I kept marked and readily available to read…
Day 233 Job 1:1-3:26; 1 Corinthians 14:1-17; Psalm 37:12-29; Proverbs 21:25-26 All About the Attitude! I heard a preacher once say, “You can talk about suffering, but until you’re eating Ramen Noodles for dinner every night @ 3 for $.99 you don’t know what suffering is.” His point was that it is easy to praise…
Day 232 Esther 8:1-10:3; 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13; Psalm 37:1-11; Proverbs 21:23-24 Love Is… When I hear the passage of 1 Corinthians 13 read, I immediately think of a wedding ceremony. My wife and I were married 10 years ago, and this passage was read aloud in the service. Why did we and thousands of other…
God uses his people in mighty ways when they live for him with small unseen acts of courage, integrity and faithfulness–for such a time as this.
