Posts from 2022 (Page 26)
“HOW MUCH DO YOU VALUE THE WORD OF GOD”
As Job continues to struggle and seek understanding as to why he is consumed with suffering, he still trusts that God is aware of his situation (Job 23.10) and that he continues to follow in God’s steps. Job also continues to believe that when all is said and done he will “come out as gold”. The reason he believes that will be the case is because he has “treasured the words of His mouth more…
“I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES!”
Ever since I was at child at Atlas Church of Christ, I can remember hearing brother Elmer Harris leading the congregation in the song “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”. I have always understood that to mean that my Redeemer, Jesus, the one who paid my debt with His blood, has been risen from the dead and is still alive today. The song implies that it is this Redeemer (Jesus), who offers to…
“I HATE MY LIFE”
DISCUSSION: “I hate my life!” have those words ever been uttered from your lips? Regrettably, many of us have to say yes. There have been times when we are in that deep pit of depression and the clutches of self-pity seem to have their claws clamped down on us. It is during those times we may utter those words, “I hate my life!” It is times like this when…
“SHOWERING OUR FRIENDS WITH KINDNESS”
DISCUSSION: As the story of Job continues, Job has been hit with devastation like no one has ever been hit before. He has lost all his children; his body being covered in boils and even his wife is encouraging him to just give up and die. All this suffering has led to changes in Job’s appearance, so much that not even his friends can recognize him (Job 2.4). They are so taken back by…
“Ask Me About My Servant”
DISCUSSION: A few years ago, there used to be a popular bumper sticker that read, “Ask me about my Grandkids…”. Grandparents tend to just beam with pride over their grandkids; they love them, they are proud of them so much so that they cannot contain themselves. In my mind, that is the way God feels about Job, listen to what he says in Job 1:8: “ …Have you considered my servant Job, that…
“The Untold Story of Noah”
DISCUSSION: In Genesis 9.20-23, we have a story that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention in our Bible classes. “ Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment,…
“What Are You Begat-ing?”
DISCUSSION: In your Bible readings for the week, did you just skim over those verses in Genesis 5? You know the one I am talking about…the “begats”. It is very easy for us to just skim, run through or even completely bypass the redundant verses. We all know that there is value in them. We know they teach us about the lineage of Jesus and God’s plan to save mankind, but how do they relate…
“A Bird in the Hand…”
DISCUSSION: We have all heard the saying “A bird in the hand, is worth two in a bush”? It is an ancient English proverb that dates to 1670 and is found in John Ray’s “A Hand-book of Proverbs ”. It means the things we already have are more valuable than the things we only hope to get. It is about risks, warning us against taking unnecessary risks. Whereas it is better to keep…