Jesus taught that all scripture testifies about him so that in him we might have life (John 5v39-40). King David taught that it is only by living according to God's word that we're kept on the right path (Psalm 119v9). What then could be better than reading the entire Bible? Click the menu to read about the program, choose a month or Bible book - or just work through the blog posts day by day.
BEGIN WITH PRAYER
"Lord open my eyes and my heart."
Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world.
Wisdom to chew on
Understanding to grow in
Zophar continues the assertion that it is the wicked who receive hardship in life in punishment from God. Job counters that this is nonesense. On the contrary, the wicked so often prosper and then share the same fate in death as everyone else. Yet, within his frustration Job again moves to that point of faith. It seems unjust to us, but none can teach God knowledge, and he judges all (21v22). Job doesn't have the clarity about what is to come that we have received through Christ. We know that it is on the judgment day that all the injustices of this world are righted - as the story of the wicked but wealthy man and the upright but impoverished Lazarus shows (Lk 16v19-31). As you read note how injust things can seem according to Job.Job 20-21
Finish this reading by pausing to ask yourself:
1) What’s the main thing it teaches me about God or his purposes in Christ? Then praise him for this.
2) What’s the main thing it teaches me about his will for me or the world? Then pray that home.
Devotion to offer up
You could read this aloud and perhaps as a springboard to further prayer.