Tag: job
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The Curse of Disease and Death – 3
Moses & Joseph, Two Paths to the Palace Joseph suffered prior to his blessing more like Job than Moses. He had no choice in his suffering, except his choice of response. Isn’t that how our suffering most impacts others, by our godly response? Blessed be the Lord! In part two of this series about our…
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The Curse of Disease and Death
We don’t understand death. Illness, disease and all the relatives of pain. These challenge our sense of mortality and question our grasp of purpose. Why did God make it this way? Wrong question. God created mankind in his image. Sin brought forth death and suffering out of our disobedience to a Father’s command. Just like…
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A Crying Out to the Wind
Prelude to Disaster When life has been comfortable for you, do you cry out in amazement at a turn of events? Let’s take a look at a righteous man from the oldest book in the Bible and later examine Job’s pleas to the Lord after his friends have offered no help. Should we cry out…
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Days of Despair
In Christ we have a Light of hope in a season of our dark despair. Job 30: 16 “And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. 17 The night racks my bones, and the pain that gnaws me takes no rest. Have you ever had a bad time in life like…
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Mission 2 – Vision of your end
Is your mission a path to a vision for your life? Is it a vision of your own only? Will you accomplish what you alone have planned? What if something goes wrong and your mission becomes impossible. What then? A righteous man lived a long and blessed life, yet near the end of his path of…
