Dig Deep!
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again. Job 7:7
Job was hit with colossal life tragedies in terms of family, business and health.
It’s no surprise, therefore, that Job vocalises his feelings in terms of the verse above.
In times like this you need to dig deep …
and draw on what faith you have …
and look to God.
Job’s fortunes were restored … big time … and he lived to 140 years.
When the past hurts and the future is uncertain,
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we need to live one day at a time
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and count our blessings …
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and the change will come.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab 3:17-18
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Precious Boy!
… a boy wearing a linen ephod 1 Samuel 2:18
We mentioned this recently in church … how I love this verse!
Children are precious to God.
We come as little children to receive the Kingdom.
The ephod declares …
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Samuel’s status …
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his destiny …
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his usefulness.
Psalm 84:3 expresses this thought further …
Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
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Aim for Perfection
Finally, ... Try to be perfect. 2 Corinthians 13:11
The Greek word rendered ‘perfect’ here, has all the meaning of repair, complete, restore …
In other words
Do Better!
Aim Higher!
Raise the Bar!
Yes you’re not where you should be …
You're not even where you want to be …
But hopefully …
You’re better than you used to be!
God is changing you, through Jesus, from one degree of glory into another.
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No Going Back
"Make sure that you do not take my son back there," Abraham said. Genesis 24:6
When Abraham made the decision to leave his homeland ...
and follow God into a new land,
there was no going back for him and his whole family.
Sometimes you need to leave the past behind.
When you commit your life to Christ and His Kingdom ...
there is no going back into the old land.
It’s gone forever!
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead … Philippians 3:13
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Leave it to God
Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Genesis 18:25
The context of the above verse is the situation in Sodom and Gomorra.
You can read about it in Genesis 18.
The question of accountability and human responsibility for sin is often debated.
I find Abraham’s rhetorical question very helpful in this discussion.
Surely the Judge of all the earth has a handle on all this
and He will do the right thing in every case.
We can find peace by leaving all of this to God.
In the meantime, lets endeavour to ‘be holy as God is holy’. [1 Peter 1:16]
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