Job 20:12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,    He conceals it under his tongue.   Almost every time I start one of these, I want to start with “I”. The idea is to glorify God and get closer to him, but since I am the one doing this, I tend to focus on… Continue reading Study of Job 20:12 – #470 Important not Urgent

Job 20:11 His bones, stuffed with youthful sin,    Lie rotting with them into dust.   God has been repeatedly telling me that the stress I feel with my new role is more of my making than of actual things to stress about. (Even today weeks after writing this.) I have had a number of… Continue reading Study of Job 20:11 – #469 Waiting

Job 20:10 His children will seek to appease the poor,    His offspring must give back his ill-gotten gains.   I read an article about how the rich avoid taxes through the use of loans and deduction of interest on these loans. The first time I heard about it, I dismissed it as an option… Continue reading Study of Job 20:10 – #468 Steward

Job 20:9 The eye that saw him will do so no more,    Nor will his place behold him again.   Knowing school was out today, I really rested yesterday more so than other Sundays. It is not like I go to school, so not sure why that mattered. But I do have a lot… Continue reading Study of Job 20:9 – #467 Aimless Steward

Job 20:8 Like a dream, flying away, not to be found,    Fleeing like a vision of the night.   My notes question whether this verse is a slam on the vision one of the companions spoke about earlier in the sequence. Hard to think they were negative towards each other and not just Job,… Continue reading Study of Job 20:8 – #466 Wrap your Head Around

Job 20:7 At the height of his triumph, he will perish forever,    Those who have seen him will ask “Where is he?”.   I have struggled with how to end sentences with quotes that end at the end of the sentence. My learning left me with the impression that the punctuation at the end… Continue reading Study of Job 20:7 – #465 Glory

Job 20:6 Though his stature ascends to the heavens,    Though his head attains the clouds,   Pride must be the theme of the day. My devotional covered being prideful when someone wants what you have. This verse begins a discussion of pride being puffed up from accomplishment. My own desire to not have my… Continue reading Study of Job 20:6 – #464 Three Things

Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is brief,    The happiness of the impious lasts only an instant?   Almost every day, I am tempted to begin this with “I”. My goal is to balance that this effort is all about me and the desire for it to help others as well. We… Continue reading Study of Job 20:5 – #463 Choke it Down?

Job 20:4 This you know, that from our start,    Ever since we were set upon the earth,   One of the topics in the title for my blog is fast cars. I have two pretty fast cars, but it has never been about how fast they were or comparing them to other cars or… Continue reading Study of Job 20:4 – #462 Provided

Job 20:3 When I hear censure which insults me,    My spirit of understanding impels me to reply.   Once again, I feel Zophar is being led by his sin nature. We all do that sometimes. We respond without taking the pause to ask God for guidance, and we get it wrong. Maturity is learning… Continue reading Study of Job 20:3 – #461 Hit me with Your Best Shot?