Job 13:27 You put my feet in shackles, Watch over all my paths, Mark Your brand on the soles of my feet, I finished working on Job 35:15, and I thought ‘I love this.’ Normally I do not like to think I love things, especially when people think I love my car,… Continue reading Study of Job 13:27 – Let Freedom Ring
Job 13: 26 That You decree bitter things for me, Make me inherit the iniquities of my youth. I have three more of these to finish this chapter and three more verses to finish my work in chapter 35. That means I am about 22 chapters behind if I were trying to catch… Continue reading Study of Job 13:26 – My Youth
Job 13:25 Would You torment a wind-blown leaf, Hound dry chaff? My brain is trying to sort through a whole bunch of different ideas as I start the day. Job is likening himself to things that do not matter. People are not things to be tossed aside. We are made in God’s image… Continue reading Study of Job 13:25 – It Don’t Matter, It Don’t Matter, It Don’t Matter to Me
Job 13:24 Why do You hide Your face, Treat me as Your enemy? My fellow people struggle with pride and its focus on self. “I am the most important person in the world to me.” is often our motto. As I age, I become more aware of my shortcomings even as I seem… Continue reading Study of Job 13:24 – The Painful Reminder
Job 13:23 How many are my iniquities, my sin? My transgressions and my sin, inform me. Sin and transgression were in Job 35:6 that I read this morning. Sin and transgression are in our every day as we go about our lives without God as the sole focus. We are not computers, but… Continue reading Study of Job 13:23 – Show me the Sin!
Job 13:21 Withdraw Your hand away from me, Let not my dread of You terrify me. I forgot to write done on the page, so I did this one again. Same prompt, difference response. Last week was vacation. I did almost nothing. It was the best vacation I won’t remember. The amount of… Continue reading Study of Job 13:21 – b – Dread, Vacation, and Looks
Job 13:21 Withdraw Your hand away from me, Let not my dread of you terrify me. That was a letdown. I now assume that this is not the second thing, but the first repeated. Or maybe the difference between the two is just lost on me. I have believed it proper to be… Continue reading Study of Job 13:21 – a- Dread, Anxiety, and Pride
Job 13:20 Spare me from only two things, That I need not cower in Your presence, Ask the impossible and it still won’t happen. One of the many ways that Christians try to encourage others with quotes like ‘Anything is possible with God.’ But let us remember that God does not change. He… Continue reading Study of Job 13:20 – Cower
Job 13:19 My final note on this verse was “They seem mutually exclusive.” Seems that neither option I have right now will be able to overcome the conundrum. Maybe I was overreacting. As I tell myself, time to pray, listen, and obey. If only I did not get distracted praying, I might listen and obey… Continue reading Study of Job 13:19 – Pray for God’s Power
Study of Job 13:18 Now that I have prepared my case, I know that I would be vindicated. The newest version of the most popular baseball cards came out this week. I collect Astros and their cards from this set. However, it looks like the costs of the cards I like has outpaced… Continue reading Study of Job 13:18 – Missing Pride