“Then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech Thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small” (Amos 7:2, KJV). God is always looking for intercessors, those who plead the case of those in need. Abraham pled for Sodom (Gen 18:23-33). Moses pled for Israel (Ex 32:11-13). Stephen pled for His murderers (Acts […]
We who rally ’round the Cross know that, even there, “our God turned the curse into a blessing” (Neh 13:2). Job wants to refute a misunderstanding put forward by Eliphaz who accused Job of making a frontal attack on the Lord: “he stretches out his hand against God, and acts defiantly against the Almighty, running stubbornly against Him […]
“Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Hold me up, and I shall be safe…” (Ps 119:116-117). D.L. Moody tells the following: One time my little girl was teasing her mother to get her a muff, so one day her mother brought […]
“Who can say, ‘I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin’?” (Prov 20:9). No one, of course. But millions can give testimony that the blood of Jesus Christ has cleansed them from all unrighteousness! Merely feeling sorry will not do. There is a great difference between remorse and repentance. One regrets […]
“Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession” (Ps 2:8). What a petition is this! Here Jehovah is suggesting to His Son, the King, an appropriate request to make of Him. Yes, He, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, is […]
In the end, people can’t live with hopelessness. So they end up choosing between Lady Luck or the Almighty God who holds everything in His hands. […]
Christ not only passed through every grief for us, but He passes on to us the comfort He found there. As Job begins his fourth speech, he delivers his famous assessment: “Miserable comforters are you all!” (Job 16:2). The two words are on a collision course with each other. The word “miserable” (Heb, ‘âmâl) is a grab-bag of distasteful ideas. […]
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“The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all” (Isa 53:6). Alexander Maclaren writes: “In the compass of three verses of this chapter, there are seven distinct, emphatic, and harmonious utterances, all bearing on one thought: the vicarious suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ. 1. ‘He has borne our griefs.’ 2. ‘And carried […]
If you think the worst of others, it may say more about your heart than it does about theirs. Having denounced Job’s sincerity (Job 15:1-6), and disputed his veracity (vv 7-16), Eliphaz now describes Job’s duplicity (vv 17-35). Interestingly, like many who become wrapped up in the heat of an argument, Eliphaz completely ignores everything […]