“When God places a burden upon you, He places His arms underneath you.” —C.H. Spurgeon Job’s response to the Lord is very honest. “Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; yes, twice, but I will proceed no further” (Job […]
“Apply yourself wholly to the Scriptures, and apply the Scriptures wholly to yourself.” —J.A. Bengel As the Lord concludes the first part of His appeal to Job, He poses a challenging question: “Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?” (Job 40:2). The Hebrew word for “contend” comes from a root meaning “to toss or grapple.” If […]
Job learned nothing when his friends turned the microscope on him, but when God used the telescope? Wow! It’s time to catch our breath. Visiting God’s vast living museum, we need to sit a moment and get our bearings. The Lord has swept us back in time to the beginning. We’ve watched as He “laid the […]
Read More… from December 12, 2025 — Everything To See — Nothing To Say
If you weren’t familiar with North America, wouldn’t it be a bit disorienting to discover that North Carolina is in the south and South Dakota’s in the north? Our geography may be a curiosity, but for one country it’s a matter of life and death. There’s a little dusty region on the eastern shore of […]
“The eagle that soars in the upper air does not worry itself how it is to cross rivers.” —Gladys Aylward There are few sights more glorious than a horse at full gallop or an eagle in flight. Having described the one, the Lord now turns to the other. “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and […]
Does Job, sitting in the ashes, understand that he is the battlefield between right and wrong? The Lord focused Job’s attention on the ostrich, the world’s largest bird (200-300 lbs). It’s the fastest two-legged land animal and can top 40 mph! Thus, says the Lord, “When she lifts herself on high, she scorns the horse and its rider” (Job […]
What a picture! The ostrich’s wings can’t fly, but that doesn’t keep her from lifting up in pride. It’s estimated there are roughly 10 to the power of 80 atoms in the universe. From quarks and neutrinos to the massive supernovas, all came from the hands of our Lord (Jn 1:3). He also fashioned the […]
When we domesticate animals for our benefit, we diminish their ability to fend for themselves. There’s another lesson among God’s menagerie. Job had once owned a large number of animals—“his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys” (Job 1:3). Imagine that—11,500 animals for service across his […]
If you wanted a picture to insert in a dream that illustrated an overturned court case, what would you use? […]