Cast your Bread on the Waters
It may be a debatable verse, but one fact is beyond question: God loves to bless those who seek to bless others. […]
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December 19, 2025 — The One Great Task
It’s the irony of humanity that, in aspiring to being godly, we discover the secret of humility. If Job is going to try out for the position of God, he needs to repurpose his anger—or, as God calls it, “the rage of your wrath” (Job 40:11)—and focus that energy on one project. “Look on everyone who is proud, […]
December 18, 2025 — The Grandeur Of God
Of course, God is more than enough. He’s more than everything—the everything He made one week! If Job thinks he knows better than God, he should apply for the job. The necessary requirements? Basically, he ought to be God-like. The Lord speaks of six aspects of His person where Job must qualify. The first two […]
December 17, 2025 — God Speaks Again
When God speaks to us, it is always His truth; when He speaks again, it’s also the echo of His grace. Job says, “Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; yes, twice, but I will proceed no further” (Job 40:5). I can’t help but think of the psalmist’s words: “God has spoken once, twice I have […]
December 16, 2025 — Comfort In Complexity
“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 […]
December 15, 2025 — Silence In The Court
“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 […]
From the Bottle to the Book
If there was one man young Josh hated, it was the man who abused his mother. But God changed Josh, then his hateful heart, then his drunkard dad—and then the whole town! […]
December 12, 2025 — Everything To See — Nothing To Say
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 […]
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The Happening Place
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 […]