Greetings, dear Readers! This week I would like to share with you some of my favorite passages from Job—a man who was truly tested; whose helpful friends were not so helpful; but a man who never lost sight of his Redeemer.
Job 23:10-12 But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. for I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food.
The Psalmist hides God’s Word within his heart to keep himself from sin (Ps. 119:11), and he asks God to open his eyes to understand those wonderful truths (Ps. 119:18). Joshua repeated the command to study god’s Word (i.e., Book of Instruction) continually and meditate on it day and night so we might obey everything written in it (Joshua 1:8). Paul reminds Timothy that all Scripture is inspired by God and useful for our instruction (2 Timothy 3:16). John reminds us that we are never to add to God’s Word or take anything away from God’s Word (Revelation 22:18-19). To Job, whose bodily condition was unable to take in food or drink, god’s Word was his daily nourishment and sustenance.
Perhaps it is time to take our Bible off the shelf, dust it off, and use it daily.
Gracious Heavenly Father,
Your Word is precious for it teaches us, corrects us, and sustains us. Create within us a new and deeper desire to read from its pages daily. Open the eyes of our understanding to the wonderful truths it contains. Teach us to treasure Your Word.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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