I have decided that I am going to take the reading of Job very slowly because of the fact that it is very heavy reading. I am also backtracking to the date in the book The One Year Bible of August 22 since I was ill last week.
Job 4:1- 7:21
We come to a point in the reading where Job's friends are trying to comfort him when he is at his lowest. Satan had dealt his most severe blow to Job which has left him very ill and almost helpless. Job in the previous chapter (3:1-26) was cursing the day he was born but not cursing at God , which is what the devil had wanted. His friend Eliphaz the Termanite was the first to reply to Job. Job 4:3-6 In the past you have encouraged many in a troubled soul to trust God; you have supported those who were weak. Your words have strengthened the fallen; you steadied those who wavered. But now when trouble strikes, you faint and are broken. Does your reverence for God give you no confidence? Shouldn't you believe that God will care for those who are upright?
My husband often tells me the same thing. We are always ready to give advice, pray for one another but when it comes to ourselves we tend to have doubts, and start to feel sorry for ourselves when these rough patches hit. It is at this time that our faith is tested and when we should lean on God and trust in him to be able to overcome these obstacles. In Job 5:8, Eliphaz gave Job advice and told him to Go to God and present your case to him. He continues and explains the many things that God is capable of doing such as performing miracles, and outsmarting the crafty and evil minded.
Job replies to his friend in chapter 6 and 7. He lets him know that all he really wants is to be out of his misery and to know what sins has he committed to deserve this torment.
1 Corinthian 14: 18-40
Okay I have a BIG problem with this reading . Verse 34. 34 Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says. 35 If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings. Really Paul. What happened to the whole idea of if the women is the Christian one in the relationship the hope is to bring that into the family. Isn't that a non-submissive role. What about people like Esther, Mary Magdalene who spoke up and did things to help our faith. Please help me to understand is this what God wants us to continue to do right now?
Psalm 37:30-40
Passage Psalm 37:30-40:
30 The godly offer good counsel;
they teach right from wrong.
31 They have made God’s law their own,
so they will never slip from his path.
32 The wicked wait in ambush for the godly,
looking for an excuse to kill them.
33 But the L
or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
34 Put your hope in the L
Travel steadily along his path.
He will honor you by giving you the land.
You will see the wicked destroyed.
35 I have seen wicked and ruthless people
flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
36 But when I looked again, they were gone!
Though I searched for them, I could not find them!
37 Look at those who are honest and good,
for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.
38 But the rebellious will be destroyed;
they have no future.
he is their fortress in times of trouble.
40 The L
rescuing them from the wicked.
He saves them,
and they find shelter in him.
Proverbs 21:27
Passage Proverbs 21:27:
27 The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
especially when it is offered with wrong motives.
Tomorrow's Reading
Job 8:1-11:20 KJV NLT
1 Corinthians 15:1-28 KJV NLT
Psalm 38:1-22 KJV NLT
Proverbs 21:28-29 KJV NLT
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