Job 13:15-17 “Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless
I will argue my ways before Him. 16 “This
also will be my salvation, For a godless man may
not come before His presence. 17 Listen
carefully to my speech, And let my declaration fill your ears.” (NASB)
Problems…Problems…Problems
The week is winding down, but the speed of the spinning “hands
of time” seem to be revving up. The mounting demands placed on me by others, and
the overwhelming flood of pain in my body has slowed my response time. And, now
I’m feeling the pressure of not accomplishing the goals I set for myself.
Sound familiar?
More often than we would like to admit we blame our problems
on outside sources. Sometimes God even gets the blame. Over-zealous Christians
judge and point fingers and say, “Problems are the result of sin.”
That was not the case for Job, and it’s not necessarily the
case in our lives.
Psalm 34:19
Many are the
afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord
delivereth him out of them all. (KJV)
It is, perhaps a bit, presumptuous of us to
declare ourselves righteous. So three questions can answer the issue from God’s
point of view.
Have
you accepted Christ as your personal Savior?
Do
you strive daily to live for Christ?
Are
you quick to repent when you fail?
1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath
no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted
above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape,
that ye may be able to bear it. (KJV)
When we are overwhelmed, burning the candle at
both ends, riding the PROBLEM-GO-ROUND with no apparent way to stop God is
there waiting for us to listen to Him.
Job 37:14
Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works
of God. (KJV)
Exodus 14:13
And Moses
said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the
salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to
you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again
no more for ever. (KJV)
God will deliver us…His love promises it…He does
not disappoint.
Psalm 37:5 Commit
thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he
shall bring it to pass. (KJV)
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