Job 13:15-16 Though he slay me, yet will I trust him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him.
No way Friends! No way a hypocrite going to come before our God! Powerful words of faith people, from the father of patience; good ole Job. We can always depend on him to stand strong. ‘Though he slay me, yet will I trust him.’ Oh friends, 2009 is now underway, and remember we promised ourselves to do a better job for Jesus this year than those past. Now, though it’s a noble resolution, we can’t do it without Christ in our corner, without the faith and the resolve necessary to overcome the certain difficulties we’ll face. We’ve got to begin like Job, and raise our level of faith to unquenchable, unbeatable, sustainable heights. ‘For we walk by faith, not by sight.’ (2 Cor.5:7) We must raise our assurance to the level where we’re really living by faith, not by sight; have such optimism and hope in our hearts to truthfully declare, that even if it seems that God has turned against us, we’ll still trust and believe in Him, and also defend our ways. But we can only do that if our ways tend greatly to obedience, righteousness and truth, else we’ll be able to make no viable arguments. Job stonily upheld his truthfulness to his friends. ‘God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.’ (Job 27:5-6) And in spite of his sudden, disastrous loss of health, wealth and family, Job promised, and stoically retained his integrity to the very end. Now that’s true faith Friends! The kind of hope, trust and belief it really takes to be successful in this crazy, wicked world. Other men of great faith also felt that way. Bruh David unequivocally declared; ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.’ (Ps.23:4) Yes people, it’s that all consuming LOVE, reverence and trust we need to instil in our hearts, bodies, souls and minds. Without it, we’re just aimlessly blowing in the wind, unstable, double minded, of no real use. And Solomon, the sage of all time, remarked that, ‘The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.’ (Prov.14:32) That’s a fact Friends! True believers have hope, take refuge in death, are not afraid of it, because of our unassailable belief that in death, there’s life; physical death opens the pathway to spiritual life with Christ. And if we can store that truth, deep within our beings, then nothing the enemy can do will move, turn, or shake our trust in the Most High God Jehovah, the Creator of All, the One, True God. As Job also declares with faithful and righteous power; ‘He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him.’ What moving testimony Friends! The kind we should take to heart and resolve to make our own. When we are able to declare those strong sentiments on our behalf, then we know we’re on the right track. For as Job’s friend, Bildad asks; ‘Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water? Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish.’ (Job 8:11-13) That’s the truth people. The papyrus plants and reeds need marshy land to grow, but also wither before any other herb. That too shall be the lot, the miserable end of unbelievers and hypocrites. Bruh David attests to both statements. ‘Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up.’ (Ps.129:6) ‘The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.’ (Ps.9:17) Yes my brethren, it certainly takes great faith and a fair amount of ‘sufferation’ to live the life Jesus desires of His followers. But as I keep reminding us, he never asks anything of anyone, without giving them the necessary tools, desire and wherewithal to accomplish the task. It only behooves us to rise up faithfully, ask for that help, believe we’ll receive it, then go out and see the powerful, amazing, testimony we can create when we walk in obedience to His will. So Friends, let’s be encouraged, assured and energized, turn to Him right now, and seriously begin the reversal of fortune we’ve promised ourselves this year. We can surely do it, if we try. Much Love!…mini faith…moves molehills…maxi faith…topples mountains…
No way Friends! No way a hypocrite going to come before our God! Powerful words of faith people, from the father of patience; good ole Job. We can always depend on him to stand strong. ‘Though he slay me, yet will I trust him.’ Oh friends, 2009 is now underway, and remember we promised ourselves to do a better job for Jesus this year than those past. Now, though it’s a noble resolution, we can’t do it without Christ in our corner, without the faith and the resolve necessary to overcome the certain difficulties we’ll face. We’ve got to begin like Job, and raise our level of faith to unquenchable, unbeatable, sustainable heights. ‘For we walk by faith, not by sight.’ (2 Cor.5:7) We must raise our assurance to the level where we’re really living by faith, not by sight; have such optimism and hope in our hearts to truthfully declare, that even if it seems that God has turned against us, we’ll still trust and believe in Him, and also defend our ways. But we can only do that if our ways tend greatly to obedience, righteousness and truth, else we’ll be able to make no viable arguments. Job stonily upheld his truthfulness to his friends. ‘God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.’ (Job 27:5-6) And in spite of his sudden, disastrous loss of health, wealth and family, Job promised, and stoically retained his integrity to the very end. Now that’s true faith Friends! The kind of hope, trust and belief it really takes to be successful in this crazy, wicked world. Other men of great faith also felt that way. Bruh David unequivocally declared; ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.’ (Ps.23:4) Yes people, it’s that all consuming LOVE, reverence and trust we need to instil in our hearts, bodies, souls and minds. Without it, we’re just aimlessly blowing in the wind, unstable, double minded, of no real use. And Solomon, the sage of all time, remarked that, ‘The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.’ (Prov.14:32) That’s a fact Friends! True believers have hope, take refuge in death, are not afraid of it, because of our unassailable belief that in death, there’s life; physical death opens the pathway to spiritual life with Christ. And if we can store that truth, deep within our beings, then nothing the enemy can do will move, turn, or shake our trust in the Most High God Jehovah, the Creator of All, the One, True God. As Job also declares with faithful and righteous power; ‘He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him.’ What moving testimony Friends! The kind we should take to heart and resolve to make our own. When we are able to declare those strong sentiments on our behalf, then we know we’re on the right track. For as Job’s friend, Bildad asks; ‘Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water? Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish.’ (Job 8:11-13) That’s the truth people. The papyrus plants and reeds need marshy land to grow, but also wither before any other herb. That too shall be the lot, the miserable end of unbelievers and hypocrites. Bruh David attests to both statements. ‘Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up.’ (Ps.129:6) ‘The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.’ (Ps.9:17) Yes my brethren, it certainly takes great faith and a fair amount of ‘sufferation’ to live the life Jesus desires of His followers. But as I keep reminding us, he never asks anything of anyone, without giving them the necessary tools, desire and wherewithal to accomplish the task. It only behooves us to rise up faithfully, ask for that help, believe we’ll receive it, then go out and see the powerful, amazing, testimony we can create when we walk in obedience to His will. So Friends, let’s be encouraged, assured and energized, turn to Him right now, and seriously begin the reversal of fortune we’ve promised ourselves this year. We can surely do it, if we try. Much Love!…mini faith…moves molehills…maxi faith…topples mountains…
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