A Thought for the Day – 063 – Job’s Condition?
Have to backup as we travel through Ecclesiastes 3 to verse 11. I think
that this verse of scripture is one of the best in Ecclesiastes. Let’s read it
together: He (God) has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He (God) has
put eternity in their (yours and mine) hearts, except that no one (man or woman)
can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. (I see this as a
point in time for every human being, but from God’s point in eternity, where
time is not relevant the view is endless).
Comments and challenges
Over
the years while reading Proverbs daily I stumble through Proverbs 30:2 which
usually slaps me around. The verse says: “Surely I am more stupid than any man,
and do not have the understanding of a man”. Now I know that wisdom and
understanding is vast and that no one person can have an answer that satisfies
all questions. “I mean even the “Answer Grape” – “back in the day” did very
well, but today he is all wrinkles, next to the “I-pad”!
By
now most of you know that I have “shingles” when I first began to notice the
tingling around the waist I thought nothing of it, but as time moved forward
and I began to be vocal about the disturbing and advancing irritation. People who
had this before me would have this very concerned look on their face and say
things like; “O Jesse” I hope it isn’t the shingles?” Like I always do; I just
brushed it off and made light hearted remarks about the developing dilemma.
I
have stopped being light hearted… woe to the person who has shingles. It is
without a doubt extremely painful. Words do not describe it. I have been beaten
in life by some of the best, but compared to shingles those beatings if all
were to take place right at this moment would be less painful. Fortunately
there is medication (which I said in my heart – I’m not taking that drug!) I’m
taking it now and it is the only reason that I can write this morning.
The
days leading up to this morning have led me to think a lot about Job, and if it
were not for my wife who spoke about Job this morning before going to work; I would
be searching around for something else to write about. I feel certain that Job
did not have shingles, especially the type which we deal with these days; Job
2:7 clearly tells us that Satan stuck Job with boils from the bottom of his
feet to the very top of his head.
The similarity
that I wish to draw from this is that the area of shingles is a patch of small
boils that are most painful to the skin, like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Now
I am not bragging or complaining, nor am I seeking to compare myself with Job. I
only want to say that this causes me to focus on the debilitating consequences of
SIN, and DEATH. These are the only tools that Satan has, but these are more
than adequate to destroy MANKIND.
There
is VICTORY over all of what Satan does to man, turn with me to 1 Corinthians
15:20-58. You and I have been defeated in life with SIN and DEATH, sin wrecks
everything we touch and death follows. There is an escape from this sin and death
that God the Father has given as a gift to EVERYONE who will believe HIM. Verse
20… But now Christ is raised from the dead, the first of many who will follow. I
will let you continue to read through to verse 58. Don’t stumble through verses
29-34, there are good answers that we can get to at some point in the future.
Since
I did not sleep well last night I think I will let you finish this devotional
as you see fit about what God has given to YOU and ME through the LORD Jesus
Christ. He has given us eternity in our hearts, that when we see Jesus as our
Savior we will know that there is nothing better in life to do then to rejoice
and do good through the Holy Spirit as God has provided. So eat, drink and
enjoy the good of your labor – it is the gift of God. Ecclesiastes 3:12-15.
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