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Long-winded Speeches

Job 16:2–3 2“I have heard many things like these; you are miserable comforters, all of you! 3Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing? Some people seem to bury other people with their words. You know the type. They always have an opinion on every subject. It is as ifContinue reading “Long-winded Speeches”

Sarcasm Isn’t New

Job Job 12:2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter, and wisdom will die with you! Sometimes people in the middle of suffering have insights that we who are not in suffering just don’t have. Suffering has a way of both clarifying and complicating our thinking and feeling at the same time. And itContinue reading “Sarcasm Isn’t New”

Going After the Kids

Job 8:3-4 3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? 4When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. Have you ever heard of “Mother Bear Syndrome?” I am sure you have seen it at least once in your lifetime. It is when someone tries toContinue reading “Going After the Kids”

Wanting to Die

Job 6:8-10 8“Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for, 9that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life! 10Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the HolyContinue reading “Wanting to Die”

Qualification for Suffering

Job 1:1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. With all the unemployment right now, I am sure there are more than a few who are pulling our the resume and polishing it up for the timeContinue reading “Qualification for Suffering”

The Day

Zephaniah 3:20 At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the Lord. Days can seem to blur together, can’t they? Have you found yourselfContinue reading “The Day”

In the Face of

Habakkuk 2:4-5 “See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness— 5 indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nationsContinue reading “In the Face of”

Short-lived Repentance

Nahum 3:19 Nothing can heal you; your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you clap their hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty? Everybody remembers the story of Jonah and the big fish. We might remember that Jonah was running from his assignment to preach to theContinue reading “Short-lived Repentance”

Leftovers

Micah 7:1 What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave. I love potluck dinners. So many different dishes in the same place. You get to pick what you wantContinue reading “Leftovers”

Wheat’s Perspective

Micah 4:13 “Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will give you horns of iron; I will give you hooves of bronze, and you will break to pieces many nations.” You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth. Have you ever tried to put yourselfContinue reading “Wheat’s Perspective”