Good Morning “Purified by Fire”.  Today we are in Job 10.Job continues to lament, wishing he was never born, or perished at birth.  I’m not sure I could keep my head as much as Job has.  We’re generally a pretty soft people these days.  Job obviously wasn’t.  Sometimes as parents we must allow our kids to go through the tough stuff. We can’t and shouldn’t protect them from EVERYTHING or they will ...  Read More

Good Morning “Bridge Crossers.”  Today we are in Job 9.  Man Job has a way of laying it out simply and plainly. God is God and we are NOT.  He is over ALL things and He is just in all He does.  Who can challenge Him?  No ONE.  Who could stand up in court against Him - none.  He is Holy, Perfect, and Righteous in all He does.  Although we have questions who can question Him?  Job recognizes his pla...  Read More

Good Morning “Wrongly Judged.”  Today we are in Job 8.  Have you ever felt inaccurately judged by someone?  Ever judged someone wrongly yourself?  Dare I say we all have?  It’s one of the products of our sin nature.  Phycology says we make as many as 12 determinations about people within the first 10 seconds of meeting someone.  Think we get all those right?  “Have you considered my servant Job? T...  Read More

Good Morning “Those With No Self Pity.”  Today we are in Job 7.We’ve acknowledged the fact that our hearts break when we consider Jobs testing.  10 children gone.  I cannot imagine losing 1.  Though Ive walked through losing a child with others, and mourned their pain - I myself have not experienced something so hard.  My mind can’t compute losing 10.  He also lost everything else except his wife....  Read More

Good Morning “Unwavering Friends.”  Today we are in Job 6.Eliphaz completes his rebuke of Job for the moment.  He is convinced he spoke Truth despite the fact that he stated it was a “spirit” that gave him the words.  Satan is a master of using Scripture improperly.  We see examples of his work through the twisted teachings of some of the most popular progressive Christian movements.  We see it th...  Read More

Good Morning “Those Determined  to Truly Know What You’re Talking About.”  Today we are in Job 5.  Eliphaz continues in his arrogant misdiagnosed rebuking of Job.  Notice even as he seeks to compel Job his prophetic statements are false.  We know the rest of Jobs story and Eliphaz is way off.  He’s way off because his words did not and are not coming from The Lord, but Satan.  Only God knows what’...  Read More

Good Morning “Discerning Counsel Carefully.”  Today we are in Job 4.  For 7 days Jobs friends sat with him in silence but couldn’t bring themselves to say a word.  Once they could - it got worse.  Eliphaz begins to speak with what he seems to believe is wisdom (1 Corinthians 3:18).  Interestingly though… the words are not his own.  “A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it...  Read More

Good Morning "Deep Mourners."  Today we are in Job 3.This passage is tough.  Unfortunately, not tough because it's hard to understand, but because at some level we do.   We’ve all experienced suffering - we live in a sinful world.  With sin has come death and all that is associated with both:  Sickness, disease, suffering, selfishness, hurt, pain, etc etc.  We are sinful people whose bodies are fa...  Read More

Good Morning “ Accepters of Both Good and Trouble from The Lord”. Today we are in Job 2.With nothing left but his wife and 3 friends, Jobs wife tells him to curse God and die.  His reply, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.” Job‬ ‭2‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬First let’s be clear, despite the fact that Satan was the...  Read More

Good Morning "Accused".  Today we are in Job 1.   We have a tendency to look for formulas within our relationship with God.  What do I need to do to receive the blessing of God?  “Ok, so if I receive Jesus, get Baptized, truly draw near to God through Jesus, pray, read my Bible, go to church, serve, tithe etc etc... then, God has to bless me?”  “Ummmm no.”  “What?”  It is True, that those things m...  Read More

Good Morning “Tools For The Lord.”  Today we wrap up Esther with short chapter 10.Mom… Pastor Jason called me a tool.  Ummm… sorry, I did.  In fact if you are humbly submitted to The Lord you too can be a tool (Romans 12:1, 2 Corinthians 5:20).  In fact it’s why we were created and beckoned to Jesus by The King of Kings and Lord of Lords (John 6:44, Ephesians 2:8-10).Mordecai was nothing special. ...  Read More

Good Morning “Blessers of Israel”.  Today we are in Esther 9.The Jews in Persia were doomed.  Under Haman’s decree they would all be slaughtered including Ruth.  Reminder - Satan has always purposed to destroy Gods people, even when there were just 2 (Genesis 3).  God is on it, always many steps ahead of the evil ones plotting.  Satan, and Haman his tool - were no match.  That same movement contin...  Read More