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Our scripture today is Psalms 105:8 (NIV). He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations In Genesis 12:2 we read God’s covenant with Abraham: “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.” The Lord made a …
Our scripture today is Psalms 100:1-2 (NKJV). Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Scripture presents a variety of different psalm styles and purposes. In most translations, today’s psalm carries a heading of thanksgiving, offering the Lord our praise and worship. …
Our scripture today is Psalms 51:10 (NKJV). Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51 is one of seven penitential psalms, those that acknowledge our wrongdoing and ask God’s forgiveness. Psalm 6, 32, 38, 102, 130 and 143 are the others. They are traditionally used during …
Our scripture today is Psalms 1:2 (NKJV). But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. The Book of Psalms has been called the songbook of God’s people. Most of the lessons we have read so far are a history of the people and their …
Our scripture today is Job 42:16-17 (NKJV). After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. So Job died, old and full of days. The Book of Job has poetic passages like Psalms and words of wisdom like Proverbs. It teaches us that being faithful when …
Our scripture today is Job 16:1-2 (NKJV). Then Job answered and said: “I have heard many such things; Miserable comforters are you all!” Job expresses a very universal complaint: we are miserable comforters when we try to offer advice instead of genuine love and understanding. Job’s friends all point to what they claim is God’s …
Our scripture today is Job 12:2 (NKJV). No doubt you are the people, And wisdom will die with you! The Bible Knowledge Commentary says of this verse “Job jeers at his friends alleged wisdom.” While they know the words of the scripture, they don’t have the same relationship with God that Job has. They also …
Our scripture today is Job 5:8 (NKJV). But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause— Job’s friends gather to console him on his lost family, property and health. They offer what seems to be solid religious advice…except it’s not. All of their direction is predicated on Job …
Our scripture today is Job 2:9 (NKJV). Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” In order to understand the message of Job we must understand something about the culture of the time. In this society, one’s honor was extremely important. When illness or calamity …
Our scripture today is Job 1:8 (NKJV). Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” The Book of Job is considered “Wisdom Literature” according to church scholars, along with Proverbs …