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Read the Bible Through in 2009

Friday, July 3

Job 40 - 42
I Thessalonians 4

Job 40:1-5 -"Then the Lord said to Job, 'Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?  You are God's critic, but do you have the answers?'  Then Job replied to the Lord, 'I am nothing--how could I ever find the answers?  I will put my hand over my mouth in silence.  I have said too much already.  I have nothing more to say.'"

How do you argue or criticize almighty God?  Do you demand answers when things don't go your way, you lose a job, someone close to you is ill or dies, finances are tight, you fail, or unexpected changes occur?  The next time you are tempted to complain to God, consider how much he loves you.  And remember Job's reaction when he had his chance to speak.  Are you worse off than Job or more righteous than he?  Give God a chance to reveal his greater purposes for you, but remember that they may unfold over the course of your life and not at the moment you desire.

Life Application Study Bible, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois.