Daily Devotional from Psalm 2– Verses 4-6He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” It’s a dangerous place to be when you are against the Lord. The pride of human hearts makes us feel like we can take God, we believe that we know more than G...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 1–Verses 1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night.Here is seen the progression of decline in one’s behavior: first walking, then standing, then sitting with those who disregard the Word and wa...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 42– Verse 12And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. Many people tend to read Job 42 as a happy ending. But more than a happy ending, Job 42 is a new beginning! Quite likely, Job had more days to live after this mysterious book, than he ever did before. So, the next time you go through a difficult season, just remember that your suffering isn’t...  Read More

July 14Daily Devotional from Job 41–Verse 1Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook or press down his tongue with a cord?What is a Leviathan? The dictionary calls him a monstrous sea creature. He is also called a crocodile, a dragon, and it is even said he had multiple heads. The question is “Can he stand up to being compared to the Almighty God?” What does the scripture say? Job 3:8 says you c...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 40–Verses 6-8Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: “Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?”  Job has been justifiably upset over the course of this book. He has had friends try to convince him of wrongdoing, or of God’s anger tow...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 38--Verse 4Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.Sometimes it’s easier to trust in our own understanding or the understanding of others than it is to trust God. Here God is stating that He has a higher perspective than we do. He created the earth and He continues to sustain it. Job and his friends were trying to make th...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 37–Verse 5God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.Although Elihu’s speech to Job and his friends still fell short of perfect, I just love the things he says in this chapter. He is keenly aware of God’s majesty, and he knows that it outweighs everything else. Elihu emphasizes that God is above all, and he is all-powerful, no m...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 36—Verses 11-12If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness. But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.Elihu is making big claims here. In a way, his logic suggests that those who were martyred for Christ died because they were outside of God’s will. That would be silly to think.Y...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 35–Verse 5Look at the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds, which are higher than you.Elihu tells Job to look at the clouds to illustrate that God is infinitely higher than we are. Elihu claims that our actions do not affect God, but he is mistaken. Hebrews 13:16 tells us that God is pleased when we do good, and Isaiah 59:2 says our sins hide God’s face from us. God ce...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 34--Verse 32aTeach thou me what I do not see…In a sermon on Job 34, Charles Spurgeon talked of believers excusing sin as “constitutional” or a part of one’s “temperament” and thus unavoidable. “It’s just the way I am. I can’t help it”.  The enemy would have us believe this about besetting sins and vulnerabilities which we may indulge in ourselves or expect others to overl...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 33-Verses 29-30 Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be lighted with the light of life.The three times with a man refers to God speaking to man through visions (Job 33:14),through afflictions (Job 33:15-17), and through messengers (Job 33:23).Sometimes God’s Words of wisdom are hard to see, har...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 32--Verses 19-20 (RSV)Behold, my heart is like wine that has no vent;    like new wineskins, it is ready to burst. I must speak, that I may find relief;    I must open my lips and answer.Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and felt like this? Like you have to say something or you will burst open? Like a volcano about to erupt?Sometimes what we feel we need t...  Read More