TEXT: ‘I had only heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance’ (Job 42:5-6 NLT)). It’s understandable when Christians want to quickly scan through the Book of Job in the bible or avoid reading it altogether. After all, many chapters of arguments between Job and his three friends do not make enjoyable reading, especially when Job is maintaining his innocence about God’s supposedly unfair treatment of him, and his friends are trying to make him out to be the worst of the worst, saying that was why trouble came in the first instance. As we read the end of the book, we discover both viewpoints were wrong. Yet, if you read through the Book of Job carefully, you will discover gold nuggets of truth hidden in the pages that really are worth finding! In Chapter 9, Job uses the phrase, “If I” five times and these form the basis for Today’s Teaching. It’s so important to have a correct perspective of God. Job didn’t because he thought God was the source of his trouble, when once He had been the source of his blessings. He didn’t...
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TEXT: ‘O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For I was the king’s cupbearer’ (Nehemiah 1:11). It’s very easy to say, “I know there’s a problem, but what can I do?” A more positive response changes the emphasis slightly to, ‘What can I do?” As we head into 2024, the challenge is, “Who or what will I influence for good during the year?” The example of Nehemiah is an inspiration to us all. Today’s Teaching highlights four things that will help us to be more effective. 1. We can’t change everything, but we can change something This is why the Bible says, ‘Having gifts (faculties, talents, qualities) that differ according to the grace given us, let us use them’ (Romans 12:6 AMPC). We will not respond in the same way because we are all different, but we can all respond to something. World news can overwhelm us, but it can also inspire us. The report about Jerusalem greatly distressed Nehemiah, but it also set him praying. He thought,...
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