Tag: He will never leave you

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Psalm 74, The tribulations of HIS people!

Psa 74:1-2, …O God, WHY HAVE YOU CAST US OFF FOREVER? WHY DOES YOUR ANGER SMOKE AGAINST THE SHEEP OF YOUR PASTURE? Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed—This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.

Because of the sin of HIS people, God allowed suffering to come to Israel! The Psalmist felt abandoned by GOD! REMEMBER, THE LORD DIDN’T LEAVE, BUT IT WAS ISRAEL THAT LEFT HIM! The LORD Chastens those HE loves!

Heb 12:6, FOR WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE CHASTENS, AND SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.” 

Psa 74:6-7, And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.

This is what happened to Solomon’s temple. The Talmud says that they had a two-day feast in the temple, but burnt it on the third day! Recorded in 2Ki 25:9-10!

Isa 64:11-12, Our holy and beautiful temple, Where our fathers praised You, Is burned up with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste. Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O LORD? Will You hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely?

The LORD will deal with the wicked in due time, BUT AS A LOVING FATHER HE CORRECTS THOSE HE LOVES THAT WE MAY NOT BE CONDEMNED WITH THE WICKED!

1Co 11:32, But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, THAT WE MAY NOT BE CONDEMNED WITH THE WORLD. 

Psa 74:12, FOR GOD IS MY KING FROM OF OLD, WORKING SALVATION IN THE MIDST OF THE EARTH. 

THE LORD IS ALWAYS WORKING IN OUR LIVES! HE NEVER GIVES UP ON HIS PEOPLE! WE MAY STUMBLE IN THIS LIFE, BUT WITH HIM WE WILL NEVER FALL!

Psa 37:24, Though they stumble, they will never fall, FOR THE LORD HOLDS THEM BY THE HAND. 

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Job 41, The Serpent satan!

Job 41:1-3, “Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower? Can you put a reed through his nose, Or pierce his jaw with a hook? Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak softly to you?

While some believe the Leviathan to be a crocodile, I BELIEVE IT TO BE A DRAGON-LIKE DINOSAUR which can’t be tamed!

Job 41:10, No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up. WHO THEN IS ABLE TO STAND AGAINST ME? 

If man isn’t able to stand against this mighty beast WHAT HOPE DO WE HAVE TO STAND AGAINST THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH?

Job 41:11, WHO HAS PRECEDED ME, THAT I SHOULD PAY HIM? EVERYTHING UNDER HEAVEN IS MINE. 

Everything seen and unseen are HIS! For HE created all things! Col 1:16

Isa 44:24, THUS SAYS THE LORD, YOUR REDEEMER, AND HE WHO FORMED YOU FROM THE WOMB: “I AM THE LORD, WHO MAKES ALL THINGS, WHO STRETCHES OUT THE HEAVENS ALL ALONE, WHO SPREADS ABROAD THE EARTH BY MYSELF; 

Job 41:33-34, ON EARTH THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HIM, Which is made without fear. He beholds every high thing; HE IS KING OVER ALL THE CHILDREN OF PRIDE.”

STILL DESCRIBING LEVIATHAN, BUT GOD IS COMPARING IT TO SATAN HIS OTHER CREATION!

Eze 28:14-15, “You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, TILL INIQUITY WAS FOUND IN YOU.

GOD IS TELLING JOB, WITHOUT HIM WE CAN’T STAND AGAINST THE LEVIATHAN NOR THE SERPENT SATAN!

Eph 6:11, PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD, THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF THE DEVIL.

Deu 31:6, BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE, DO NOT FEAR NOR BE AFRAID OF THEM; FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD, HE IS THE ONE WHO GOES WITH YOU. HE WILL NOT LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU.

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Job 27, Whom shall you call on?

Job 27:8-10, FOR WHAT IS THE HOPE OF THE HYPOCRITE, THOUGH HE MAY GAIN MUCH, If God takes away his life? Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him? WILL HE DELIGHT HIMSELF IN THE ALMIGHTY? WILL HE ALWAYS CALL ON GOD?

Job has been calling on the LORD, BUT A HYPOCRITE, IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, WILL NOT LEAN ON THE LORD, BUT ON HIS OWN UNDERSTANDING! HE WILL NOT CALL ON GOD FOR HELP FOR HE TRULY DOESN’T BELIEVE!

Rom 10:13-14, For “WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED.” HOW THEN SHALL THEY CALL ON HIM IN WHOM THEY HAVE NOT BELIEVED? …

A Christian will always be driven closer to the LORD to seek understanding and wisdom!

Pro 3:5-6, TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATHS.

DON’T TRUST IN WHAT YOU SEE, BUT TRUST IN WHOM YOU DON’T SEE! THE LORD IS WITH YOU AND SHALL NEVER LEAVE YOU!

Job 27:13-15, “THIS IS THE PORTION OF A WICKED MAN WITH GOD, And the heritage of oppressors, RECEIVED FROM THE ALMIGHTY: If his children are multiplied, IT IS FOR THE SWORD; And his offspring shall NOT BE SATISFIED WITH BREAD. THOSE WHO SURVIVE HIM SHALL BE BURIED IN DEATH, AND THEIR WIDOWS SHALL NOT WEEP,

Psa 109:13, Let his posterity be cut off, And in the generation following let their name be blotted out. 

The wicked man brings wickedness to his own home. He teaches his children to do the same and will reap the same benefit! DEATH, NOT JUST PHYSICAL, BUT AN EVERLASTING DEATH AWAY FROM THE FATHER!

Pro 22:6, TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO, AND WHEN HE IS OLD HE WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT.

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Job 22, Acquaint your with GOD!

Job 22:1-3, Then Eliphaz…answered and said: “CAN A MAN BE PROFITABLE TO GOD, … IS IT ANY PLEASURE TO THE ALMIGHTY THAT YOU ARE RIGHTEOUS? OR IS IT GAIN TO HIM THAT YOU MAKE YOUR WAYS BLAMELESS?

Eliphaz heard Job, but he heard arrogance! Job thought too highly of himself! BUT TO ANSWER ELIPHAZ, YES JOB’S RIGHTEOUSNESS PLEASED THE FATHER AS WE ARE PLEASED WHEN OUR CHILDREN WALK IN THE WAYS OF THE LORD! IT CAN ONLY BRING JOY!

Job 1:8, Then the LORD said… THAT THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM ON THE EARTH, A BLAMELESS AND UPRIGHT MAN, ONE WHO FEARS GOD AND SHUNS EVIL?” 

Pro 29:3, WHOEVER LOVES WISDOM MAKES HIS FATHER REJOICE… 

3Jn 1:4, I HAVE NO GREATER JOY THAN TO HEAR THAT MY CHILDREN WALK IN TRUTH. 

Job 22:5-7, IS NOT YOUR WICKEDNESS GREAT, AND YOUR INIQUITY WITHOUT END? For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And STRIPPED THE NAKED OF THEIR CLOTHING. YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN THE WEARY WATER TO DRINK, AND YOU HAVE WITHHELD BREAD FROM THE HUNGRY.

Eliphaz now starts accusing Job of stealing from the poor, not providing for the needy! I’M JUST AMAZED AT JOB’S PATIENCE, BECAUSE IF IT WERE ME, I WOULD HAVE PUT ON GLOVES REVEALING MY TRUE SELF!

Pro 14:29, HE WHO IS SLOW TO WRATH HAS GREAT UNDERSTANDING, BUT HE WHO IS IMPULSIVE EXALTS FOLLY. 

Job 22:21-22, “NOW ACQUAINT YOURSELF WITH HIM, AND BE AT PEACE; THEREBY GOOD WILL COME TO YOU. RECEIVE, PLEASE, INSTRUCTION FROM HIS MOUTH, AND LAY UP HIS WORDS IN YOUR HEART.

Great advice from Eliphaz, just given to the wrong person! It just doesn’t apply to Job!

WE NEED TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE ONLY TRUE AND LIVING GOD WHO HEARS AND KNOWS ALL! HE HASN’T LEFT JOB EVEN THOUGH HE APPEARS DISTANT!

Joh 17:3, AND THIS IS ETERNAL LIFE, THAT THEY MAY KNOW YOU, THE ONLY TRUE GOD, AND JESUS CHRIST WHOM YOU HAVE SENT. 

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Job 13, Never leave me LORD!

Job 13:4-5, But you FORGERS OF LIES, YOU ARE ALL WORTHLESS PHYSICIANS. OH, THAT YOU WOULD BE SILENT, AND IT WOULD BE YOUR WISDOM!

Job was tired of the false accusations of his friends; speaking without knowledge of the truth. It would be better if they just stay silent!

Pro 17:28, Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.

Job 13:7, WILL YOU SPEAK WICKEDLY FOR GOD, AND TALK DECEITFULLY FOR HIM? 

when calamity strikes a person do we say “IT’S BECAUSE OF YOUR SINS”? We speak with limited knowledge, and have no idea what GOD is doing behind the scenes! 

Job 13:15, THOUGH HE SLAY ME, YET WILL I TRUST HIM…

EVEN IF GOD KILLS ME, I STILL HAVE HOPE IN HIM! Paul said, Php 1:21, “FOR TO ME, TO LIVE IS CHRIST, AND TO DIE IS GAIN”

Pro 14:32, The wicked is banished in his wickedness, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS HAS A REFUGE IN HIS DEATH. 

Job 13:20-21, “ONLY TWO THINGS DO NOT DO TO ME, … (1) WITHDRAW YOUR HAND FAR FROM ME, (2) And LET NOT THE DREAD OF YOU MAKE ME AFRAID.

1) Job knew where his strength came from, even in this situation. Job lost everything, YET HE DIDN’T WANT TO LOSE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIVING GOD! “NEVER WITHDRAW YOUR HAND FROM ME”!

2) God is love and HE wants the best for us! Yet, Job didn’t want to be frighten of GOD! WE SHOULD NEVER BE FRIGHTEN THAT GOD WILL HURT US, BUT THAT WE WILL HURT GOD WITH OUR ACTIONS, SINS, AND UNBELIEF!

Psa 27:13-14, I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!

WHATEVER WERE GOING THROUGH NOW, WAIT ON THE LORD, SEEK HIS FACE! NEVER LOSE HOPE IN HIM BECAUSE EVEN IN DEATH OUR LOVING FATHER STILL REIGNS! JUST WAIT AND SEE!