Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, …
Category: Suffering
…Yet Will I Trust In Him
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no …
Wrongly Condemned
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison …
He came, He Suffered, He died, and He is coming
"Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire …
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Christian Suffering
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? …
GOD My Defence
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. But I will sing of Thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning: for Thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto Thee, O my strength, will I sing: for …
Then will I not hide myself
Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from Thee. Withdraw Thine hand far from me: and let not Thy dread make me afraid." Job 13:20-21 (KJB) REFERENCES: Job 9:34-35; 12; 13; 14; Genesis 3:8-10; Psalm 119:120; 139:12; Revelation 6:15-16
Day Thirty Four – The Struggle of Life
Does life ever seem like a weary process to you? Do you ever feel like you are all alone and that no one cares? Not even God? There are many Biblical characters who experienced these thoughts, and the one we will look at today is probably the most known. His name is Job. Our scheduled …
When You Are Thirsty and Downcast
"As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, 'Where is thy God?' When I remember …
Come Forth as Gold
"Then Job answered and said, 'Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. Oh that I knew where I might find Him! I might come to His seat! I would order my cause before Him, and fill my mouth with arguments. I would know the words He would answer …
Words From a Hurting Man
"Then Job answered and said, 'I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? If he will contend with Him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against Him, and hath prospered? Which removeth …
GOD Will Accomplish His Purposes
"And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. And I will give this people favour …
Dealing With Suffering
This is from Sunday morning's sermon (January 01, 2017). Job 1:6-19 Job was one man who suffered more than most of us do. He was known of by the prophet Ezekiel. He was spoken of by James the half brother of Jesus in the book of James. Job lost all that he possessed; including all …
When We Come Forth as Gold
First of all I pray all who come here will have a Blessed, HAPPY NEW YEAR. Secondly, my reason for reposting these studies in Job - today at Shiloah Baptist Church I will begin preaching messages in the book of Job; a total of about eight, weather permitting and God willing - through this first …
Correction?
"Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: for He maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and His hands make whole." Job 5:17-18 (KJV) These words are from the first speech of Eliphaz the Temanite; one of Job's three friends who had heard of Job's …
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