Finding Life beyond the struggles
I’ve briefly touched on Joseph, Jesus’ step-father, in previous posts, and today I’m going to do it again. I’ve said before that Joseph is almost an “add on” to Mary, a footnote in the life of Jesus. He’s often seen as a figurine in the manger scene, there to complete the picture of a family.... Continue Reading →
So yesterday I was driving home and I had so many thoughts running through my head. My main one being along the lines of how I feel time’s end pressing down on me and how I deal with it by simultaneously running from it and feeling like I’m not doing enough. How I’ve been waiting... Continue Reading →
I’m lookin’ at all the signs, all the posts Wondering which one holds me the most But I’ve forgotten, I can’t see All the ways He’s healed me I’ve forgotten I’m forgiven I’ve forgotten I’m whole Cause it’s His life I’ve traded For my own This whole world wants me broken Healing myself according to... Continue Reading →
It’s the New Year. A time for new beginnings. A time for life-course-correction. A brand new start. For many, the new year is a time to reevaluate who we are, where we are, and set course for the future. We work to make changes, often bettering ourselves in some way. We envision what we want... Continue Reading →
The book of Job ends with a happy ending: Job's fortunes and family restored. Before that could happen though, Job had to walk through the process of repentance. He had to acknowledge his sin and who God really is, then he had to choose to either accept or reject God. The ending of Job's story... Continue Reading →
The majority of Chapter 36 is taken up with Elihu expounding on God's grace and mercy. In comparison, Elihu points out how Job has become lofty in his heart and judgmental of others. What does this mean for all of us? For one, God does not dismiss any of us. He operates in mercy and... Continue Reading →
This portion of Elihu's speech focuses on the question: What does it profit a man to be friends with God? This is something Job spoke without first addressing all the ways God had originally blessed him. Job was of the mind that God gives and takes away, yet we must remember that fresh and salt... Continue Reading →
Elihu has a lot to say about Job's accusations against God. He wastes no time reminding those gathered that God is just, something Job's arguments have been in contradiction with. Elihu also reminds us that God's justice isn't in favor of one person or another, but it comes to all, but even within His justice,... Continue Reading →
The difference with Elihu's speech is that while Jobs other friends spoke accusations against Job, working to get him to admit he had done something wrong and must've brought on this punishment from God, Elihu speaks of how God redeems and restores. He speaks of God's true nature. Elihu's speech is the definition of edifying.... Continue Reading →
Chapter 32 in the Book of Job is the beginning of Elihu's one and only speech. Elihu is the youngest of the men and yet he is the wisest of those gathered together. In this intro, we are reminded that wisdom doesn't come from us, but from God. We are also reminded that God's Wisdom... Continue Reading →
Above My Waves 