by David Keesling | Jun 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Unfulfilled Expectations Job 40:4: “I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.” Observation: Through all of Job 38 and 39, God had been affirming His unlimited majesty and power using fascinating examples from the natural realm and the...
by David Keesling | Jun 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Beyond Muskiness Job 38:22–23: “Have you seen the storehouses of the hail, which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of war and battle?” Observation: Reading the book of Job has always required fortitude; experience tells us we will have to...
by David Keesling | Jun 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here a Weed, There a Weed 1 Corinthians 9:1: “Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?” Observation: Paul has just finished saying in 1 Corinthians 8:13: “Therefore if food causes my brother to...
by David Keesling | Jun 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
A Good Reflection? 1 Corinthians 7:35: “This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint on you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.” Observation: Paul was sharing what he understood God’s desire to be regarding...
by David Keesling | Jun 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
Job 34:10: “Far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to do wrong.” Observation: This chapter finds Elihu on a roll, convinced he has the root of Job’s trouble all figured out: it’s Job! Though Elihu’s theories will require some adjustment in future...
