Finding God’s Seat

Finding God’s Seat

Job 23:3 “O that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come to His seat!” Observation: In this reading, Job declared his great longing for God. The security, comfort, and health he had once known had been stripped away, and the counsel of his friends, while well...
Blathering

Blathering

Mark 9:7 “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!” Observation: Peter, James, and John had gone with Jesus to a high mountain where Jesus was transfigured into a heavenly being whose garments radiated such whiteness as to be otherworldly. Elijah and Moses then appeared...
The Ultimate Scorecard

The Ultimate Scorecard

Job 21:7 “Why do the wicked still live, continue on, also become very powerful?” Observation: Job was responding to the angry arguments of his friend Zophar. Zophar had made the claim that a wicked man’s prosperity is brief: “The triumphing of the wicked is short, and...
On Being Interruptible

On Being Interruptible

Mark 3:2 “And they were watching Him to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.” Observation: Mark here related a time when Christ entered the synagogue and healed a man with a withered hand. To this, the leaders responded by leaving the...
Calling It Right

Calling It Right

Job 19:21–22 “Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me. Why do you persecute me as God does?” Observation: Job’s friends repeatedly sought to convince him that his painful circumstances were due to some failure or sin on Job’s part. Seeing...
Fleshly Navigation

Fleshly Navigation

Acts 27:13 “When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing.” Observation: Paul was prisoner on a ship sailing for Rome under difficult circumstances. Never one to ignore an audience, Paul,...