You are welcome Gwen. Addison O. Addison Gethers e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] window live messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Tweedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 11:16 AM Subject: {dbilg} Re: devotional and prayer from Sharon Sanderson Sept.26 > hanks friend > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "O.Addison Gethers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Deaf-blind inspirational life groups" <[email protected]>; > "Resting place groups" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "bsfm groups" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:04 AM > Subject: {dbilg} devotional and prayer from Sharon Sanderson Sept.26 > > > Friday > September 26, 2008 > > WHO INDEED? > > Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: > "Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? Brace > yourself, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. > "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you > know so much. Do you know how its dimensions were determined and who did > the > surveying? What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone as > the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? > "Who defined the boundaries of the sea as it burst from the womb, and as I > clothed it with clouds and thick darkness? For I locked it behind barred > gates, > limiting its shores. I said, 'thus far and no farther will you come. Here > your proud waves must stop!' > "Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise > in the east? Have you ever told the daylight to spread to the ends of the > earth, > to bring an end to the night's wickedness?" > Job 38:1-13 > > We know the story of Job. God was extremely proud of him, but Satan felt > that the only reason Job was so faithful was because God had a hedge of > protection > around him. So, God gave Satan permission to come against Job - and he > did! > > We know that Job's friends began planting seeds of doubt and even unbelief > into Job's heart. In the beginning Job stood strong and praised the Lord > through > his pain. Well, if you've read the "rest of the story" (as Paul Harvey > says), Job began to plead his innocence instead of God's faithfulness and > it was > downhill from there! > > Anytime we begin looking at ourselves, thinking we are "good enough" to > "deserve" God's blessings we miss the mark big time! We can never be good > enough, > but we can be faithful in trusting His goodness on our behalf. > > Again, these words cause me to think of Nicole C. Mullins' song, Redeemer. > God is the one! Jesus is our Redeemer! It is their love, their holiness, > and > their faithfulness to us that makes us able to face all the storms in our > lives! We are nothing outside the perimeters of God's love and grace! > > God sets boundaries in His world and if we even begin to think that we can > cross those boundaries we better take the time to think again! God's grace > covers > a huge distance in our lives. However, if we make a determination to do > things "our" way we will quickly learn where He draws the line! > > Job became discouraged because his friends were relentless. This can serve > as a reminder to us that we need to keep our eyes on Jesus and recognize > that > we are nothing without Him! > > Father, it is true - without You, without the shed blood of Jesus Christ, > we are nothing! I know what I would be had You not graced me with Your > love and > the salvation provided through the sacrifice of Your Son, my brother, > Jesus! Lord, strengthen us with Your love and set those boundary markers > in place > where we can clearly see them. We simply want to be in the center of Your > will! We know where the morning comes from!. > > ******************************************* > > > O. Addison Gethers > e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > window live messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: durangoadd64 skype: > cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.1/1688 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 > 6:29 AM > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
