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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 8:44 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Friday May 22 > Sorry Guys. I sent this one earlier with the Subject line reading "Daily > Devotion For Friday May > 22". > > Job 4-6 (The Message) > > Job 4 > Eliphaz Speaks Out > Now You're the One in Trouble > 1-6Then Eliphaz from Teman spoke up: > "Would you mind if I said something to you? Under the circumstances it's > hard to keep quiet. > You yourself have done this plenty of times, spoken words > that clarify, encouraged those who were about to quit. > Your words have put stumbling people on their feet, > put fresh hope in people about to collapse. > But now you're the one in trouble-you're hurting! > You've been hit hard and you're reeling from the blow. > But shouldn't your devout life give you confidence now? > Shouldn't your exemplary life give you hope? > > 7-11 "Think! Has a truly innocent person ever ended up on the scrap heap? > Do genuinely upright people ever lose out in the end? > It's my observation that those who plow evil > and sow trouble reap evil and trouble. > One breath from God and they fall apart, > one blast of his anger and there's nothing left of them. > The mighty lion, king of the beasts, roars mightily, > but when he's toothless he's useless- > No teeth, no prey-and the cubs > wander off to fend for themselves. > > 12-16 "A word came to me in secret- > a mere whisper of a word, but I heard it clearly. > It came in a scary dream one night, > after I had fallen into a deep, deep sleep. > Dread stared me in the face, and Terror. > I was scared to death-I shook from head to foot. > A spirit glided right in front of me- > the hair on my head stood on end. > I couldn't tell what it was that appeared there- > a blur...and then I heard a muffled voice: > > 17-21 "'How can mere mortals be more righteous than God? > How can humans be purer than their Creator? > Why, God doesn't even trust his own servants, > doesn't even cheer his angels, > So how much less these bodies composed of mud, > fragile as moths? > These bodies of ours are here today and gone tomorrow, > and no one even notices-gone without a trace. > When the tent stakes are ripped up, the tent collapses- > we die and are never the wiser for having lived.'" > Job 5 > Don't Blame Fate When Things Go Wrong > 1-7 "Call for help, Job, if you think anyone will answer! To which of the > holy angels will you > turn? > The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, > the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in. > I've seen it myself-seen fools putting down roots, > and then, suddenly, their houses are cursed. > Their children out in the cold, abused and exploited, > with no one to stick up for them. > Hungry people off the street plunder their harvests, > cleaning them out completely, taking thorns and all, > insatiable for everything they have. > Don't blame fate when things go wrong- > trouble doesn't come from nowhere. > It's human! Mortals are born and bred for trouble, > as certainly as sparks fly upward. > What a Blessing When God Corrects You! > 8-16 "If I were in your shoes, I'd go straight to God, > I'd throw myself on the mercy of God. > After all, he's famous for great and unexpected acts; > there's no end to his surprises. > He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth, > sends water to irrigate the fields. > He raises up the down-and-out, > gives firm footing to those sinking in grief. > He aborts the schemes of conniving crooks, > so that none of their plots come to term. > He catches the know-it-alls in their conspiracies- > all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash! > Suddenly they're disoriented, plunged into darkness; > they can't see to put one foot in front of the other. > But the downtrodden are saved by God, > saved from the murderous plots, saved from the iron fist. > And so the poor continue to hope, > while injustice is bound and gagged. > > 17-19 "So, what a blessing when God steps in and corrects you! > Mind you, don't despise the discipline of Almighty God! > True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound; > the same hand that hurts you, heals you. > From one disaster after another he delivers you; > no matter what the calamity, the evil can't touch you- > > 20-26 "In famine, he'll keep you from starving, > in war, from being gutted by the sword. > You'll be protected from vicious gossip > and live fearless through any catastrophe. > You'll shrug off disaster and famine, > and stroll fearlessly among wild animals. > You'll be on good terms with rocks and mountains; > wild animals will become your good friends. > You'll know that your place on earth is safe, > you'll look over your goods and find nothing amiss. > You'll see your children grow up, > your family lovely and lissome as orchard grass. > You'll arrive at your grave ripe with many good years, > like sheaves of golden grain at harvest. > > 27 "Yes, this is the way things are-my word of honor! > Take it to heart and you won't go wrong." > Job 6 > Job Replies to Eliphaz > God Has Dumped the Works on Me > 1-7 Job answered: > "If my misery could be weighed, > if you could pile the whole bitter load on the scales, > It would be heavier than all the sand of the sea! > Is it any wonder that I'm screaming like a caged cat? > The arrows of God Almighty are in me, > poison arrows-and I'm poisoned all through! > God has dumped the whole works on me. > Donkeys bray and cows moo when they run out of pasture- > so don't expect me to keep quiet in this. > Do you see what God has dished out for me? > It's enough to turn anyone's stomach! > Everything in me is repulsed by it- > it makes me sick. > > Pressed Past the Limits > 8-13 "All I want is an answer to one prayer, > a last request to be honored: > Let God step on me-squash me like a bug, > and be done with me for good. > I'd at least have the satisfaction > of not having blasphemed the Holy God, > before being pressed past the limits. > Where's the strength to keep my hopes up? > What future do I have to keep me going? > Do you think I have nerves of steel? > Do you think I'm made of iron? > Do you think I can pull myself up by my bootstraps? > Why, I don't even have any boots! > My So-Called Friends > 14-23 "When desperate people give up on God Almighty, > their friends, at least, should stick with them. > But my brothers are fickle as a gulch in the desert- > one day they're gushing with water > From melting ice and snow > cascading out of the mountains, > But by midsummer they're dry, > gullies baked dry in the sun. > Travelers who spot them and go out of their way for a drink > end up in a waterless gulch and die of thirst. > Merchant caravans from Tema see them and expect water, > tourists from Sheba hope for a cool drink. > They arrive so confident-but what a disappointment! > They get there, and their faces fall! > And you, my so-called friends, are no better- > there's nothing to you! > One look at a hard scene and you shrink in fear. > It's not as though I asked you for anything- > I didn't ask you for one red cent- > Nor did I beg you to go out on a limb for me. > So why all this dodging and shuffling? > 24-27 "Confront me with the truth and I'll shut up, > show me where I've gone off the track. > Honest words never hurt anyone, > but what's the point of all this pious bluster? > You pretend to tell me what's wrong with my life, > but treat my words of anguish as so much hot air. > Are people mere things to you? > Are friends just items of profit and loss? > 28-30 "Look me in the eyes! > Do you think I'd lie to your face? > Think it over-no double-talk! > Think carefully-my integrity is on the line! > Can you detect anything false in what I say? > Don't you trust me to discern good from evil?" > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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