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Addisoin Gethers [email protected] [email protected] Messenger contact window live messenger: oag1rot...@hotmail aim: durangoadd64 skype id: cowboys62 yahoo id: OADDISONGETHERS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:59 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Saturday May 30 > Job 28-30 (The Message) > > Job 28 > Where Does Wisdom Come From? > 1-11"We all know how silver seams the rocks, we've seen the stuff from > which gold is refined, > We're aware of how iron is dug out of the ground > and copper is smelted from rock. > Miners penetrate the earth's darkness, > searching the roots of the mountains for ore, > digging away in the suffocating darkness. > Far from civilization, far from the traffic, > they cut a shaft, > and are lowered into it by ropes. > Earth's surface is a field for grain, > but its depths are a forge > Firing sapphires from stones > and chiseling gold from rocks. > Vultures are blind to its riches, > hawks never lay eyes on it. > Wild animals are oblivious to it, > lions don't know it's there. > Miners hammer away at the rock, > they uproot the mountains. > They tunnel through the rock > and find all kinds of beautiful gems. > They discover the origins of rivers, > and bring earth's secrets to light. > > 12-19 "But where, oh where, will they find Wisdom? > Where does Insight hide? > Mortals don't have a clue, > haven't the slightest idea where to look. > Earth's depths say, 'It's not here'; > ocean deeps echo, 'Never heard of it.' > It can't be bought with the finest gold; > no amount of silver can get it. > Even famous Ophir gold can't buy it, > not even diamonds and sapphires. > Neither gold nor emeralds are comparable; > extravagant jewelry can't touch it. > Pearl necklaces and ruby bracelets-why bother? > None of this is even a down payment on Wisdom! > Pile gold and African diamonds as high as you will, > they can't hold a candle to Wisdom. > > 20-22 "So where does Wisdom come from? > And where does Insight live? > It can't be found by looking, no matter > how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly. > If you search through the graveyard and question the dead, > they say, 'We've only heard rumors of it.' > > 23-28 "God alone knows the way to Wisdom, > he knows the exact place to find it. > He knows where everything is on earth, > he sees everything under heaven. > After he commanded the winds to blow > and measured out the waters, > Arranged for the rain > and set off explosions of thunder and lightning, > He focused on Wisdom, > made sure it was all set and tested and ready. > Then he addressed the human race: 'Here it is! > Fear-of-the-Lord-that's Wisdom, > and Insight means shunning evil.'" > Job 29 > When God Was Still by My Side > 1-6 Job now resumed his response: "Oh, how I long for the good old days, > when God took such very good care of me. > He always held a lamp before me > and I walked through the dark by its light. > Oh, how I miss those golden years > when God's friendship graced my home, > When the Mighty One was still by my side > and my children were all around me, > When everything was going my way, > and nothing seemed too difficult. > > 7-20 "When I walked downtown > and sat with my friends in the public square, > Young and old greeted me with respect; > I was honored by everyone in town. > When I spoke, everyone listened; > they hung on my every word. > People who knew me spoke well of me; > my reputation went ahead of me. > I was known for helping people in trouble > and standing up for those who were down on their luck. > The dying blessed me, > and the bereaved were cheered by my visits. > All my dealings with people were good. > I was known for being fair to everyone I met. > I was eyes to the blind > and feet to the lame, > Father to the needy, > and champion of abused aliens. > I grabbed street thieves by the scruff of the neck > and made them give back what they'd stolen. > I thought, 'I'll die peacefully in my own bed, > grateful for a long and full life, > A life deep-rooted and well-watered, > a life limber and dew-fresh, > My soul suffused with glory > and my body robust until the day I die.' > > 21-25 "Men and women listened when I spoke, > hung expectantly on my every word. > After I spoke, they'd be quiet, > taking it all in. > They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, > drinking it all in. > When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; > their faces lit up, their troubles took wing! > I was their leader, establishing the mood > and setting the pace by which they lived. > Where I led, they followed." > Job 30 > The Pain Never Lets Up > 1-8"But no longer. Now I'm the butt of their jokes- young ruffians! > whippersnappers! > Why, I considered their fathers > mere inexperienced pups. > But they are worse than dogs-good for nothing, > stray, mangy animals, > Half-starved, scavenging the back alleys, > howling at the moon; > Homeless guttersnipes > chewing on old bones and licking old tin cans; > Outcasts from the community, > cursed as dangerous delinquents. > Nobody would put up with them; > they were driven from the neighborhood. > You could hear them out there at the edge of town, > yelping and barking, huddled in junkyards, > A gang of beggars and no-names, > thrown out on their ears. > > 9-15 "But now I'm the one they're after, > mistreating me, taunting and mocking. > They abhor me, they abuse me. > How dare those scoundrels-they spit in my face! > Now that God has undone me and left me in a heap, > they hold nothing back. Anything goes. > They come at me from my blind side, > trip me up, then jump on me while I'm down. > They throw every kind of obstacle in my path, > determined to ruin me- > and no one lifts a finger to help me! > They violate my broken body, > trample through the rubble of my ruined life. > Terrors assault me- > my dignity in shreds, > salvation up in smoke. > > 16-19 "And now my life drains out, > as suffering seizes and grips me hard. > Night gnaws at my bones; > the pain never lets up. > I am tied hand and foot, my neck in a noose. > I twist and turn. > Thrown facedown in the muck, > I'm a muddy mess, inside and out. > What Did I Do to Deserve This? > 20-23 "I shout for help, God, and get nothing, no answer! > I stand to face you in protest, and you give me a blank stare! > You've turned into my tormenter- > you slap me around, knock me about. > You raised me up so I was riding high > and then dropped me, and I crashed. > I know you're determined to kill me, > to put me six feet under. > > 24-31 "What did I do to deserve this? > Did I ever hit anyone who was calling for help? > Haven't I wept for those who live a hard life, > been heartsick over the lot of the poor? > But where did it get me? > I expected good but evil showed up. > I looked for light but darkness fell. > My stomach's in a constant churning, never settles down. > Each day confronts me with more suffering. > I walk under a black cloud. The sun is gone. > I stand in the congregation and protest. > I howl with the jackals, > I hoot with the owls. > I'm black-and-blue all over, > burning up with fever. > My fiddle plays nothing but the blues; > my mouth harp wails laments." > > > > > > > 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. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
