Please join us on skype on Monday and Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. eastern time and friday at 1:00 p.m. eastern time Skype addiction recovery1 and christ meeting
O. 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: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:45 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday May 31 > Job 31-33 (The Message) > > Job 31 > What Can I Expect from God? > 1-4"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes. > So what can I expect from God? > What do I deserve from God Almighty above? > Isn't calamity reserved for the wicked? > Isn't disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? > Isn't God looking, observing how I live? > Doesn't he mark every step I take? > > 5-8 "Have I walked hand in hand with falsehood, > or hung out in the company of deceit? > Weigh me on a set of honest scales > so God has proof of my integrity. > If I've strayed off the straight and narrow, > wanted things I had no right to, > messed around with sin, > Go ahead, then- > give my portion to someone who deserves it. > > 9-12 "If I've let myself be seduced by a woman > and conspired to go to bed with her, > Fine, my wife has every right to go ahead > and sleep with anyone she wants to. > For disgusting behavior like that, > I'd deserve the worst punishment you could hand out. > Adultery is a fire that burns the house down; > I wouldn't expect anything I count dear to survive it. > > 13-15 "Have I ever been unfair to my employees > when they brought a complaint to me? > What, then, will I do when God confronts me? > When God examines my books, what can I say? > Didn't the same God who made me, make them? > Aren't we all made of the same stuff, equals before God? > > 16-18 "Have I ignored the needs of the poor, > turned my back on the indigent, > Taken care of my own needs and fed my own face > while they languished? > Wasn't my home always open to them? > Weren't they always welcome at my table? > > 19-20 "Have I ever left a poor family shivering in the cold > when they had no warm clothes? > Didn't the poor bless me when they saw me coming, > knowing I'd brought coats from my closet? > > 21-23 "If I've ever used my strength and influence > to take advantage of the unfortunate, > Go ahead, break both my arms, > cut off all my fingers! > The fear of God has kept me from these things- > how else could I ever face him? > If Only Someone Would Give Me a Hearing! > 24-28 "Did I set my heart on making big money > or worship at the bank? > Did I boast about my wealth, > show off because I was well-off? > Was I ever so awed by the sun's brilliance > and moved by the moon's beauty > That I let myself become seduced by them > and worshiped them on the sly? > If so, I would deserve the worst of punishments, > for I would be betraying God himself. > > 29-30 "Did I ever crow over my enemy's ruin? > Or gloat over my rival's bad luck? > No, I never said a word of detraction, > never cursed them, even under my breath. > > 31-34 "Didn't those who worked for me say, > 'He fed us well. There were always second helpings'? > And no stranger ever had to spend a night in the street; > my doors were always open to travelers. > Did I hide my sin the way Adam did, > or conceal my guilt behind closed doors > Because I was afraid what people would say, > fearing the gossip of the neighbors so much > That I turned myself into a recluse? > You know good and well that I didn't. > > 35-37 "Oh, if only someone would give me a hearing! > I've signed my name to my defense-let the > Almighty One answer! > I want to see my indictment in writing. > Anyone's welcome to read my defense; > I'll write it on a poster and carry it around town. > I'm prepared to account for every move I've ever made- > to anyone and everyone, prince or pauper. > > 38-40 "If the very ground that I farm accuses me, > if even the furrows fill with tears from my abuse, > If I've ever raped the earth for my own profit > or dispossessed its rightful owners, > Then curse it with thistles instead of wheat, > curse it with weeds instead of barley." > The words of Job to his three friends were finished. > > Job 32 > Elihu Speaks > God's Spirit Makes Wisdom Possible > 1-5 J ob's three friends now fell silent. They were talked out, stymied > because Job wouldn't budge > an inch-wouldn't admit to an ounce of guilt. Then Elihu lost his temper. > (Elihu was the son of > Barakel the Buzite from the clan of Ram.) He blazed out in anger against > Job for pitting his > righteousness against God's. He was also angry with the three friends > because they had neither come > up with an answer nor proved Job wrong. Elihu had waited with Job while > they spoke because they were > all older than he. But when he saw that the three other men had exhausted > their arguments, he > exploded with pent-up anger. > 6-10 This is what Elihu, son of Barakel the Buzite, said: > > "I'm a young man, > and you are all old and experienced. > That's why I kept quiet > and held back from joining the discussion. > I kept thinking, 'Experience will tell. > The longer you live, the wiser you become.' > But I see I was wrong-it's God's Spirit in a person, > the breath of the Almighty One, that makes wise human insight possible. > The experts have no corner on wisdom; > getting old doesn't guarantee good sense. > So I've decided to speak up. Listen well! > I'm going to tell you exactly what I think. > > 11-14 "I hung on your words while you spoke, > listened carefully to your arguments. > While you searched for the right words, > I was all ears. > And now what have you proved? Nothing. > Nothing you say has even touched Job. > And don't excuse yourselves by saying, 'We've done our best. > Now it's up to God to talk sense into him.' > Job has yet to contend with me. > And rest assured, I won't be using your arguments! > > 15-22 "Do you three have nothing else to say? > Of course you don't! You're total frauds! > Why should I wait any longer, > now that you're stopped dead in your tracks? > I'm ready to speak my piece. That's right! > It's my turn-and it's about time! > I've got a lot to say, > and I'm bursting to say it. > The pressure has built up, like lava beneath the earth. > I'm a volcano ready to blow. > I have to speak-I have no choice. > I have to say what's on my heart, > And I'm going to say it straight- > the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. > I was never any good at bootlicking; > my Maker would make short work of me if I started in now!" > > Job 33 > 1-4"So please, Job, hear me out, honor me by listening to me. > What I'm about to say > has been carefully thought out. > I have no ulterior motives in this; > I'm speaking honestly from my heart. > The Spirit of God made me what I am, > the breath of God Almighty gave me life! > God Always Answers, One Way or Another > 5-7 "And if you think you can prove me wrong, do it. > Lay out your arguments. Stand up for yourself! > Look, I'm human-no better than you; > we're both made of the same kind of mud. > So let's work this through together; > don't let my aggressiveness overwhelm you. > > 8-11 "Here's what you said. > I heard you say it with my own ears. > You said, 'I'm pure-I've done nothing wrong. > Believe me, I'm clean-my conscience is clear. > But God keeps picking on me; > he treats me like I'm his enemy. > He's thrown me in jail; > he keeps me under constant surveillance.' > > 12-14 "But let me tell you, Job, you're wrong, dead wrong! > God is far greater than any human. > So how dare you haul him into court, > and then complain that he won't answer your charges? > God always answers, one way or another, > even when people don't recognize his presence. > > 15-18 "In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, > when men and women are deep in sleep, > fast asleep in their beds- > God opens their ears > and impresses them with warnings > To turn them back from something bad they're planning, > from some reckless choice, > And keep them from an early grave, > from the river of no return. > > 19-22 "Or, God might get their attention through pain, > by throwing them on a bed of suffering, > So they can't stand the sight of food, > have no appetite for their favorite treats. > They lose weight, wasting away to nothing, > reduced to a bag of bones. > They hang on the cliff-edge of death, > knowing the next breath may be their last. > > 23-25 "But even then an angel could come, > a champion-there are thousands of them!- > to take up your cause, > A messenger who would mercifully intervene, > canceling the death sentence with the words: > 'I've come up with the ransom!' > Before you know it, you're healed, > the very picture of health! > > 26-28 "Or, you may fall on your knees and pray-to God's delight! > You'll see God's smile and celebrate, > finding yourself set right with God. > You'll sing God's praises to everyone you meet, > testifying, 'I messed up my life- > and let me tell you, it wasn't worth it. > But God stepped in and saved me from certain death. > I'm alive again! Once more I see the light!' > > 29-30 "This is the way God works. > Over and over again > He pulls our souls back from certain destruction > so we'll see the light-and live in the light! > > 31-33 "Keep listening, Job. > Don't interrupt-I'm not finished yet. > But if you think of anything I should know, tell me. > There's nothing I'd like better than to see your name cleared. > Meanwhile, keep listening. Don't distract me with interruptions. > I'm going to teach you the basics of wisdom." > > > > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
