Job 6-7 & Galatians 6:11-18 People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. I have heard this a number of times regarding evangelism, but it also applies when approaching someone that is going through hard times, whether it is disease, death, loss of wealth, loss of a job, whatever […]

Job 4-5 & Galatians 6:1-10 In today’s reading we see the first of Job’s friends speak up; and while they hold on to the argument that Job’s suffering must be due to some great sin, they do make some good statements. Eliphaz’s words in Job 4-5 are a good example. In chapter 5, Eliphaz goes […]

Job 3 & Revelation 9:13-21 Job 3 is where we see the start of dialogue between Job and his 3 friends at first. In this chapter we see Job cursing the day of his birth, his longing for rest, and finally lamenting his suffering. Some commentaries point out how this is Job looking at death […]

Job 1-2 & Revelation 9:1-12 I wasn’t sure how to title today’s thoughts from the Bible reading as what Job faced wasn’t persecution as we tend to view persecution. But we see in Job 1:20, “Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped.” We […]

Genesis 10-11 & Acts 2:1-13 We often look at Jesus as the second Adam, we even read this back on day 2 with Paul’s words to the Corinthians. However, I think we tend to oiverlook how through Christ the division of people due to language as we read today regarding the “Tower of Babel” was […]

Genesis 8-9 & 1 Corinthians 11 Today’s passage was the continuation of Noah’s Ark, and one thing I always find interesting when I first noticed it was Genesis 8:15-17. When we get to this part of the story we always focus on Noah sending out the raven, and then sending out the dove three times, […]

Genesis 6-7 & Luke 17:27-37 Today was the first part of, probably one of the most well known stories’ of the Old Testament, Noah’s Ark. The story where God sent a flood to kill all life on earth due to their wickedness, violence, and evil (different translations use these words interchangeably). Then in Luke we […]

“In the course of time” vs. “on his part” Today’s reading had a couple of things that stood out, or some thoughts that when combined just reinforced, but I will just focus on the main one. The first comes out of Genesis 4, when we look at the sacrifices of Cain and Abel, it seems […]

“And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” 2 Corinthians 11:14 “The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly” now by this I am not talking about the old Clint Eastwood movie, but more how sin tends to play out in our lives. I first heard this leson while in college, […]

“helper suitable for” or “helper corresponding to” The Hebrew words used for this phrase is a picture of one that comes along side to help. The phrase is just about literally one who helps parallel, or opposite, to. Man and Woman are designed to work together as a team, helping each other, supporting each other […]