Tag: Light to My Path

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Psalms 131 Biblical Truth:  David wrote ::  “But I have stilled and quieted my soul like an weaned child with its mother”  (Ps. 131:1).  He compared himself to a weaned child who abandoned himself from taking his mother’s milk to take in food.  He had turned to God alone and trusted God completely.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/22/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 33 Biblical Truth:  Elizhu’s thinking was that bad things only happen to bad people (Job 33:17-22).  So if a person was suffering, their only simple way out was confession of sin (vs. 26-30).  Although his belief was partially true, but he articulated with no reference to the context of Job’s reality (Mat.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/21/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 31 Biblical Truth:  In Job 31. Job had a frank assessment of his integrity.  He began with sexuality (vs. 1, 9-12), behavior – heart, foot, & hand (vs. 5-7), hierarchy (v. 13-15), generosity (vs. 16-21), wealth management (vs. 24-28), attitude towards enemy (vs. 29-31) , hospitality (vs. 32-34) and stewardship (vs. 29-31)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/19/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 30 Biblical Truth:  Job openly cried out his agony, rage and pain.  He expressed openly to God his feelings on his abnormal circumstances. Personal Application:  When we face persecution or injustice, we can also express our anger, bitterness and resentment to God.   It can release our hurts and clear a path to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/18/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 39 Biblical Truth:  Job had been through cycles of anger, despair, terror, struggles, insensitive remarks of his friends and an ache for renewed intimacy with God.  But his long term agonized waiting and  fragile hope eventually ended well. Personal Application:  Christians may also experience versions of Job’s long term darkness and find… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/17/17)[:zh]Thought[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 28 Biblical Truth:  Our omniscient God, the Creator of all things is the source of wisdom.  Satan tempted humanity to seize wisdom.  But Job was able to grasp that the fear of the Lord.. that is wisdom and to shun evil is understanding (Job 28:28).  Adam and Eve’s choice led them to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/16/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Psalms 130 Biblical Truth:  In ancient Israel, a Levite who was assigned to night watch at the temple must wait for the arrival of morning light.  Daybreak was a reminder of God’s faithfulness, blessings and love to His people.  It was seen as times of hope and new beginnings, a period of restoration… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/15/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 27 Biblical Thoughts:  Job refused to succumb to the pressure of his friends to confess his sins.  He was absolutely sure that his conscience was clear.  He was honest to say of his uprightness because his conscience was tuned to God.  All that Job was struggling was the mystery of God’s dealing… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/14/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 25:1-26:14 Biblical Truth:  In Job 25,  Bildad talked of the power and dominion of God when he said:  How much was man, who is but a maggot – a son of man, who is only a worm!” (Job 25:6).  Job shared the same view of God’s authority but his problem was that… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/13/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Job 24 Biblical Truth:  There are many people who suffered unjustly because of the greed and corruption of others.  The consequence of the profit motive dominant in the society rendered human beings to an animal existence.  So Job was asking:  “Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? (Job 24:1).  But Job… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/12/17)[:]