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FEAR THE LORD!  But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? —Job 28:12  And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ —Job 28:28              What is wisdom? It is a fear of the Lord and and desire to love His as He desires. It is to turn away from evil and to follow His ways.   That is what understanding is. So with that in mind— Are you wise? Do you have understanding?             Those who do not fear the Lord live like they want to live without any regards to…

DEATH COMES TO US ALL!   When he is carried to the grave, watch is kept over his tomb. The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all mankind follows after him, and those who go before him are innumerable. —Job 21:32-34              150,000 people die every day… every day. Yet how many people personally do we know that have died today… or yesterday… or this past week? We may know of one or two, but surely just a few. But 150,000 die every day. They all have families and friends. They all have a story to tell. Each life is so valuable and the pain and grief of those left…

BE WISE IN INFORMATION GATHERING!  Then Job answered and said:  “No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you. —Job 12:1  In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind. —Job 12:10              What a joy to know that the life of every living thing is in the hand of our Lord God Almighty. It is a delight to know that the breath of every single person is in His hand. Each person that you see today will be breathing because He is allowing it, causing it to happen. How many people will thank God that He is causing them…

DON’T HARDEN AGAINST GOD!  He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? — Job 9:4  Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. —Job 11:7-9  It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever. —Psalm 136:23  Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever. —Psalm 136:26              There is none like our Lord God…

HANDLING PAIN AND DIFFICULTY  For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. —Job 6:3  Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. —Job 7:11              Feel Job’s pain. The weight of hurt he is carrying. He just lost all his animals, his livelihood. All his children died at the same time in a catastrophic even.   His wife encouraged him to curse God and then die —exactly what Satan wanted Job to do!             Job acknowledged that he is speaking rash.   He…

TRUST HIM!  There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. —Job 1:1  And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” —Job 1:8  But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your…

DESIRE’S PRIORITY  Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. In the fire of his jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full and sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth. —Zephaniah 1:18              “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” (Mark 8:36). Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. (Proverbs 11:4). So the question is— What am I living for? If I am living for riches alone— money and material wealth— then my focus is…

  WE LIVE BY FAITH!  But the righteous shall live by his faith. —Habakkuk 2:4  For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.  —Habakkuk 2:14  What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols!  Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it. —Habakkuk 2:18-19              With all that is…

THINK PROPERLY ABOUT YOURSELF O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me, —Psalms 131:1 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. —Romans 12:3             We are not to be prideful or arrogant, but we are to think about ourselves correctly. God has distributed to each of us a measure of grace and faith.…

NONE CAN STAND IF HE KEEPS RECORD OF SIN!   If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? —Psalms 130:3             Of course the answer is— nobody. One sin, just one would be enough for our Lord to judge us and we would wind up in hell. Just one sin could do this. We do not understand the depravity and wickedness of sin before a perfectly pure and just God. He cannot have anything to do with sin. It is utterly abhorrent to Him. No person who has not called on the Name of Jesus to be saved will be forgiven (Romans 10:13). Forgiveness only comes through…