Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. —Job 41:11 ESV Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? —Romans 11:35 Answer: Nobody. In other words, you can’t give to God anything that is not already his. If [...]
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We can never give God anything that is not already his
Posted: December 23, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JobTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Job, Scripture, We can never give God anything that is not already his
Control the Hawk?
Posted: December 21, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JobTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Control the Hawk?, daily Bible, God's sovereignty, Job, Scripture
God to Job: “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south? Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high?” In Job 39, we see a list of animals that Job can’t in any sense govern or rule. Adam was given [...]
God in the Thunderstorm
Posted: December 19, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JobTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, God in the Thunderstorm, God's sovereignty, theology of suffering
John Piper, in a sermon on Job 38-42 What we have seen so far, then, is that Job’s suffering has a twofold explanation: its purpose at the outset was to demonstrate God’s value and glory, and its ongoing purpose was to refine Job’s righteousness. His suffering is not punishment. It is not a sign of [...]
See our incomprehensibly great God!
Posted: December 17, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JobTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, greatness of God, Job, Scripture, See our incomprehensibly great God!, Seeing God
In Job 36:26, Elihu says of God- Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. I have 3 comments- Behold! We need to look, to SEE God, as He is revealed in His Word, the Bible, and through Jesus, God Incarnate, Emmanuel, God With Us! Lord, give [...]
A Righteous Sinner?
Posted: December 16, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JobTags: A Righteous Sinner?, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Job, Scripture, theology of suffering
John Piper explains Elihu’s view of suffering in Job 36:6–15 The helpful thing in these verses is that Elihu makes clear that there is such a thing as a righteous person who still has sin that needs to be revealed and rooted out. To call a person righteous does not mean that the person is [...]
Savoring the sweetness of God
Posted: December 25, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JobTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Job, Savoring the sweetness of God, Scripture
John Piper, in a sermon on Job 42, “Job:Reversal in Suffering” Neither bad theology (in the words of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) nor good theology (in the words of Elihu) gives us the knowledge of God which changes a person’s heart. “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” (Psalm 34:8). There is a knowledge [...]