From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>

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Sent: Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 6:27 AM

Subject: 9-3-21 THOUGHTS

9-3-21 THOUGHTS

We turn to the book of Job to help when we are in difficult times.  Surely Job was a good man. Surely Job had many troubles.  What we often fail to remember in Job is that God eventually RESTORED JOB!

Job 42:7-17     It came about after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, that the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, because you have not spoken of Me what is right as My servant Job has. 8  "Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has." 9  So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD told them; and the LORD accepted Job. 10   The LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the LORD increased all that Job had twofold. 11  Then all his brothers and all his sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversities that the LORD had brought on him. And each one gave him one piece of money, and each a ring of gold. 12  The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels and 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys. 13  He had seven sons and three daughters. 14  He named the first Jemimah, and the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. 15  In all the land no women were found so fair as Job’s daughters; and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers. 16  After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations. 17  And Job died, an old man and full of days.
 
We note that Elihu, the youngster of the group is not mentioned in Job’s friends above.  Maybe he gave Job some good advice?   Read Job 32 through 37.  

Jas 5:11 We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and [is] merciful.
1Pet 1:6-7    In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,  7  so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

My Prayer:
May we know O God that you always deal with us for our good.  Increase our faith and our hope and help us to hold to the end, trusting your nature and your promises.   You are a great and awesome God,  and your compassions never fail.  Thank you for grace and mercy in Christ Jesus.   We long for heaven with you.                   In the name of Jesus,              Amen