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Good Morning Friends, 
After today we are out of the Gospels... can you believe it?! This is where we start to see Jesus' disciples really take their belief in Him to impact the world. This is where we see the Gospel of Jesus spread across countries and you can just imagine how the journey of the Gospel continued to reach your own life. AMAZING! :)

Happy Reading:

Monday, November 07
MARK 16:19-20
LUKE 24:50-53
ACTS 1:1-2:47

Tuesday, November 08
ACTS 3:1-5:42

Wednesday, November 09
ACTS 6:1-8:1

Thursday, November 10
ACTS 8:1-9:43

Friday, November 11
ACTS 10:1-12:5

Saturday, November 12
ACTS 12:6-14:20

Sunday, November 13
ACTS 14:21-28
GALATIANS 1:1-3:23

Monday, July 18

ISAIAH 30:1-33:24

Tuesday, July 19

ISAIAH 34:1-35:10

MICAH 2:1-5:15

Wednesday, July 20

MICAH 6:1-7:20

2CHRONICLES 32:1-8

2KINGS 18:13-18

ISAIAH 36:1-3

2KINGS 18:19-37

ISAIAH 36:4-22

Thursday, July 21

2KINGS 19:1-19

ISAIAH 37:1-20

2CHRONICLES 32:9-19

2KINGS 19:20-37

ISAIAH 37:21-38

2CHRONICLES 32:20-23

Friday, July 22

2KINGS 20:1-11

ISAIAH 38:1-8

2CHRONICLES 32:24-31

ISAIAH 38:9-22

2KINGS 20:12-19

ISAIAH 39:1-8

Saturday, July 23

ISAIAH 40:1-44:5

Sunday, July 24

ISAIAH 44:6-48:11

What upset God about Job’s two friends is that they misrepresented Him completely. They argued with Job from the humanist position based on human experience, human tradition and human merit. They were false in their logic and wrong in their conclusions. They believed that man must do things to earn God’s favor and therefore suffering is a sign of God’s displeasure.

While they both correctly asserted that sin had to be at the root of Job’s problem, Eliphaz believed that God was punishing Job for not doing enough good, and Bildad thought Job was just whining because he wanted His wealth back. On the other hand, by justifying himself, Job was condemning God as being unjust. 

It’s important to remember that all three men were wrong in their arguments. It wasn’t until Elihu came along that we begin to learn of God’s true nature. In chapter 34 he confirmed the Lord’s inability to do wrong or pervert justice, and in 35 Elihu said that our good works don’t help God at all and our sins don’t cause Him loss. They only affect us and those around us.

Then in chapter 38 when God Himself joined the conversation, we see that Job is neither given a bill of indictment nor a verdict of innocence, but his understanding of God was certainly brought into question.

Finally in chapter 42 Job repented, confessed, and was restored. His knowledge of God had gone from his head to his heart and he understood, and he was now in a position to intercede for his friends.

Now I understand why Job's friends were wrong! They were seeing and interpreting Job's situation from a human perspective, just like ME. It is SO comforting to know that God's plans and love for me are not changed by the bad or good things that I do. Many of the bad things occurring in my life are the result of a poor decision made by me or someone around me. And then there are trials in my life that God is completely just in allowing, just like in Job's life. Later on in the book Job says, " But he (the Lord) knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold." Wouldn't you rather be refined gold than a lump of rock straight from the mountain with all kinds of toxic elements still engulfing it? I want to be the useful gold.

Hope this was as encouraging to you as it was for me. 

Many Blessings.