“Who is like you—majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory, working wonders?”
Exodus 15:11 (NIV)
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It is fascinating to watch young children as they see something marvellous for the first time. I well recall the day when we brought our second son home from the hospital. Our 3 year old son was full of wonder as he gently touched his baby brother’s face and took his tiny hand in his. I have several photos of the first meeting of these two brothers that I treasure and shall pass on to the boys some day.
Last evening I met with a fine young couple in order to encourage them in their Christian walk. I was pleased that they brought their 3 month old son with them. They offered to let me hold the tiny creature and I readily took him into my arms. I was fascinated with his features, how he yawned and smiled up at me.
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And because of my chains,
most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord
and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.
Philippians 1:14 (NIV)
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I recall, as a child, riding along a highway in the family car. Our 1930 Buick certainly did not have air conditioning and so we had the windows down to enjoy the summer air and keep cool.
Suddenly we had a bumblebee come in through an open window and it immediately tried to escape the car through the front windshield. As soon as my mother saw the bee she panicked. She did not wish to get a sting or have one of us stung by it.
My father tried to speak a calm word to my mom but she continued to be very upset. Then my dad gently put his hand over to where the bee was walking along the windshield and got the bee to climb up onto his finger. He then reached out the window and allowed the bee to escape.
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“Esau held a grudge against Jacob
because of the blessing his father had given him.
He said to himself, ‘The days of mourning for my father are near;
then I will kill my brother Jacob.’”
Genesis 27:41 (NIV)
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I will never forget a suggestion my wife made to me in August 2004. I had a week of holiday booked for that month and we had not planned to do anything much except day trips to some of the tourist traps in our vicinity.
What my wife suggested to me was that I take the week and go visit my brother who lived about 2 1/2 hours distance from us. She mentioned that he had suffered a couple of heart attacks and I did not know how much longer I would enjoy his company before he left for heaven.
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“May the day of my birth perish,
and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’”
Job 3:3 (NIV)
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[11] “Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb? [26] I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.”
Job 3:11,26 (NIV)
From the way I read Job’s story he is a misunderstood man. The picture we have of him is of a man who was resilient, steady, totally faithful to God in all circumstances, and so on. Get the picture? He is portrayed as the perfect man during his lifetime.
However, when you really get into his story in the Bible, it tells us of a man very much like ourselves. Yes, when things went well, really well for him, he was spiritually strong. However, when life fell apart so tragically for him he discovered that he could be weak like the rest of us.
I have no interest in marring anyone’s image of Job. He was indeed a great man in many ways. His sincere and noble efforts to stay loyal to God under the rod of affliction have been an inspiration to God’s people of every age.
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“At that time I pleaded with the Lord:…”
Deuteronomy 3:23 (NIV)
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“‘Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.’ But because of you the Lord was angry with me and would not listen to me. ‘That is enough,’ the Lord said. ‘Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.’”
Deuteronomy 3:25-26 (NIV)
Moses was one of history’s greatest leaders. Once he submitted to God’s plan for his life he became a truly amazing person as he led the nation Israel out of captivity to the Promised Land.
Only once is it recorded that he failed in his duties as the nation’s leader. Psalm 106:32-33 (NIV)
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