Job 6-7

"If only my greif could be weighed  and my devastation placed with it in the scales. For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas!

How do you make sense of sudden catastrophe? Empathize with a godly man as he wrestles with the sudden and senseless (in his mind) havoc of his life.

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Job 3-5

Job and his friends now begin to try and figure out why all this calamity has happened.  Here's the tricky part: None of them know the story of what happened in the first two chapters between God and Satan. They only have the evidence of the earthly events to go by. So have some patience with them - we actually know far more of the story than they do!

This is true for us as well. We rarely have access to God's purposes.  We only respond to what we see, hear and experience. Job gives us a lot to consider!

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Job 1-2

He was a man of perfect integrity. Of all the people on the earth, Job was the who caught God's eye.  That also put him in the cross-haris of the evil one.

The book of Job makes the "prosperity gospel" tough to swallow. Perfect integrity in Job actually invited calamity. But God had great purpose in it.

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Daniel 11-12

Every prophecy of Daniel came true. Every one. He takes us today to "the appointed time" and "the time of the end." What do you think the chances are that this yet-future prophecy of Daniel will also come true?

The question all of us need to ask: Is my name written in the book (12:1)?

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Daniel 9-10

So...Daniel picked up the book of Jeremiah and read it.  What would that be like? He must have gotten to Jeremiah 29:10-14, because that's what prompted his prayer in Daniel 9. The God-centered prayer with its genuine confession and hope for mercy and grace are incredible.

The interaction Daniel has with the angel in chapter 10 is intriguing. Sometimes I wonder what is going on in the angelic world.  Other times I'm glad I can't see it!

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Daniel 7-8

Great kings and kingdoms will come and go. But Daniel sees One that will never end!
 
...and I saw One like a son of man
coming with the clouds of heaven.
He approached the Ancient of Days
and was escorted before Him.He was given authority to rule,
and glory, and a kingdom;
so that those of every people,
nation, and language
should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that will not pass away,
and His kingdom is one
that will not be destroyed.
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Daniel 5-6

"The writing is on the wall."  Eve wonder where that phrase came from?  You'll read about it today.

And "Daniel and the Lion's Den?" Yep, you'll read that one, too. Yet another nearly-universal cultural metaphor that we need to take a fresh look at.

After today's reading you will ask: When will pride-filled people understand that there is a God who can humble any human in an instant - without even breaking a sweat?

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