Saturday, April 1, 2017

Daily Wisdom

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23:10

We all have things in our lives we call “tried and true.”  Those things or individuals who have stood the test of time. They’ve proven themselves as good things which you can’t live without. There are even methods and ways of doing things that we call tried and true. Ladies have receipts that turn out great over and over again, and friends that stick with you through thick and thin. There are some Biblical characters that were tried and true.  Remember how Abraham was tried when God wanted him to be willing to give up his son?  (Heb 11:17)  He came through true to God.  There is Daniel who stuck to what was right no matter what the consequences. (Daniel 1:8).  Look how tried and true Job was.  He was tested and tried beyond what most of us can imagine and yet he came out true on the other side. Let's take a look and see what made Job that way. Job set standards for his life and for how he was going to live.  There were three ways Job lived in Job 1:1 “ perfect/upright, feared God, and eschewed evil.” These characteristics made Job a stronger person by allowing God to dictate his life.  Putting these principles to work in your life will impact your actions on others around you, your speech, and what dictates your life.  This is what allowed Job to respond to trials according to God’s will and not man’s (Job 1:20-22). He didn’t allow man to rule his thinking (Job 2:9-10). He depended on God’s strength and not his own (Job 23:1-9). He understood of the purpose of his trial (Job 23:10).  While we will never experience what Job went through, these spiritual traits will serve us just as strong in our life as they did Job. Hear what people have to say, but listen to God!

Confused and hurting,? Remember, unlike man, the voice of God will never contradict the word of God!

HSAY… Todd

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