Tag Archives: suffering

The Hedge

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Pete

Job wants out. “I give,” he cries. Life, or what’s left of it, is just too hard. Everything he worked for, his herds and flocks, were gone. Everything he sacrificed for, his children, gone too. Everything he drew on to … Continue reading →

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Bless

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Pete

It’s been my experience that when the circumstances of life get difficult it often puts strain on relationships. Show me a couple in the pressure cooker of financial need and it won’t surprise me if, from time to time, they … Continue reading →

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The Harvest

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pete

God is in the fruit making business. That’s the testimony of Scripture this morning. I encountered two witnesses to that fact–one in the Old Testament ,the other in the New. And they testify that though the growing process might be … Continue reading →

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Misery Loves Company

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Pete

Prayed with a friend after second service yesterday. She updated Sue and I on the latest details concerning a trial her and her husband have been undergoing for some time now. And it’s not like encountering this trial has been … Continue reading →

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Trusting, Even in the Testing

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Pete

Worn out! Weary, exhausted. At the end of one’s rope. Done! That’s how Job’s feeling this morning in chapter sixteen. Numbed by the mental anguish. Little strength left to deal with the physical pain. Not sure he can take much … Continue reading →

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You Talk . . . I’ll Listen

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Pete

There seems to be an increased clarity as I read through Job this year. To be honest, in past years I’ve read through the story and there’s been kind of a fog between chapters 3 and 37. After the initial … Continue reading →

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Able to Rescue

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pete

There’s no minimizing what Job’s gone through. A man of great material wealth, he was all but wiped out financially in just a matter of moments. A man, you assume of good physical health, is, out of nowhere, inflicted with … Continue reading →

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Amazed

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Pete

This morning I started into three new books as part of my reading plan, Job, Ezekiel, and 2Peter. Amazed at Peter’s opening comments and the power that has been granted to us to partake of the divine nature. And I’m … Continue reading →

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When His Glory Is Revealed

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Pete

Context. That’s the comfort Peter offers the “elect exiles of the dispersion” (1Peter 1:1). The big picture. That’s what Peter paints for those who are being slandered and are suffering for doing good (3:16-17). The end game. That’s what he … Continue reading →

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This LIght Momentary Affliction

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Pete

It was Paul’s reality. This morning it’s my promise. Reading 2Corinthians 4 this morning . . . the “jars of clay” passage. Paul’s confession that the ministry he has, “by the mercy of God,” is a hard, tough, demanding ministry. … Continue reading →

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