Day 245 – September 2, 2021
Scripture: Job 20-21, Colossians 1 Colossians Bible Project Job’s argument in chapter 21 is intriguing. All this time is spent trying to figure out the wickedness that Job somehow committed, so they could rationalize why such calamity fell on him and his household. But Job’s argument looks at the prosperity of the wicked. They live on and their wealth grows. How could it be accurate then, that Job wasn’t righteous? It’s a great argument from Job. We cannot presume that something bad that happens is the result of wickedness. It seems that it might actually mean the opposite is true. That the righteous will suffer. As we turn towards Colossians, we are encouraged to reflect on the sovereignty of Christ. He is the foundation of our hope. We come to the darkness of Job, all of its despair and rationalizations, and we bring it the greatest of news, “For he (Christ) has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” AS we wrestle with the difficulty of the world, we find comfort today, knowing that “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Grace and Peace, Jordan
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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