Saturday, May 26, 2012

"For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he may gain much, if God takes away his life? Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?
"I will teach you about the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal. Surely all of you have seen it; why then do you behave with complete nonsense?" Job 27:8-12

Job then goes on to explain to his friends why God allows the wicked to prosper.  His discourse takes on what things are precious to man and the lengths he will go to find them; then he asks: "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. The deep says, 'It is not in me'; and the sea says, 'It is not with me.' It cannot be purchased for gold, nor can silver be weighed for its price." Job 28:12-15

"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? It is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the birds of the air. Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a report about it with our ears.' God understands its way, and He knows its place. For He looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under who heavens, to establish a weight for the wind, and apportion the waters by measure.
When He made a law for the rain, and a path for the thunderbolt, then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out." Job 28:20-27

Proverbs 4:5 says "Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget it:; nor turn away from the words of my mouth."
Proverbs 16:16 says, "How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver."

And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the LORD is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.'" Job 28:28

"Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:6-7

In summation:

You, who are behaving with complete nonsense; walking in your own ways, not seeking God, need to open your eyes and see that you are not wise.

Fear the LORD! Depart from evil! Seek Him! Turn to Him while there is time!

He will pardon you and have mercy on you, unless you wait too long!

Time is running out.

Don't wake up one day and find you have been left behind!

Even so - MARANATHA


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