DLCM DAILY MANNA- GREAT CONFIDENCE

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GREAT CONFIDENCE

14^TH ,MAY 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 7-8

TEXT: Job 23:1-17

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning.

3 Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!

4 I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

5 I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me.

6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me.

7 There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

8 “Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

9 When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.

10 But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

11 My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

12 I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food.

13 “But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.

14 For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him.

15 Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.

16 For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me;

17 Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, And He did not hide deep darkness from my face.

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KEY VERSE: Job 23:10

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

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Opinions of others should not define your identity and destiny.

THE MESSAGE:

A story is told of Queen Victoria (Alexandria Victoria), the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from May 1, 1876 until her death. She was said to have requested the hymn “Rock of Ages cleft for me; let me hide myself in Thee” to be sung for her as she was about to die.

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She might have been perceived as a sinner while she carried out her official duties; but on her deathbed, she told those around her that she loved God and was confident in the face of death.

Similarly, Job, despite the deluge of allegations by his friends concerning his relationship with God, knew perfectly well that the Rock of Ages had been his anchor and that He never allowed his feet to slip to evil. He was confident of his obedience to the word of the Lord, which had always guided him. Little wonder he declared, “Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips...” (Verse 12).

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Beyond the perception of his friends about his true spiritual state and the reason for his affliction, Job was convinced about his robust relationship with God. He chose to lean on Him rather than join issues with his friends.

In the same way, once you have a good relationship with God, your confidence will remain unshakable, irrespective of what others say or think of you.

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DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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