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WRONG IMAGINATIONS

4^TH ,MAY 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:1 Samuel 15-16

TEXT: Job 21:22-34

22 “Can anyone teach God knowledge, Since He judges those on high?
23 One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and secure;
24 His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist.
25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.
26 They lie down alike in the dust, And worms cover them.

27 “Look, I know your thoughts, And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
28 For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent, The dwelling place of the wicked?’
29 Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs?
30 For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
31 Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave, And a vigil kept over the tomb.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless have gone before him.
34 How then can you comfort me with empty words, Since falsehood remains in your answers?”

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KEY VERSE: Job 21:27

“Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Weigh your words and think deep before you speak.

THE MESSAGE:

During a visit to an electronic factory in Scotland in 1999, the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, saw a messy fuse box and said it looked "as though it was put in by an Indian". Within hours, Buckingham Palace had to apologise to the nation of India. His statement was considered racist and uncomplimentary. He once asked a wealthy islander in Cayman Islands, "Aren't most of you descended from pirates?" Another example of hasty conclusions without facts.

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Job's three friends also jumped to a conclusion that he was suffering because of his sins. In our text, he faulted his three friends for their wrong perceptions about him. Their rush to condemn without knowing the details about his predicaments was very painful to him. He referred to them earlier as miserable comforters and counsellors. In this chapter, he accused them of putting up cynical devices and falsehood.

Like the late Prince of Edinburgh, anyone can be tempted to make a conclusion based on how things appear. We need, however, to understand that situations vary and innocent people sometimes suffer wrongly.

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We should be careful how we reduce people's lives to a single story. Things are not always the way they appear outwardly. We should be kind while dealing with people, especially while comforting the bereaved. It is important to pray and have a clear understanding from God before rushing to conclusion. Words can heal or hurt, lift up people or rift them apart. Let our speech be always with grace and seasoned with salt (Colossians 4:6).

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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