Job Devo

Day 40 Where is the Hope? Scripture to meditate on: Then Job replied to the Lord: “I know that you can do all things;     no purpose of yours can be thwarted. You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without…

Day 39 Fear God! Scripture to meditate on: “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook     or tie down its tongue with a rope? Can you put a cord through its nose     or pierce its jaw with a hook? Will it…

Day 38 Lions and Tigers and Leviathans Scripture to meditate on: The Lord said to Job: “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?     Let him who accuses God answer him!” Then Job answered the Lord: “I am unworthy—how…

Day 37 Who Gives Wisdom? Scripture to meditate on: “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth?     Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn? Do you count the months till they bear?     Do you know the time they…

Day 36 Yahweh Answers Scripture to meditate on: Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: “Who is this that obscures my plans     with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man;     I will question you,     and…

Day 35 He is the God of the Storm Scripture to meditate on: “At this my heart pounds     and leaps from its place. Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice,     to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. He unleashes…

Day 34 Scripture to meditate on: Elihu continued: “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you     that there is more to be said in God’s behalf. I get my knowledge from afar;     I will ascribe justice to my…

Day 33 Is God truly at work in the world? Scripture to meditate on: Then Elihu said: “Do you think this is just?     You say, ‘I am in the right, not God.’ Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to…

Day 32 Scripture to meditate on: “But now, Job, listen to my words;     pay attention to everything I say. I am about to open my mouth;     my words are on the tip of my tongue. My words come from an upright…

Day 31 Silence. An angry silence. An awkward silence. Scripture to meditate on: So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became…