This week you will finish up Job and then pick back up again with the story of Abraham. Next week I’ll have more on Abraham and how different the Muslim view is of him. When people talk about both Islam and Christianity having a common father in Abraham, you’ll see that the only thing in common is the name—they are talking about a very different person. Only the Christian view of Abraham can be historically verified.
Before we leave Job, please read this post I wrote on it as it will help answer one of the biggest questions in the book: With Job, we ask: What should we do when God disappoints and what does it really means to prosper
To go back a bit in Genesis. . . .
I wanted to link you to a question many people have about Genesis 6, where some people think angels or fallen demons are able to have sex with humans. That is not what the Bible teaches and this brief post helps explain it. http://www.untilfulllight.com/on-genesis-6-did-demons-or-fallen-angels-father-children-on-earth/
Application to this week’s readings:
As you finish reading Job this week, take some time to think through if you have fallen into the false belief that in this life you are promised only good things.
Journal where you have had wrong beliefs along the way and how after reading Job, how God wants you to look at difficulties.
We will all have a happy ending to our story, but like any good adventure story (think about the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, or Star Wars or any great adventure) there were always challenges along the way. For some we get a taste of the good ending in this life; for others we wait to see it in its fullness, where it will be far more glorious than our feeble dreams can imagine.