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Job 24:22, "He
draweth also the mighty with his
power: he riseth up, and no man
is sure of his life."
This morning, I consider all the
things that man is
sure of or thinks that he is
sure of. The Bible
speaks of only the things of God
being sure. His
testimonies, promises,
covenants, riches, grace,
mercy, truth, and judgments are
all sure. They are
something that we can "take to
the bank." For they
are sure, have always been sure,
and will always be
sure. However, man many times
fails to see the
sureness of God and His
attributes.
However, one thing that man
feels sure of most of
the time is his life.
Especially when young, man
thinks that he is invincible. He
thinks that his life
is secure and safe.
Nevertheless, Job says that no man is
sure of his life. When we hop in
the car to drive to
the store, our lives are in
jeopardy. When we are in
comfort of our homes, our lives
are in jeopardy.
Christ called a man in Luke 12 a
fool for being at
ease and comfortable, because
his soul would be
required of him
that very night.
Our lives are not
certain, and we often cannot
take thought for tomorrow
while it is today. The ONLY way
that our lives are
spared is by God's guiding hand
upon us. We have been
hedged about like Job was, and
we should be ever
prayerful that the Lord would
always guide us for what
time we have on this low ground
of sin and sorrow.
Truly, we have a desire to
depart and be with Christ,
but for this present time, there
are things more
needful right
here.
In Hope,
Bro Philip
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