July 2023

JULY 31, 2023 – Future Of All Man

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Future Of All Man

  July 31, 2023
  Daily Reading – Job 32-34 / Acts 24

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Job 34:14-15 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:


        Who has a crystal ball to look into, and see the future? The answer, NO ONE. None of us can predict the future with any degree of accuracy. If you are not sure if that statement is true, watch any local weather report. Although they do a very good job of giving us a scientific estimate using the most up-to-date meteorological equipment, statistics prove they are wrong 40% of the time. When looking at the financial market, we pay people to watch the trends and give us their best guess. However, that is not always accurate from one week to the next. Then if you delve into politics, well that outcome is up in the air daily. One thing we will all have to agree on is that our future is hard to foresee. That is with a couple of exceptions.

 

        There are two future things we can be sure of. Elihu alludes to one of these facts. Job 34:14-15 says, “If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.” Our life is given to us by God. If God ever decides to quit sustaining life, calling the spirit and breath of man back to himself, well, it is all over. God provides our lives. Everyone will one day face this day of death. Also, everyone will face judgement after that day. For the redeemed, it will be a time of reward. For the lost, it will be the eternal judgement of their sin. This is the future of all man. Guaranteed, 100% accurate. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:


        Heb. 9:27 says, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” Christ has nailed the sins of man to the cross, if we will just believe on Him. Those future appointments do not have to be bad ones.

 

Which judgement will you face on that day?

 

 Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
            … and the Word of God into people.”
                                        Romans 10:17

 Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and Executive Director
 Hebrews 2:12

 

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JULY 29 & 30, 2023 – Entangled By Sin

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 Entangled By Sin

 July 29 & 30, 2023
 July 29 – Daily Reading – Job 30-31 / Acts 23
 July 30 – NO READING

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Job 31:24-25 & 28 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;… This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:


        How the devil loves to entice us as believers, to become once again entangled by the sinfulness of this world. He knows all our weaknesses from before our salvation and dangles them before us like a piece of candy in front of a little child. When we accepted Christ as our Saviour, He forgave us of all our sin. The devil knows that since that day, he can no longer own us. However, if he might cause us once again to become entangled by sin, he can tarnish our testimony and cause us agony. Remember, it is not only a testimony of our life, but also, a testimony of the life of Christ in us.

 

        In today’s reading of Job 31, Job reviews all the things in his life he thinks may be considered sinful. He looks at his life of charity and hospitality toward others, asking himself, “is there anything I have not done that I should have?” NO! He looks at how he has treated others around him. Has he looked down on someone who was his manservant or maidservant? Recalling in Job 31:15 “Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?” He probes into his own morality and his treatment of women. Rehearsing how he has not lusted after them, nor been deceived by these fleeting immoral ways. He looks at his worship, and maintains that he has not worshiped gold, or wealth, or position. In Job’s review of his life he declares, I have not been entangled again by sin. He was not saying he was sinless, just not sinful. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:


        It is good for us to examine our lives. In Ps. 26:2 David said, “Examine me, O Lord…” Paul said before communion, 1 Cor. 11:28 “But let a man examine himself…” We should examine our lives with scripture, so we are not entangled by sin.

 

Have you done a self-examination

 

THE WEEK IN REVIEW:

        In all of life’s ups and downs, as believers it is good to know our lives are Enriched By God. We saw this in Job’s life this week as we examined:


   ● Exacting God’s Mercy
   ● Encouraged By Silence
   ● Expectations Of God
   ● Entranced By The Music
   ● Enlightened By Wisdom
   ● Entangled By Sin n

      Knowing that God is always there with us and for us, allows us to live a fuller life Enriched By God.

      Enjoy today with your church and hear what God has prepared in the heart of His man for you this week.

   See you tomorrow.  

 

 SUNDAYS:

       Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastors heart. Whatever scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs.

July 31, 2023 Job 32-34 Acts 24
August 1, 2023 Job 35-38 Acts 25
August 2, 2023 Job 39-42 Acts 26
August 3, 2023 Psa. 1-5 Acts 27:1-20
August 4, 2023 Psa. 6-10 Acts 27:21-44
August 5, 2023 Psa. 11-17 Acts 28:1-16
August 6, 2023 No Passages Assigned  

Enriched By God

  2 Corinthians 9:11
“Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness,
which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.”

 
 
 Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
            … and the Word of God into people.”
                                        Romans 10:17

 Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and Executive Director
 Hebrews 2:12

 

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JULY 28, 2023 – Enlightened By Wisdom

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Enlightened By Wisdom

  July 28, 2023
  Daily Reading – Job 26-29 / Acts 22

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:


        For many years before going into ministry, I worked in factories and restaurants. The last company I worked for would hire temporary help during the busy season from an employment agency. Since we were in a college town, many of the temps who came to work for us were from the local college. Many of these young men and women were very smart when it came to their education. Yet, most of these well-educated people lacked what we called “Street Smarts.” They were very book smart, but often lacked common sense when it came to working in industry. They had been sheltered or came from affluent homes where everything was done for them, and this was often their first experience working in the real world. Educated, but lacking wisdom that comes from experience.

 

        Today we have many people who are world smart, yet lack biblical wisdom. I am not talking about the ability to quote 20 verses at the drop of a hat. I simply mean they do not understand what Job said in today’s verse. “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.” As Job said prior to this verse, wisdom cannot be bought. To obtain this wisdom, you must come to know this God. The God who created and maintains all of life. The God who hates evil and therefore, this wisdom causes you to depart from it. To love God means your life has been enlightened by wisdom. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:


        The Bible speaks of those who are wise, and those who are foolish. The wise retain God in their hearts. The foolish play in the folly of life, never giving God a thought, or even worse rejecting His call. Be enlightened by wisdom. Love and know God.

 

Where do you go to find God’s wisdom?

 

 Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
            … and the Word of God into people.”
                                        Romans 10:17

 Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and Executive Director
 Hebrews 2:12

 

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JULY 27, 2023 – Entranced By The Music

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Entranced By The Music

  July 27, 2023
  Daily Reading – Job 21-25 / Acts 21:18-40

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Job 21:12-14 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:


        I love music. Well, most of it anyway. I love to play music, sing it, listen to it, and watch others who perform it. I am not alone. The music industry is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world. It creates millionaires and destroys lives. Wait, did that last statement make sense? Yes, it does. For everyone who makes it in the music industry, there are untold thousands who chase that dream, only to find no pot of gold at the end of their rainbow. It has cost them relationships, hardships, and even for many, their eternal life. And even those who make it often allow the wealth and fame to cost them eternal joy. This is not only true of music, but any little bobble that the world and the devil dangle before man, taking their eyes off God and eternity, while instead chasing after an earthly dream. It might be wealth, popularity, immoral habits, or even something as simple as another person someone has become infatuated with. Whatever it is that takes your attention off this reality. There is a God, there is an end of this life, and someday everyone is going to meet both of those realities.

 

        Job 21:12-14 speaks of this truth. Before you know it, life is over. It may come tragically at any age. Or a person may live to be well over one hundred. Still, life always ends in a moment. One breath you are here with the living on earth, the next you are off into eternity. What matters is what you did here to prepare for that eternity. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:


        It is like the old Pied Piper story. People follow life’s pretty music. That is, until the music stops. Then what? For the believer, the music never stops. God has put a new song in your heart that the world will never understand until they come to know Christ.

 

What song plays in your heart?

 

 Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
            … and the Word of God into people.”
                                        Romans 10:17

 Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and Executive Director
 Hebrews 2:12

 

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JULY 26, 2023 – Expectations Of God

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Expectations Of God

  July 26, 2023
  Daily Reading – Job 17-20 / Acts 21:1-17

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Job 19:25-26 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:


        In two short verses, Job says so much about his trust in God. He first says; “I know.” He did not say, I hope, he said, “I know.” The book of Job is one of the oldest books written. Job, closer to creation than any of us, knew there was and is a real God. Everything around him, all he possessed, and all of his eternity was structured around his undying faith in this one God. He then calls him “My Redeemer.” A person does not need a redeemer unless they realize they are lost. Job understood that God was going to redeem his sinful life someday and called God his redemption. Job continues by saying, “Liveth.” Job had a clear understanding of a living God who resides in heaven above. He was not worshiping some hunk of wood or carved stone idol. Nor did he put faith in a God who was dead. He knew that the God he believed in was, is, and always would be very much alive. Next, Job speaks of eternity to come. He prophesies that there will be a day when this same God would reclaim His earth, and step foot here on it. Finally, Job acknowledges that his body here on earth, very well may die. However, he does not believe this body is who he is. Job knew that he was inside that body, and even if it was to decay in the ground, he personally would still see God.

 

        Job’s expectations of God, his understanding of God, are then spelled out in the rest of God’s Word to be accurate. It is evident, Job knew God. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:


        Oh, what unwavering faith. During what may well be the worst trials on earth, Job still trusts in God. He has lost much of his earthly wealth. His wife and friends have turned on him. Yet, Job looks to God with eternal expectations.

 

Where have you placed your eternal hope?

 

 Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
            … and the Word of God into people.”
                                        Romans 10:17

 Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and Executive Director
 Hebrews 2:12

 

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