EPHESIANS 1:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
| DAY 16—Reconsider Job’s Sixth Confession of Faith—Job 19:25-27 |
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A few days ago we considered what Job confessed about His Redeemer. He made a bold, and astounding, confession about Him. We looked at what he said as if he were talking about the latter day of the ages when Christ shall stand on earth. To be truthful with you, I still want to hold on to that idea. But, we may be taking Job’s words out of their context in doing so. When we consider the whole of his story, we may see that his confession had reference to his own “latter day.” If we will accept this understanding, then greater can be the hope born in our own hearts.
I ask of you the liberty to consider the situation of my own life. From several sources of late, prophetic words have come to me that my days remaining will have more purpose and meaning in God’s Kingdom than all the days gone before. This month I will turn 78 years old. When first the words of revelation began coming to me about my own latter days, I was in the midst of a battle with pain that was threatening to weaken me to the point that I would be incapacitated. However, I was willing to receive the words as personal prophecies from the Lord—and to believe them.
As the demands upon the ministry the Lord has entrusted to us increased, my own ability to “perform” decreased. The biblical Word to which I attached myself was the confession of the Apostle Paul as he faced his weakness. He said, And He (the Lord God) said unto me, My grace is sufficient (an unfailing strength) for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness (“My enabling power is brought to its fullness in weakness.”) Most gladly therefore, said Paul, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power (“the enabling power”) of Christ may rest upon (find its habitation in) me—II Corinthians 12:9.
This, and the revelation we call “Ephesians Truth,” became my own, to live by it. I knew that if anything was to come forth from me in my “latter days,” it would have to be born of the Christ Who lives in me.
Let those of us who are facing our latter years open our spirits to make that same confession Job made. David helps in this.
Psalm 33:18-22
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD,
even as we put our hope in you. (TNIV)Let us use this scripture as a guide in our praying today:
Redeemer, We trust you because you’re a Holy. Look on us with favor as we worship you, Oh Lord. Watch over us who put our hope in your faithful love. Guard us with your shield. Keep us safe and alive even in the face of trouble. Fill our hearts with joy born of your glory. May your faithful love rest on us as we put our hope in You.
Our Own Latter Day Restoration—Job 19:23-27
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