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[cimi]

July 3
Friday


JOB'S PRINCIPLE

READ:
Philippians 4:10-13
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Shall we indeed accept
good from God, and
shall we not accept
adversity?
__Job 2:10
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When my wife accepted a position as Director of Special Education in a school district many miles from our home, it resulted in a very long commute each day. It was tolerable in the short term, but neither of us could see her doing this indefinitely. So we decided to relocate to another city halfway between our two jobs.

The real estate agent was not optimistic about our home selling quickly. Market trends showed many homes for sale with few buyers. After much prayer and strenuous cleaning, we finally put our home up for sale. To our surprise, our house sold in less than 3 weeks!

Sometimes I feel guilty about receiving material blessings. With so many needs around the world, why should I expect divine intervention in selling a home? Then I remember Job's reply to his wife: "Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" (Job 2:10).

This verse is most applied to accepting disappointment. But the principle also applies to being grateful for blessings. The apostle Paul had learned how to rejoice in plenty and in want (Phil 4:10-13). God has an interest in teaching us contentment through both gains and losses. Thanking God in all circumstances recognizes His sovereignty and nurtures a response of faith. __Dennis Fisher
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````````````````````We thank You, Lord, for blessings`````````````
````````````````````````You give us on our way;`````````````````
``````````````````````May we for these be grateful,```````````````
`````````````````And praise You every day. __Roworth````````````
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The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away
blessed be the name of the LOrd. __Job

************Today's Bible Reading __ Philippians 4:10-13***********

10 But I rejoiced in the
Lord greatly that now at last
your care for me has
flourished again; though
you surely did care, but you
lacked opportunity. 11 Not
that I speak in regard to
need, for I have learned in
whatever state I am, to be
content: 12 I know how to
be abased, and I know how
to abound. Everywhere and
in all things I have learned
both to be full and to be
hungry, both to abound and
to suffer need. 13 I can do
all things through Christ
who strengthens me.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Today's Bible reading comes from the book of Philippians, one
of four letters often referred to as the Prison Epistles. These four
letters-Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon-were
written by Paul from Rome where he was under arrest awaiting
his hearing before Caesar. Of the four, Ephesians and Colossians
are the most familiar, dealing with the relationship between Christ
as the Head of the church and the body of Christ, which is the
only one of the four written to an individual instead of to a church
congregation. __BILL CROWDER

[lizzie]

Amen

Be greatful in the good times
And faithful in the bad

And in all things give thanks

cimi, ty for sharing this

[phoofy]

That's good.