Life is Weary; Job 13-14, Proverbs 7

May the mumbling commence!

Let’s face it: Life can be hard.  It wears on us.  Most of the time there is nothing big to explain an outburst nor is there something big to explain depression.  There are even time when an extremely good mood hits for no perceivable reason.  Job described the calamity of his life in this way.  Read his words from Job chapter fourteen:

"But as a mountain falls and crumbles away,

And as a rock is moved from its place; 

As water wears away stones,

And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth;

So You destroy the hope of man.” (Verses 18-19)

Mountains and rocks wear away slowly by weather… and by water.  It doesn’t seem like much until you see some time-lapse photography.  It doesn’t seem like much until you see something as awesome as the Grand Canyon and realize that years upon years of wear flowing water has created.

Over time, small things add up.  Molehills become mountains.  A worn path in the backyard become a trench.  It is always better, when we think of relationships, to tackle the molehills before they become like mountains.

But remember: Even mountains eventually wear away.  The majestic mountains of the Rockies will one day become more like the mountains of Appalachia.  So we need to be careful into what or who we put our trust and hope.  Read Job’s words from Job chapter thirteen:

He also shall be my salvation,

For a hypocrite could not come before Him. (Verse 16)

Of whom does Job speak?  Taken in context, Job is speaking of the Lord Almighty.  Salvation and hope can only come from God.  Without the firm knowledge of God’s presence, all hope will die.

And all wisdom comes from God.  Keep the wisdom of God’s Word near to you – as near as a sibling.  And strive to understand it like the nearest of kin.  Read from Proverbs chapter seven:

My son, keep my words,

And treasure my commands within you. 

Keep my commands and live,

And my law as the apple of your eye. 

Bind them on your fingers;

Write them on the tablet of your heart. 

Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"

And call understanding your nearest kin. (Verses 1-4)

Indeed, may the Words of God be the apple of our eye – our most treasured possession.  May they guide the ways of our hands.  May they guide the attitudes of our hearts.  May we be close kin to Christ Jesus in all we think and say and do.  Then we can rightfully claim to be obedient children of God.

Enough mumbling for now…

Peace Out