DAILY MANNA (ADULT DEVOTIONAL GUIDE)

BEYOND THE GRAVE

KEY VERSE: “And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” – (JOB 19:26).

TEXT: JOB 19:14-29

John Claypool, in The Wittenburg Door, provided an interesting perspective about death: “I’ve learned something through all my experiences—that every exit is also an entrance. Every time you walk out of something, you walk into something. I got into this world by dying in the womb—and it must have been painful to get ripped out of that familiar place—but that was the prerequisite of my getting into time and space. You know, at the end of my life in history, there’s going to be a similar kind of transition experience. And if we can get at the terror of death by saying it is a transformer rather than an annihilator, then also we can get rid of the idea that death is a thief and is taking something that is rightfully ours, which is the basis of all the rage that I know.” Physical death is not the end of the road.

Job was quite conscious of this eternal truth. In response to Bildad’s speech in the previous chapter, here he expresses his unbearable sufferings arising not only from the physical pains he bore but also from the unkindness of his friends, desertion by his domestics and relatives. Although he wrongly thought that God was the author of his affliction, he was sincere in his utterances, which flowed from a bleeding heart. But his complaints were only one side of the coin. More significantly, Job expressed his faith and rejoiced in the prospect of resurrection and eternal bliss.

Not many Christians will ever suffer as Job. But in this life, we are bound to face challenging situations that sometimes test our faith in the Lord. At such times, we are tempted to complain. But we must learn from Job the beautiful and comforting art of looking beyond earthly pains and gains. The hope of resurrection and making heaven should be the greatest and ultimate source of joy for every Christian. We must not allow earthly agony, however intense it may be, to blur it.

This blessed hope does not apply to everyone who professes to be a Christian. It takes a sound relationship with God that is based on personal experience of salvation and cleansing through repentance and faith in the atoning blood of Jesus Christ. None that fails to walk with God here beneath may hope to walk on the streets of gold.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: For the true Christian, death is not a loss.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PROVERBS 27-29

Thank You Jesus,

Salvation Prayers

If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:

Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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