Rev's Ramblings

Sun 28 Aug

Job in chapters nine and ten takes time out to reflect on what has taken place in his life. His losses and tragedies are enormous. He would like to question God on what He is doing, but his concern is will God even listen to his cries? He takes time to ponder who God is. God’s wisdom is profound. He...

Sun 21 Aug

In chapter eight we are introduced to the second of Job’s friends who initially came to comfort Job in his tragic losses. Like Eliphaz we know very little of who Bildad is. He is a friend, and he sought to console Job. We could question what sort of friend he was, but he wanted to help Job. Bildad was...

Sun 14 Aug

 As we have journeyed through this book we have discovered that the reader of the book has a huge advantage over Job. While Job has suffered tragedy after tragedy, he and his friends have no idea why these events have taken place. They fall back on man’s wisdom to try and work out what is going on....

Sun 7 Aug

Eliphaz is the first of the three friends to approach Job with advice. At first he was not quite sure as to how to approach Job. Would Job be impatient with him. Would Job be angry? Would Job even listen to him as he attempted to explain what had happened with the tragic loss that Job was...

Sun 31 Jul

Tragedy can strike us at just about any time. It could be a car accident. It could be a shark attack. It could be in the form of an economic recession and we lose the home we have so desperately longed for. It could be loss of your health. You could add to the list your own tragic losses. Of which many of...

Sun 24 Jul

We readily accept that which is good. As you reflect back on the week that is gone we gladly accept the good that has come our way. It may have been a good meal you enjoyed. It may have been a visit from a friend or family member. It may have been good news from your doctor. Have you ever knocked back...

Sun 17 Jul

The book of Job has always been a challenge to come to grips with. It raises more questions then it answers. The obvious one is the question of suffering. Why does God allow good people to suffer? And certainly Job was good when he is blameless and upright. Job loses his business enterprises. Job loses his...

Sun 10 Jul

Would you say that Aussies are content? How would you tell if people are content? It would appear that on the surface most would say they are content with their lot in life. However our actions may tell us a different story. We tend to become easily dis-satisfied with where we are at in life. We...

Sun 3 Jul

The author of Psalm 133 writes of relationships. “How good it is when brothers (and sisters) dwell together in unity. One would think that when it comes to God’s people they would be living out unity amongst themselves. Particularly when Jesus says to his followers – they will know you are Christians by...

Sun 26 Jun

I press on! Over the years we can think of tasks that have required effort to continue. As kids we rode our bikes the three kms to school. At times it took effort as you rode against a head wind. Other times you were diligent in watching for darting birds, but you pressed on. At school you pressed on...