"Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart, there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good. He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.
Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord.
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart! Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. There the evildoers lie fallen; they are thrust down, unable to rise."
God, thank You that Your Love is steadfast and complete. Thank You that i cannot fall from it, that it wraps around me and lives within me all the time because of Your great mercy. I rest in the shadow of Your wings. Amen.
May 22, 2010
May 06, 2010
only God is wise.
i just finished my last essay of my undergraduate degree.
whey!
it was an exegesis on Job 42:1-6.
i have never before studied a biblical text so deeply and was blessed to discover so many beautiful layers to this text.
"Then Job answered the Lord and said:
I know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
Who is this that hides counsel without
knowledge?
Therefore I have uttered what I did not
understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I
did not know.
Hear, and I will speak;
I will question you, and you make it
known to me.
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you;
therefore I despise myself,
and repent in dust and ashes."
I will not bore you with the details of my exegesis.
but i will say that i thought it so stinking cool that the last undergraduate essay that i will ever write was a reminder that only God is wise. man knows nothing. man cannot understand His ways. only God understands.
what an awesome lesson to round off my time at university.
it is almost as if God is telling me that i've learned so much here. but i still know nothing at all.
hah.
:)
roll on exams.
whey!
it was an exegesis on Job 42:1-6.
i have never before studied a biblical text so deeply and was blessed to discover so many beautiful layers to this text.
"Then Job answered the Lord and said:
I know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
Who is this that hides counsel without
knowledge?
Therefore I have uttered what I did not
understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I
did not know.
Hear, and I will speak;
I will question you, and you make it
known to me.
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you;
therefore I despise myself,
and repent in dust and ashes."
I will not bore you with the details of my exegesis.
but i will say that i thought it so stinking cool that the last undergraduate essay that i will ever write was a reminder that only God is wise. man knows nothing. man cannot understand His ways. only God understands.
what an awesome lesson to round off my time at university.
it is almost as if God is telling me that i've learned so much here. but i still know nothing at all.
hah.
:)
roll on exams.
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