Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so that I would not exalt myself. Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it would leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is …
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Remember to Sabbath
Then he told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. So then, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-29 CSB Sabbath was a practice set in place by God …
Read More »What is true joy?
“I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” John 15:11 CSB If you’ve read Getting Job-ed and the blogs up until this time you may be thinking, “This is really weighty and heavy, and seems a little …
Read More »The Cure for Anxiety Part 2 of 2
Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life… Can any of you add one moment to his life-span by worrying?… But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about …
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“Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth… For where your treasure is there your heart will be also… No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both …
Read More »What does it mean to ‘see God’s glory?’
Then Moses said, “Please, let me see your glory.” He said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name ‘the LORD’ before you, I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom …
Read More »Fear God, but don’t be terrified of Him
But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear!… There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear because fear involves punishment. So the …
Read More »What’s the Purpose of Affliction?
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction; he opens their ears by their distress. Job 36:15 CSB and Hebrew Interlinear To nail down one single purpose of affliction that an all-wise, all-powerful God uses to bring about His Sovereign will may be a bit futile. But we do catch, …
Read More »We are in War.
Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers of this world, against the authorities, against the …
Read More »Why does this ministry exist?
Why does this website exist? GettingJob-ed.org exists for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). This is why anything exists. This is why you exist. Specifically, our organization exists to help people see God for who is He is and His glory, despite our circumstances. After Job is confronted with …
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