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While reading The Chronological Bible last month, there were several weeks devoted to reading the book of Job. Job (pronounced jobe) gets a lot of criticism from the Christian world. Like A LOT. Like so much that some people would say we won’t even see him in Heaven. 

But the Bible, God’s inspired Word, describes Job in the very first verse of his book as blameless, upright, one who feared God, and one who turned away from evil. By the Old Covenant’s standards, this type of man was about as good as it gets. He loved God and God poured out so many blessings in Job’s life.

In my mini case-study, we'll see that both Job and David waited on the Lord to rescue them from suffering and trials. Yet, only one of them shows us the better way to wait. But, the answer may not be as simple you think. Will you give both of them a chance?

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Have you joined #thepsalmproject yet, friend? If not, it's not too late. You can start reading with us today (and I truly hope you will!)

This week's reading took us through Psalm 15, a short but mighty song. While reading it, I realized that something very dangerous can happen when we read a list of "to-do's" in an Old Testament passage. 

Before you grab a pen and begin writing a list of ways you can earn the love of God, will you take a few minutes to reflect on this with me? I think there's something here for all of us, no matter where your relationship stands with God right now.

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