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*admin* · 06-05-2008, 04:29 AM

Job 30:25-31
SHARING TROUBLE
MEMORY VERSE: Job 30:25 Did I not weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

The Bible is careful with its compliments. Yet Job is called a perfect man: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil" (Job 1:1). One of the characteristics of this good man was his compassion for those in trouble. He wept for those who were going through trials and was grieved over poverty.

Perhaps God will send you to help one who is going through a time of trouble today.

Dr. G. F. Pentecost was once trying to comfort a woman who had passed through serious trials. Failing in his efforts to cheer her and dispel her doubts, he took up some embroidery upon which she had been working and said, "What a confusion of threads! Why waste time on a thing like that?"

Turning the embroidery over, she said, "Now look at it. You were seeing it from the wrong side."

"That's it, exactly," said Dr. Pentecost. "You are looking at your trials from the wrong side. Turn them over and look at them from the right side -- that is, from God's side. The Lord is working out a design of His own for your life, and you must look at things from His point of view, and trust His workmanship."

We must be careful that we do not simply pass by those who are in trouble. Good Samaritans are needed who will show the compassion of Jesus to those who are weary in the race of life.

Those who really share burdens are few. Many are like Job's comforters -- quick to judge and condemn.

Weep with those who weep!
JVI

*snugsnug* · 09-01-2008, 10:55 AM

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06-05-2008, 04:29 AM	#1
admin Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 28,249	Sharing Trouble Job 30:25-31 SHARING TROUBLE MEMORY VERSE: Job 30:25 Did I not weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? The Bible is careful with its compliments. Yet Job is called a perfect man: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil" (Job 1:1). One of the characteristics of this good man was his compassion for those in trouble. He wept for those who were going through trials and was grieved over poverty. Perhaps God will send you to help one who is going through a time of trouble today. Dr. G. F. Pentecost was once trying to comfort a woman who had passed through serious trials. Failing in his efforts to cheer her and dispel her doubts, he took up some embroidery upon which she had been working and said, "What a confusion of threads! Why waste time on a thing like that?" Turning the embroidery over, she said, "Now look at it. You were seeing it from the wrong side." "That's it, exactly," said Dr. Pentecost. "You are looking at your trials from the wrong side. Turn them over and look at them from the right side -- that is, from God's side. The Lord is working out a design of His own for your life, and you must look at things from His point of view, and trust His workmanship." We must be careful that we do not simply pass by those who are in trouble. Good Samaritans are needed who will show the compassion of Jesus to those who are weary in the race of life. Those who really share burdens are few. Many are like Job's comforters -- quick to judge and condemn. Weep with those who weep! JVI

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