God’s Call
Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me! If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my renewal should come. You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands.
Job 14:13-15
+
God’s Call
In the previous verses Job seems to question if there is life after death, yet here he confirms his trust in the Lord, saying he will wait until his renewal would come. Later on he will give an even more forceful response with the words, “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth” (19:25). We should not judge Job too harshly for his waffling back and forth between doubt and conviction, after all, he is only human. Ultimately it is the God given faith which Job has which keeps him from total despair. He longs to hear God’s call so that he may answer Him. We are reminded of the father of the demon possessed child, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). We so often struggle with our faith and trusting God. We, like Job, want to hear God’s call. For many this means signs and wonders on a Biblical scale. They want burning bushes and parting seas. And when that does not happen the seeds of doubt planted by the devil grow. But we are given signs and wonders on a Biblical scale if we would just listen to God’s call. In His Word He calls us to follow Him and in a miraculous way, with just water and His Word, sinners are made clean through Baptism. He offers Himself to us in the Eucharistic feast where ordinary bread and wine, become the true body and blood of Christ, for us. God calls us every day to live out our new identities in Him.
Job 14:13-15
+
God’s Call
In the previous verses Job seems to question if there is life after death, yet here he confirms his trust in the Lord, saying he will wait until his renewal would come. Later on he will give an even more forceful response with the words, “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth” (19:25). We should not judge Job too harshly for his waffling back and forth between doubt and conviction, after all, he is only human. Ultimately it is the God given faith which Job has which keeps him from total despair. He longs to hear God’s call so that he may answer Him. We are reminded of the father of the demon possessed child, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). We so often struggle with our faith and trusting God. We, like Job, want to hear God’s call. For many this means signs and wonders on a Biblical scale. They want burning bushes and parting seas. And when that does not happen the seeds of doubt planted by the devil grow. But we are given signs and wonders on a Biblical scale if we would just listen to God’s call. In His Word He calls us to follow Him and in a miraculous way, with just water and His Word, sinners are made clean through Baptism. He offers Himself to us in the Eucharistic feast where ordinary bread and wine, become the true body and blood of Christ, for us. God calls us every day to live out our new identities in Him.
Recent
Archive
2025
January
Not AshamedIn Every RespectWe Are In His HouseHear His VoiceTodayBut You BelieveRest in ChristRest in FaithRest in Christ’s WordConfidence in Our Great High PriestOur Eternal High PriestCalled by GracePerfect Through SufferingA Little MilkFoundationGod Comes to UsFaith in ChristObtaining the PromiseThe King of PeaceBlessed by the SuperiorA Priest Forever in ChristThe Forever PriestA Better HopeOur Eternal IntercessorOur Perfect High PriestOur Eternal High PriestThe Better Covenant in ChristA New CovenantPromises KeptOnly The High PriestNot the Blood of Goats
February
Only at DeathOnce and For AllImpossibleThe Perfect SacrificeThe Once-for-All SacrificeOnce for AllForgiven Once for AllDraw Near with a True HeartA Fearful ThingRemembering with JoyEnduranceOf Things Not SeenBecause of LoveBy FaithThe Builder is GodAs Good As DeadStrangers HereFaith in the God Who ProvidesFaith Looks Beyond the PresentBy Faith, Not FearBy Faith, Not by SightFaith That EnduresPerfected in ChristEyes on JesusDisciplineCast His Eye On YouIt HurtsWeak Knees
March
Strive for PeaceNo Fire For YouMount ZionAn Unshakable KingdomA Kingdom That Cannot Be ShakenBrotherly Love in ChristConfidence in ChristSteadfast in ChristOutside the CampSacrifices of PraiseJoyful Obedience in ChristPray for Your PastorsEquipped by the Blood of ChristEncouragement in ChristGrace Be With You AllGod’s Sovereign HandFaithful in a Foreign LandFaithful in the Small ThingsTrusting GodWisdom from AboveEarthly Wisdom Fails, But Christ ReignsTrue Wisdom and the CrossThe Wisdom of Man FailsConfidence in God's MercyGod of Mercy and MightA Deliverer Sent by GodNo Wisdom but ChristThe Kingdom That EnduresThe Rock That Stands ForeverEarthly Kingdoms CrumbleThe Kingdom That Stands Forever