Job 21:1-21 - Job's words come as a sharp contrast to many of the Psalms. There and elsewhere we are told that the wicked do not ultimately prosper. But Job sees it differently. His question is, "Why does good stuff happen to bad people?" Typically, you and I ask the reverse, "Why does bad stuff happen to good people?" Which question do you see more often in your life? How does Jesus factor into to either question?
John 8:39-59 - "Before Abraham was, I am." Jesus is making a very clear point in these words. To his hearers at the time, there is only one who can claim, "I am". Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, introduces himself as "I am". When Jesus says this about himself there is no mistaking who he claims to be. For this reason they pick up stones to throw at him, because they believe he has blasphemed (spoken against God). These words were offensive to them. Does Jesus ever say anything that offends us?
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