Job Restored

Indonesia-
What a place!  This is a group of over 17,000 islands spread out over 10 million km of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.  I don't think I can fully comprehend how big and wide spread that it!  There are more than 750 people groups spread across the country.  The economy is diverse, ranging from areas of growth to areas of poverty.  The government requires everyone to adhere to one of six recognized religions.  There has been sustained growth of the church over the last several years.  Some areas needing prayer are the mass displacement of people, the rise of Islam in the country- usually through violence, and the need for mature spiritual leaders.

Job 37-42
Elihu is continuing his speech about the majesty of God and then the Lord Himself speaks to Job.  He questions Job asking who has accomplished all kinds of things, but Job says that he has already talked too much and will not make an answer.  Then the Lord goes on further to ask Job more questions about who has accomplished great and mighty works, and this time Job says to God that He can do all things, that he (Job) had spoken too much, and that now he had not only heard about God, but had seen Him with his own eyes.  Then God rebukes Job's friends and restores Job to everything he had lost.

Psalm 45
This psalm seems to switch who it was written for pretty often.  It was written for the king, but sometimes addresses the Lord and at other times a woman.  But, for the most part, it is well wishing for the king.

Proverbs 22:14
"The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it."

2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Feeding off of yesterday's reading, Paul continues with the idea that we are not living for the world, but for things promised to come.  So, they should boast about the things they see that are of the Lord.  Paul says, "For the love of Christ controls us..."  Paul regards no one according to the flesh, but tells the people that they have been given a ministry of reconciliation- reconciling the lost to God.  And through Jesus we may become the righteousness of God.