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OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL FOR WEDNESDAY 8TH JANUARY 2020 – A 100 YEARS FROM NOW

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daily devotion for today

Daily devotion for today

TOPIC OF OUR DAILY BREAD FOR 8TH JANUARY 2020 IS “ A 100 YEARS FROM NOW”

Bible in a Year: Genesis 20–22, Matthew 6:19–34

MEMORY VERSE: Job 19:25

I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.

Today’s Scripture & Insight: Job 19:21–27

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“I just want people to remember me a hundred years from now,” said screenwriter Rod Serling in 1975. Creator of the TV series The Twilight Zone, Serling wanted people to say of him, “He was a writer.” Most of us can identify with Serling’s desire to leave a legacy—something to give our lives a sense of meaning and permanence.

The story of Job shows us a man struggling with meaning amid life’s fleeting days. In a moment, not just his possessions but those most precious to him, his children, were taken.

Then his friends accused him of deserving this fate. Job cried out: “Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever!” (Job 19:23–24).

Job’s words have been “engraved in rock forever.” We have them in the Bible. Yet Job needed even more meaning in his life than the legacy he’d leave behind. He discovered it in the character of God. “I know that my redeemer lives,” Job declared, “and that in the end he will stand on the earth” (19:25). This knowledge gave him the right longing. “I myself will see him,” Job said. “How my heart yearns within me!” (v. 27).

In the end, Job didn’t find what he expected. He found much more—the Source of all meaning and permanence (42:1–6).

Reflect & Pray

Why do you think Job wanted his words preserved forever? How do you want people to remember you one hundred years from now?
God, everything is fleeting except for You. We praise You for Your unshakable character. Show us what is truly important.

Our Daily Bread 3 January 2020 Devotional written by Tim Gustafson. and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more

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