Beulah Foundation for Christ

The book of Job is one controversial book amongst Christians and one that non-believers use to prove that our God is not just and kind. They argue if He was, why put a good man through all that to test his faith? I have found myself asking this same question in recent times. 'Why did You let that happen to me Lord, why couldn’t You stop them from saying that to me?' For you, it could be anything at all that you feel in the moment; even questions you have not been able to ask out loud. The Message Version of the Bible titles Job chapter 1 as “ A Man Devoted to God ”; and it says: “ Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was devoted to God and hated evil with a passion. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was also very wealthy—seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servants—the most influential man in all the East!” The description of Mr Job was f...

       With all that is going on in our nation, this is not the time to pray but for action, someone said recently. This sentiment, sadly, has been echoed up and down the length and breadth of the country. However, this sentiment, no matter how much sense it seems to make is not right. This is precisely the time we must pray as a people to God to bring back our nation from the brink of a certain disaster as we approach the general elections slated for next year!         We must understand that as long as the house is divided, it cannot stand. The Body of Christ in this nation is divided, and the nation as a whole is sharply divided among tribal and religious lines. A microcosm of what is happening in our country presently took place in Israel during the days of the Judges. The Bible tells us: "In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted" (Judges 21:25). Looking around the country, it looks like there are no laws, o...