Verses Enjoyed

I want to note a couple of verses I've enjoyed recently.

"If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up. / If you put injustice far away from your tents, and place your gold nuggets in the dust / And your gold of Ophir in the stones of the brooks, Then the Almighty will be your gold nuggets / And precious silver to you." —Job 22:23-25

Not a common verse reference to quote, I know, but this verse came to me recently and I enjoyed it. I just want to testify that if you place your gold nuggets in the dust, the Almighty really becomes your gold nuggets and precious silver. Hallelujah!

"But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, / Which shines brighter and brighter until the full day." —Proverbs 4:18

I remembered this one in Geography class last night. In mentioning the use of animal fat for making candles during his lecture on cattle, the professor mentioned that people who couldn't afford to have lights on at night simply went to bed. With the use of tallow, however, people stayed up later, and cultivated the art of conversation! Anyway, at that point he seemed to be spitting out whatever came to mind, so regardless of the veracity of this statement, I was glad to be reminded of the verse.

Believe it or not, it's normal to go to bed at night while the sun is away, and it's normal to get up in the morning when the sun comes up! Conversely, it's abnormal to stay up all night and sleep in until half of the day is gone. I know this is a sensitive topic for people in my age group. It's really easy to become occupied with something well into the night and end up sleeping in longer than intended. With enough practice, this eventually is effortless.

Nevertheless, I would like to share my enjoyment of the vigor that results from a normal sleeping and waking schedule: it's great! I hope to do this my whole life. As a Christian, the first step to making progress in one's spiritual life is learning to be revived every morning—at a proper time. Without this important step it's impossible for a Christian to make substantial progress toward genuine growth in life. I've heard this several times in the church life, and checking with my experience, it really is the case. What a good fellowship! What a good verse!

Praise the Lord for the Bible, the Word of God. This is the most wonderful book!