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Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

Romans 11:33

well, jungle camp is over.

Jungle Camp was tons of fun, but just the same i am glad to be done now. We had four days during jungle camp that were set aside to study the Bible. We did at least six hours of study each day. Here are some of the things that really stood out to me during these times:

Job 26

But Job answered and said:

“How have you helped him who is without power?
How have you saved the arm that has no strength?

How have you counseled one who has no wisdom?
And how have you declared sound advice to many?

To whom have you uttered words?
And whose spirit came from you?

“The dead tremble,
Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.

Sheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.

He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.

He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds are not broken under it.

He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.

He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.

The pillars of heaven tremble,
And are astonished at His rebuke.

He stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.

By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”

Also, Isaiah 40

“Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
Tell her that her sad days are gone
and her sins are pardoned.
Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over
for all her sins.”

Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,
“Clear the way through the wilderness
for the Lord!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
for our God!
Fill in the valleys,
and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
and smooth out the rough places.
Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
The Lord has spoken!”

A voice said, “Shout!”
I asked, “What should I shout?”

“Shout that people are like the grass.
Their beauty fades as quickly
as the flowers in a field.
The grass withers and the flowers fade
beneath the breath of the Lord.
And so it is with people.
The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the word of our God stands forever.”

O Zion, messenger of good news,
shout from the mountaintops!
Shout it louder, O Jerusalem.
Shout, and do not be afraid.
Tell the towns of Judah,
“Your God is coming!”
Yes, the Sovereign Lord is coming in power.
He will rule with a powerful arm.
See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

Who else has held the oceans in his hand?
Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers?
Who else knows the weight of the earth
or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?
Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord?
Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him?
Has the Lord ever needed anyone’s advice?
Does he need instruction about what is good?
Did someone teach him what is right
or show him the path of justice?

No, for all the nations of the world
are but a drop in the bucket.
They are nothing more
than dust on the scales.
He picks up the whole earth
as though it were a grain of sand.
All the wood in Lebanon’s forests
and all Lebanon’s animals would not be enough
to make a burnt offering worthy of our God.
The nations of the world are worth nothing to him.
In his eyes they count for less than nothing—
mere emptiness and froth.

To whom can you compare God?
What image can you find to resemble him?
Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold,
overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?
Or if people are too poor for that,
they might at least choose wood that won’t decay
and a skilled craftsman
to carve an image that won’t fall down!

Haven’t you heard? Don’t you understand?
Are you deaf to the words of God—
the words he gave before the world began?
Are you so ignorant?
God sits above the circle of the earth.
The people below seem like grasshoppers to him!
He spreads out the heavens like a curtain
and makes his tent from them.
He judges the great people of the world
and brings them all to nothing.
They hardly get started, barely taking root,
when he blows on them and they wither.
The wind carries them off like chaff.

“To whom will you compare me?
Who is my equal?” asks the Holy One.

Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars?
He brings them out like an army, one after another,
calling each by its name.
Because of his great power and incomparable strength,
not a single one is missing.
O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles?
O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights?
Have you never heard?
Have you never understood?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.

These chapters just reminded me how powerful God is and how much He really cares for each person. So many things happen in life that I don't understand. Maybe we don't understand why He gives us what He does or why He puts us where He does, but these are great reminders that God truly does care about us, He is powerful and we can trust Him in all things. His grace just overwhelms me!

Ephesians 3.20

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think

Philippians 1.6

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

1 Thessalonians 5.24

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

Philippians 4.19

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

"You may say, 'show me a pattern man.' We all like to copy; but there is no gain in copying. You have to learn Christ the Lord for yourself. All you learn for yourself will remain and nothing else. Everyone has his own history." JBS

See you soon!