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Monday, July 13, 2015
said to Job: ‘Why do you talk so shall I leave. The LORD alone much when you know so little? gives and takes away; praise the by Debbie Wallis Now get ready to face Me. Can name of the LORD.” Job 1:21. Everything in the Bible is the truth. you answer the questions I ask? God did not take from Job, Satan How did I lay the foundation for the earth? Were you there?” Job did. Satan brought against Job storms, fires, thieves that took his 38:1-4. God showed Job that humans cannot understand many children and all his worldly possessions. Satan brought illness things He does. He didn’t explain why He allowed Job’s to Job so he couldn’t work. The suffering; instead He criticized words from Job’s friends only brought pain and confusion. God Job for talking too much. He also said Job had remained His let Satan come against Job and faithful servant. Job’s reaction to the situation determined the outcome. God let Adam and Eve sin in the Garden of God does nothing that is not Eden and plunge the whole world motivated by love. It is because into darkness. Nothing can be done of that, that we can be assured He against the will of God because that knows, He cares, and He loves us. Each time He said, “My would mean that it was stronger grace is all you need. My power than God’s will. God warned Adam, “Don’t do it, the day you do works best in weakness.’ So now “Everything in the Scriptures is you will surely die.” Adam had a I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of God’s Word. All of it is useful for choice. He could do right or he teaching and helping people and could do wrong. God would have Christ can work through me,” 2 Corinthians 12:9. for correcting them and showing had to violate Adams free will to them how to live,” 2 Timothy stop him. God is all knowing and “And we know that God causes 3:16. He knew what Job would do through Satan’s test. Without free everything to work together for When I was younger in the Lord, will, man would not be accountable the good of those who love God and are called according to His the story of Job brought great for their actions. purpose for them,” Romans 8:28. confusion and fear to me. I thought God was playing a game Jesus came to this world and took The Lord restored Job’s wealth to with Satan. Does the Lord give back from Satan all that was stolen. an abundance of what he had you something then take it away, Through Jesus Christ we have the before. He had more sons and then give it back to you again? authority to rule over evil. It is now beautiful daughters and lived for another 140 years. I am more That doesn’t make sense. Job our responsibility to use that loved the Lord, worshipped Him authority. Job, like us, knew what it mature in the Lord now but I still and didn’t do evil. Satan told God was like to feel the ever presence of get confused over life. The last he was looking for someone to the Lord and he knew what it was several years have brought so destroy and God said, “Have you like to experience the coldness of many changes in the world, in thought of Job? No one on earth is doubt and depression. Job knew, USA politics, in the churches of like him, he is a truly good person like us, what it felt like to have and Jesus Christ, and great sorrow in my personal life. I have lost a who respects Me and refuses to do to lose. Through it all he called evil,” Job 1:8. upon the Lord. He spoke out loud sister to AIDS, an uncle to to the Lord. Job never hides from suicide, a father to heart failure, a God inspired the story of Job to be God. Whatever he thought about, mother-in-law to sudden death, a son-in-law to drunk driving and a written so that we could learn from he talked to God about it. He it. We need to be careful and learn begged to die, he questioned God, home full of memories to a house fire. I will boast and say I am the correct lesson from all he cried out to the Lord and the weak so that the power of Christ situations. Satan can do what he Lord heard his cries. When the can work through me. wants with the things of this Lord answered, it was not what world. He can use the weather; he Jobwas asking for,” Who is God can bring on illness, use fire and here?” God recaptured all that He If you don’t have a Bible please contact me at evil people to attack us. He used does that Job does not. sfadebbie@yahoo.com and I will all of these against Job. “I came provide you one. naked into this world, and naked "From out of a storm, The Lord
by Steve Casey
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All-School Reunion Info As the fall of 2015 approaches, it is time to set aside some time to renew old friendships and see familiar faces. Our all school reunion is scheduled for September 18 and 19 at Howe High School located at 200 Ponderosa Road in Howe. The Bulldogs will be playing the Ponder Lions at Bulldog Stadium. Game starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are available through the high school office or Independent Bank of Howe before Friday, noon or at the gate. There will also be a “Mix and Mingle” get to-gether on Friday night at the High School Commons area from 8:00 p.m.— midnight. Refreshments will be available. Saturday, there will be a gathering beginning at 8 am with coffee and donuts. Lunch will begin at 11am at the high school. We will honor our scholarship recipients. (See page nine about purchase of meal tickets and other available offerings). We will be moving on to the 60’s with the Beatles tribute band performing a benefit concert at 7 pm in the High School cafetorium on Saturday evening. Proceeds from the event will go to support our scholarship fund. Come help students of Howe Exes as well as relive your youth and enjoy one of the premier tribute bands! You will be blown away by the look and sound of A Hard Night’s Day! For your convenience, hotels are located only a few miles from Howe. You can check availability at the following website: http://hotelguides.com/texas/shermantx-hotels.html Please check out the Ex-Student Association website for more up-todate information as the reunion gets near. Look under the “Community” tab at howeisd.net. We look forward to seeing you in the fall. Should you have questions, please contact us at : howehsalumni@gmail.com
