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AUGUST 7
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peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God; for it is not subject to the law of
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God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who
are in the flesh cannot please God. 8:15 spirit of bondage…to fear. Because of
9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, their life of sin, unregenerate people are slaves
if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now to their fear of death (Heb.2:14,15) and to their
if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he fear of final punishment (1 John 4:18).Spirit of
is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is adoption. Not primarily a reference to the
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dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life transaction by which God adopts us (Eph. 1:5;
Gal. 4:5–7), but to a Spirit-produced awareness
because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of of the rich reality that God has made us His chil-
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Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in dren, and, therefore, that we can come before
you, He who raised Christ from the dead will Him without fear or hesitation as our beloved
also give life to your mortal bodies through Father. It includes the confidence that we are
His Spirit who dwells in you. truly sons of God. Abba. An informal, Aramaic
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not term for Father that conveys a sense of intima-
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to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For cy. Like the English terms “Daddy” or “Papa,” it
if you live according to the flesh you will die; connotes tenderness, dependence, and a rela-
but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds tionship free of fear or anxiety (Mark 14:36).
of the body, you will live. For as many as are
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led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage
again to fear, but you received the Spirit of with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of
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spirit that we are children of God, and if chil- God. For the creation was subjected to futili-
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dren, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs ty, not willingly, but because of Him who sub-
with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that jected it in hope; because the creation itself
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we may also be glorified together. also will be delivered from the bondage of cor-
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this ruption into the glorious liberty of the children
present time are not worthy to be compared of God.
DAY 6:What kind of relationship does Satan have with God in the Book of Job?
Satan may be God’s sworn enemy, but they are not equals. Satan is a creature; God is the
Creator. Satan was an angel unwilling to serve in his exalted role, and he rebelled against God.
The continual conflict between Satan and God is illustrated when Satan states that righteous
people remain faithful to God only because of what they get.They trust in God only as long as God
is nice to them. Satan challenged God’s claims of Job’s righteousness by calling it untested, if not
questionable.Apparently Satan was convinced that he could destroy Job’s faith in God by inflicting
suffering on him.
Satan suffered another defeat as God demonstrated through Job’s life that saving faith can’t
be destroyed no matter how much trouble the believer suffers or how incomprehensible and unde-
served the suffering seems.
After failing to destroy Job, Satan disappears from the story. He remains God’s defeated
enemy, still raging against God’s inevitable triumph.

AUGUST 7 3 And envy slays a simple one.
I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling
place.
Job 5:1–6:30
4 His sons are far from safety,
5 “Call out now; Is there anyone who will They are crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you 5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
turn? Taking it even from the thorns,
2 For wrath kills a foolish man, And a snare snatches their substance.

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