1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: You're listening to the chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm 4 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Job chapter forty one, 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. Can 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: you catch a sea monster by using a fish hook? 7 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: Can you tie its mouth shut with a rope? Can 8 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: it be led around by a ring in its nose 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: or a hook in its jaw? Will it beg for mercy? 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: Will it surrender as a slave for life? Can it 11 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: be tied by the leg like a pet bird for 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: little girls? Is it ever chopped up and its piece 13 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: is bargained for in the fish market? Can it be 14 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: killed with harpoons or spears? Wrestle it just once? That 15 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: will be the end. Merely a glimpse of this monster 16 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: makes all courage melt. And if it is too fierce 17 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: for anyone to attack, who would dare oppose me? I 18 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: am in command of the world and in debt to 19 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: no one? What powerful legs, what a stout body this 20 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: monster possesses? Who could strip off its armor or bring 21 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: it under control with a harness? Who would try to 22 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: open its jaws full of fearsome teeth. Its back is 23 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: covered with shield after shield, firmly bound and closer together 24 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: than breath to breath. When this monster sneezes, lightning flashes 25 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: and its eyes glow like the dawn. Sparks and fiery 26 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: flames explode from its mouth, and smoke spews from its 27 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: nose like steam from a boiling pot, while its blazing 28 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: breath scorches everything in sight. Its neck is so tremendous 29 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: that everyone trembles. The weakest parts of its body are 30 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: harder than iron, and its heart is stone. When this 31 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: noisy monster appears, even the most powerful turn and run 32 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: in fear. No sword or spear can harm it, and 33 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: weapons of bronze or iron are as useless as straw 34 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: or rotten wood. Rocks thrown from a sling cause it 35 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: no more harm than husks of grain. This monster fears 36 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: no arrows. It simply smiles at spears, and striking it 37 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 1: with a stick is like slapping it with straw. As 38 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: it crawls through the mud, its sharp and spiny hide 39 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: tears the ground apart, and when it swims down deep 40 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: the sea starts churning like boiling oil, and it leaves 41 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: behind a trail of shining white foam. No other creature 42 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: on earth is so fearless. It is king of all 43 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: proud creatures, and it looks upon the others as nothing. 44 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and 45 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: we thank you for the privilege of being able to 46 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: look at this portion of scripture today. And Lord, as 47 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: you illustrate how great and majestic you are, we pray Lord, 48 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: that we would be inspired to have reverence for you. Lord. 49 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: We show more respect sometimes for intimidating animals or intimidating 50 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: creatures than we show for you, the creator of all 51 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: of these things. And that was something you were illustrating 52 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: and explaining to Job and likewise to us. As we 53 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: look at this portion of scripture, Lord, we pray that 54 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: we would come before you with humility. Lord, we see 55 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: the greatest example of humility in that of Jesus Christ, 56 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: your son. He showed us what humility is like. He 57 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: took on the form of a servant so that he 58 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: could serve us, and that through faith in him our 59 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: sin would be forgiven and we would live forever. Lord, 60 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: we pray that the same attitude that Christ conveyed toward 61 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: us would be the same attitude that we convey toward you. 62 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: And we're grateful, Lord for your presence with us. We're 63 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: grateful Lord for the fact that you love us. We're 64 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: grateful that we have the privilege to come before your throne. 65 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: We know Lord that we don't deserve this, but we're 66 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: grateful that you welcome us just the same. And we 67 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: commit this day to your care, and we thank you 68 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,679 Speaker 1: for all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.