"life verse"

[Zymologist]

These are some more random thoughts of mine.

A lot of Christians talk about their "life verse." I've never really gotten that--not like I have a problem with it, I've just never thought of myself having one. It's one of those "Christianese" things that seems a bit weird to me.

However, there is one passage that I might be able to point to as my favorite. Job 38, particularly the first few verses, but generally 38-42. What might be my favorite few verses in the Bible:

Source: Job 38:2-4, NASB

Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now gird up your loins like a man, and I will ask you, and you instruct Me! Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding...."

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It's probably the most devastatingly humbling passage in the Bible, IMO, but I love it. So then God goes on two chapters like this, and then in chapter 40 Job basically says, "I am nothing; how can I even respond?" But God isn't done, and gets right back to interrogating him.

So maybe that is my "life verse;" I don't know. It seems a bit funny that my life verse would be a passage where God sarcastically says, in essence, "Man up and teach me: where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?"

[Y'hoshua]

Most people seem to rip verses out of context, exclusively positive ones, when they choose a life verse. Interesting that people don't choose something like Acts 9:16 as their life verse:

"For I myself will show him how much he will have to suffer on account of my name."

[One Bad Pig]

Most people seem to rip verses out of context, exclusively positive ones, when they choose a life verse. Interesting that people don't choose something like Acts 9:16 as their life verse:

Or Ps. 137:9 - "Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock!"