{
  "Date":"08-31",
  "Day Number":"243",
  "Date Title":" August 31, 2025",
  "Scripture Reference":"Job 38:11",
  "Scripture Excerpt":"I said, \u201cThus far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!\u201d ",
  "Devotion Text":"In this verse God patiently explains to Job the limitations He has set for the waves of the sea. Sometimes we think evil has no bounds\u2014 that it has free reign to wreak havoc in our lives without any restrictions. However, God Almighty sets the stopping point for the attacks of the devil against us.\n\nIn Job\u2019s life God had a predetermined time when He would suddenly throw the whole process into reverse, thus ending the greatest test endured by any human being other than Christ. Job\u2019s patience in trial became the most significant witness of patience in biblical history: \u201cWe give great honor to those who endure under suffering. Job is an example of a man who endured patiently. From his experience we see how the Lord\u2019s plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy\u201d (James 5:11).\n\nThe proud waters of evil may be threatening to overwhelm you, but God knows the moment when they will hit their predetermined limit. On that day your enemy will be like a wild dog at the end of a long chain, and you will be able to rest peacefully as God says to the enemy, \u201cThis far and no farther!\u201d"
}