Dr. Kim Riddlebarger preached a sermon series in Job, and here is an excerpt from Job 4-14, “Though He Slay Me” There is a reason why we use the phrase “Job’s Counselors” when we speak of people whose well-intended words only add insult to injury. Having spent a week in mourning with their friend Job, and … More Job’s Counselors
Job lost everything: his wealth, his health, and his ten children. All swept away in one satanic storm. Reduced to a heap of flesh, ashes, and tears—rebuked by friends and jeered by strangers—righteous Job wrestled over the purpose and presence of God in the midst of unbearable pain. In this book, John Piper recounts the … More The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God
John Piper, from Part 1 of a sermon series on Job, “Reverent in Suffering”: Did you notice that in the two heavenly scenes God handed Job over to Satan’s power? But when Satan had done his work of taking Job’s wealth and family, Job said in 1:21, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken … More The Absolute Sovereignty of God is our Rock of Refuge in Suffering
What can we learn about God this month as we read through the book of Job? In chapter 1 we read: [Satan Allowed to Test Job] [6] Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. [7] The LORD said to … More Learning about God from Job
Ray Stedman reflects on Lamentations 3: Suddenly, in the midst of a long wail, he [Jeremiah] says (verse 22-33): The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”The Lord is good … More Behind all the desolation is the work of love.
In the introduction to his sermon, “The Holy Spirit Will Help You Die,” John Piper gives two examples of martyrs and then says: I think it is very important for every one of you to think hard about what you would do if cultic terrorists hijacked your plane and before they blew it up offered … More Do You Have the Strength to Die for Christ?
Ray Stedman on Lamentations, to be continued over the next few days: What a description of the utter despair of the human spirit in the grip of deep distress and sorrow! And yet, in each of these chapters an insight is revealed, a lesson that God teaches through sorrow that otherwise would never have been learned. … More The Therapy of Trouble
Are you ever struck by how God seems to speak directly to us through multiple Bible passages, saying the same things and reinforcing the message? Today I’ve been reading in: JEREMIAH 29….Remember the promises of God…turn on your “windshield wipers” when the mud flies in your face…..as the windshield clears so we can see the … More Message that needs repeating?
Ecclesiastes 7:13 Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? The following was written by a mom named Laura, whose daughter, Hannah, was diagnosed with Incontinentia Pigmenti, I.P.,a rare disorder, and Cerebral Palsy. She started the website, IP Hugs, to encourage other parents of children with this rare disease. … More For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
John Piper, in a sermon “Faith to Be Strong and Faith to Be Weak” God does not always work miracles and acts of providence for our deliverance from suffering; sometimes by faith God sustains his people through sufferings. That’s the point of verses 35b-38. Or another way to put it would be to say that … More Having true faith in God is no guarantee of comfort and security in this life
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