Tag Archives: job

The story of Job is the story of undeserved suffering with a believer’s reaction to the extreme pain and torture of it all.  “Yet, will I trust Him” was the testimony of Job to his friends who tried to fix … Continue reading →

Years ago there was an ad campaign for an investment firm with a tag line everyone who had a tv knew and joked about in conversations with friends. “When EF Hutton talks, people listen!” The commercial would show a huge … Continue reading →

Even those committed to love God forever, who listen for His voice, ready to obey, and who are in awe of God with a healthy fear of God for all He has done, is doing, and will do, cannot fathom … Continue reading →

This question was the first inquiry of Job as he cried out to God as he mourned the loss of beloved children, the loss of all he had acquired, and the loss of physical health.  “What is happening to me … Continue reading →

As Job suffers; he questions. All he knows of God; he questions.  He knows God is the Almighty who is in all and over all he created. But he still questions prompted by his physical pain, emotional torment while grieving … Continue reading →

By now, as we come to the middle of the book of Job, we are either becoming more and more annoyed at Job and his predicament of suffering through losses because it makes us uncomfortable; or we are becoming increasingly … Continue reading →

Bildad just assumed that Job’s children had died because they sinned against God. Bildad also presumed that if repented, God would restore his wealth.  Bildad’s ignorant presumptions and assumptions proved that not all advice is worth heeding. Be careful to … Continue reading →

When we are sitting in the ashes of defeat, mournful despair, with overwhelming depression from our wondering thoughts; is it helpful for our dear friends to rush over with casseroles, observe to clarify our obvious state of mind, with pulling … Continue reading →