Tag: suffering
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Day 108: Which Time in the Wilderness Was Psalm 63 Written About?
David’s been in the desert before—and that’s why he knows God will meet him there again.
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God Never Said… Everything Happens for a Reason (Romans 8:28-39)
When we talk about God’s will, we have to be careful not to flatten it into something simplistic. Scripture shows us that God commands some things, permits others, hates what is evil, and yet redeems what sin tries to destroy. Romans 8 will not allow us to say God is helpless, nor will it allow…
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God Never Said… “I’ll Never Give You More than You Can Handle” (2 Corinthians 1:8-10)
The phrase “God will never give you more than you can handle” sounds comforting—but it isn’t true. Scripture tells a better story. Again and again, God’s people find themselves overwhelmed, exhausted, and at the end of their strength. Not because God has abandoned them, but because He is teaching them where real strength comes from.…
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Day 030: “God Saw, and God Knew” (Exodus 2:25)
Exodus 2:25 offers a quiet turning point in Israel’s story. After generations of suffering and silence, Scripture says simply: “God saw, and God knew.” This is not distant awareness, but intimate, covenantal knowledge—the assurance that God is present even when deliverance has not yet come.
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Day 015: Great Physician or Bad Doctor? (Job 42:3)
When pain comes—unexpected, sharp, and unwelcome—it’s easy to question God’s goodness. Like a child accusing a doctor after a painful shot, we sometimes mistake suffering for betrayal. At the end of Job, God doesn’t explain the pain away; he reorients us to trust the One who holds the needle—and bears the scars.
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Day 013: Really, Elihu? (Job 36:1-4)
Job’s friends—and Elihu most of all—say many true things about God. The problem isn’t that they speak falsehoods; it’s that they speak true things in false ways. They turn wisdom into weapons, doctrine into diagnosis, and God’s justice into a cudgel for the suffering. In doing so, they don’t just misread Job—they misrepresent God.