Tag: suffering
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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.
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Day 012: Just When You Think You’ll Get Some Answers… (Job 31:40-32:5)
Just when Job finally stops talking—and his three friends fall silent—we expect God to speak. Instead, another voice steps forward. Elihu’s long speech reminds us how often life works this way: just when we think the answers are finally coming, they don’t. Silence stretches on. Hope gets postponed. And we’re left waiting, wondering when resolution…
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Day 005: The Weight of Grief, the Weight of Glory (Job 6:2–3)
ob compares his grief to the sands of the sea, unbearable and unmeasurable. C.S. Lewis calls our future hope in Christ a “weight of glory.” This post contrasts Job’s crushing sorrow with Paul’s promise of glory beyond all comparison (2 Corinthians 4:17–18), showing how the gospel transforms grief into hope.
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Day 004: Reading Job as Courtroom Drama
Read Job like the Bible’s first courtroom drama—crime, trial, verdict, and grace. Discover how God invites honest wrestling with suffering.