Tag: suffering
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Day 010: Is Job Just, or Just Arrogant? (Job 27:6)
Job’s declaration—“I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go”—sounds arrogant at first. But when read in light of God’s character and the gospel, Job’s confidence is not pride in himself, but trust that God is righteous, knowable, and just. In Christ, that confidence finds its true fulfillment.
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Day 008: Standing on the Dust (Job 19:25)
Job’s famous confession—“I know that my Redeemer lives”—is often heard as a promise about the end of history. But a closer look at the Hebrew reveals a hope that is nearer than we expect: a Redeemer who does not merely stand upon the earth, but who stands on the dust—present with us in suffering, even…
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Day 006: Compassion Fatigue (Job 12:5)
As Job’s suffering drags on, his friends grow weary of compassion and quick with contempt. I see myself in their frustration more than I want to admit. Yet where my patience runs out, Jesus “always lives to make intercession” for us.
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Day 319: “They Were Kept From Recognizing Him” (Luke 24:13-16)
On the road to Emmaus, two disciples walked with Jesus but couldn’t recognize Him—like driving through a shattered windshield. We rarely see what someone else is struggling to navigate. Instead of passing judgment, Jesus invites us to walk beside people until clarity comes.
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Answers From the Whirlwind (Job 1-42)
A Sermon preached after a tornado tore through our county
