Who Can Understand? by Chuck Swindoll Job 26:1-14 What a thrilling thought! “Bildad, as magnificent as all of these things are, what I’ve mentioned represents only the fringes of His ways.” Isn’t “fringes” a great word? The fringes, the outer edges of His ways; only the quiet whispers of HisRead More …

No Surprise by Chuck Swindoll Job 26:1-14 What Job lacked here in tact, he made up for in total honesty. Frankly, this was no time for tact. Bildad has been brutal. It’s doubtful he would even hear if Job had been soft and diplomatic. Job gets tough! Sores will doRead More …

Accepting God’s Plan by Chuck Swindoll Job 24:1-25 David, in Psalm 139, makes the appropriate comment, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it” (v. 6). If David lived today, he would write, “This blows my mind.” The vastness of God’s inscrutabilityRead More …

Grace Under Pressure by Chuck Swindoll Job 24:1-25 We could go all the way through this list to the end. There are wrongs, there are failures, and there are injustices. There were robberies and sexual sins and hidden wrongs done in the dark. And where is God? He is permittingRead More …

God Will Reward by Chuck Swindoll Job 23:1-17 Back when Job’s body was covered with sores, when his friends were still against him, when he was bankrupt and sitting in a garbage dump at the outskirts of the city, Job had the temerity to say, “But He knows the wayRead More …

His Purpose by Chuck Swindoll Job 23:1-17 Job struggles, finally admitting his frustration: he cannot find God. Ever been there? Of course. All of us have! There are days we search in vain for some visible evidence of the living God. I’m thinking, Wouldn’t it be great to wake upRead More …

Demonstrating Class by Chuck Swindoll Job 23:1-17 As we get to chapters 23 and 24 of Job, we observe three calm, vulnerable responses from him. Take the time to read through these two chapters—they’re magnificent! Job’s first theme seems to be, “I am unable to locate the presence of God,Read More …

Harsh but Realistic by Chuck Swindoll Job 21:23-34 While speaking the truth Job left the defense of his own character in the Lord’s hands. He was firm and deliberate, but he remained in control. I repeat, I understand what it’s like to be unjustly maligned. I have been accused ofRead More …

Stay with the Truth by Chuck Swindoll Job 21:1-34 Chances are good that many of you who are reading these lines are currently the target of someone’s lying accusations. That can be an anguishing cross to bear. I’ve been there, so I speak from painful experience. Since this is anRead More …

Silencing Lies by Chuck Swindoll Job 20:1-29 Let’s fast-forward momentarily and face the music. Some of you who are reading these words have awfully sharp tongues. You say things that cut, but you couch your words in phrases that sound pious and even eloquent. They can sound super religious atRead More …