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Grace Under Pressure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …

A Context of Pain

A Context of Pain by Chuck Swindoll Job 19:1-29 There is nothing like hope in the truth to clarify perspective and keep you going. Enduring a painful journey can be done a lot more easily if you embrace truth as your traveling companion. Not only will it give you hope,Read More …

Job’s Longing

Job’s Longing by Chuck Swindoll Job 19:1-29 Job longed for his words of woe to be etched into granite so that people through time could enter into all the things he was enduring. He thought his words would be forgotten. He had no idea that his words would survive him.Read More …

A Lot of Grace

A Lot of Grace by Chuck Swindoll Job 17:1-16 You know why I love the Bible? Because it’s so real. There’s a lot of fog rolling into Job’s life, just as in our lives. On this earth nobody “lives happily ever after.” That line is a huge fairy tale. You’reRead More …