Humble Submission by Chuck Swindoll Job 1:20 Perhaps Job lay under the stars until he was wet from the dew. Finally, he spoke. And when he did, what a remarkable response! Verse 20 comprises nine words in the Hebrew text. These words describe what Job did before the text goesRead More …

Necessary Consequences by Chuck Swindoll Job 1:13-22 There is a plan that we explore which we will not understand, but it is best. Though each segment of it may not seem fair or pleasant, it works together for good. The disease Job endured wasn’t good in and of itself. Hardly!Read More …

Our Ultimate Hooray, Part One by Chuck Swindoll Revelation 21:4; 22:3, 5 What gives a widow courage as she stands beside a fresh grave? What is the ultimate hope of the disabled, the amputee, the abused, the burn victim? How can the parents of children who have brain damage orRead More …

Walk by Faith, Not by Sight by Chuck Swindoll Job 1:1-12 Without Job’s knowing it, a dialogue took place in the invisible world. As the Lord and Satan had their strange encounter, the subject quickly turned to this well-known earthly man. The Lord calls Satan’s attention to Job’s exemplary life,Read More …

The Unseen Enemy by Chuck Swindoll Job 1:1-12 Job does not deserve even the suggestion of mistreatment. He has walked faithfully with God, certainly in his adult years. He is now the best of the best, “greatest of all the men of the east.” On top of all that, heRead More …

The Accuser by Chuck Swindoll Job 1:1-12 Verses 1 to 5 are full of good news, wonderful blessing, business integrity, purity of heart, faithfulness of life. The man is spiritually mature, domestically diligent, and professionally respected. As he sleeps, another scene opens to us that Job doesn’t see. Similar thingsRead More …

Life Is Difficult by Chuck Swindoll Job 1:1-12 Life is difficult. That blunt, three-word statement is an accurate appraisal of our existence on this earth. When the writer of the biblical book named Job picked up his stylus to write his story, he could have begun with a similar-sounding andRead More …

Unexpected Witnesses by Chuck Swindoll Esther 9:1-10:3 At the end of Esther’s story, we have the same king as at the beginning, King Ahasuerus. We have the same kingdom, where he reigns from India to Ethiopia, more than 127 provinces. We have the same country, Persia, and the same capitalRead More …

Breaking Down Walls by Chuck Swindoll Esther 8:15-17 It was like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s all rolled into one. It was like Berlin on the ninth of November 1989! It was like nothing they had ever seen before. They would sing all night and all the next day becauseRead More …