“If a man dies, will he live again?” (Job 14:14) How we answer this fundamental question determines whether or not we have hope in the midst of suffering.
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The Power of the Holy Spirit
“If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25 NASB95). One mark of the disciple is depending on the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Trusting God in Suffering
The first two chapters of Job give us a divine perspective on trials. We may not understand God’s purposes, but we can trust His sovereignty and goodness.
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Practicing the Spiritual Disciplines
We cannot achieve righteousness on our own. However, when we have been identified with Christ, He gives us practices to conform us to His image.
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Learning from Adversity
We can draw three applications from Job: “Why” is a difficult question to answer, we should comfort the suffering, and God uses suffering to test us.
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Our True Pursuit
“What do you seek?” We ought to ask ourselves this question Jesus asks at the outset of His ministry (John 1:38). Our choices show us what we truly pursue.
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The Wisdom of Job
Is God sovereign despite the suffering of the innocent? The book of Job answers this, teaching us to trust in God even when we do not understand His ways.
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Living in the Presence of God
Intimacy with Christ results in activity in the world, not the other way around. In order to do things for Christ, we first need to be in Him.
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Wisdom and the Sovereignty of God
We learn true wisdom when we look at the character of God. Three verses in Proverbs illustrate the sovereignty of the God behind all wisdom.
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Our Position in the Heavenly Places
It is often said that comparison is the enemy of contentment—and this is true. We find security only in our position in Christ in the heavenly places.
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